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Woodys In Opito Bay, Bay of Islands

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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Woodys In Opito Bay, Bay of Islands

On the 25th March, BOI woody Dean Wright pointed the camera out the window and snapped the top two woodys – Playmate and Katoa (a new arrival in the bay) in Opito Bay.

And for eye candy Dean sent in a couple of shots of Cal Crook’s – Donna Marie, steaming toward the Purerua Peninsula. She is one of my favorite ex work-boats, built by Jorgensens at Waikawa Picton.

We had no winners to yesterdays mystery launch quiz – so I have decided to give the prize to the BOI woody who decided yesterday to do a quick row out to their woody and check on the old girl – and was intercepted by the Police/Customs and pointed back towards the shore after a wee ‘chat’ – my lips are sealed 😉

3 thoughts on “Woodys In Opito Bay, Bay of Islands”

jasonprew on April 12, 2020 at 1:07 pm said:

yes, I hauled her a few months ago at Milford

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deanwright on April 11, 2020 at 6:27 pm said:

A mate has bought Katoa, does anyone know who the previous owners were?

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nath on April 11, 2020 at 9:25 am said:

Katoa was in Kerikeri for most of my childhood in the 1990s- on a mooring at Rangitane

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