CARA MIA
In the photo above we see the game fishing launch – Cara Mia coming alongside the wharf at Tutukaka. The photo is dated Feb 1963. She was built by Ray Dinsdale on the shores of Whananaki. In the photo is is flag to peanuts, indicating that she had landed two game fish that day.
Cara Mia possibly makes a cameo appearance in this 2015 WW story on Aquila – link below https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/05/06/aquila/
Do we know any more about the launch and what became of the boat?
27-12-2020 Input from Ian Creevey – I started my game fishing career on the Cara Mia in Paihia in 1976. Photo below.
At the time she was owned by Peter Rosoman who I recently ran into in Marsden Cove after 42 years!! Also met another guy who remembers her being built.
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I think she originally had a varnished cabin top. Looked a lot better, but the maintenance probably got to the recent owners
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Photo & details added. Alan H
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I started my game fishing career on the Cara Mia in Paihia in 1976! Have photo.
At the time she was owned by Peter Rosoman who I recently ran into in Marsden Cove after 42 years!! Also met another guy who remembers her being built !
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Hi team Cara Mia is currently on the hard at riverside haulage in snells beach warkworth getting a fairly extensive makeover. Always thought how lovely she must have been in her original form and that photo just proved it.
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