MYSTERY YACHT 23-07-23 – VECTIS
Recently woody Simon Smith commented that all the mystery launches were a struggle for the stick & rag brigade that follow WW. Simon sent in the above photo , so today can we ID the yacht and possibly the design.
INPUT ex Jim Lott – Hull looks like an early Bert Woollacott. Could well be Vectis, but only if she was later rerigged. When I had Vectis in 1972-6 she had two sets of spreaders and the boom was a bit shorter.
INPUT ex Robin Elliott – Although the boat is Vectis, that “23/7/23” date is a bit dodgy. Vectis was not launched until 1930.
NZ Herald 15/11/30: Mr. Wollacott’s new cruiser Vectis, which, is ready for launching at Devonport during this week-end was registered in the C class, although her waterline length of 27 feet would qualify her for the B class if length alone was the deciding factor. Vectis is 31ft overall and a wholesome type of cruiser.
I can’t just leave you with one photo of a yacht so check out the short film below of Auckland’s North Shore in the 1920’s. It was filmed an advertisement for the Devonport Ferry Company showcasing what the shore offered.
For the time poor just fast forward to the 4:14 mark – some great footage of the Devonport waterfront and craft hauled out at the Devonport Yacht Club + Bayswater in its heyday , how did we ever let that gem of a location slide into the condition it is today?.
Further on there is some excellent sailing footage and I love the pond yachts. ENJOY (ex Ngatira Tronga Sound & Vision) – CLICK LINK BELOW TO VIEW
https://www.facebook.com/100022491815652/videos/377063966386661/
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I have the privilege of enjoying Vectis since 2001 on San Francisco Bay.
Simon Smith helped me with scores of ancient photos and articles about the life of Vectis.
She was launched with one set of spreaders,no pulpits and the boom was indeed five feet longer. I do not know when the second set of spreaders was added,probably in the 1940’s.
She is a joy to sail in any weather,strong and swift,goes to weather like a dream and enjoy racing in the blustery summer breezes of San Francisco.
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Although the boat is Vectis, that “23/7/23” date is a bit dodgy. Vectis was not launched until 1930.
NZ Herald 15/11/30: Mr. Wollacott’s new cruiser Vectis, which, is ready for launching at Devonport during this week-end was registered in the C class, although her waterline length of 27 feet would qualify her for the B class if length alone was the deciding factor. Vectis is 31ft overall and a wholesome type of cruiser.
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OMG!! The film is just pure pornography! Wimmen showing their lower legs, even their knees! Mixed sexes picking vegetables together! Where will all this degenerate behaviour lead to? For example; the brief shot of two young delinquents sailing Zeddies led, 30+ years later, to the pervert sitting next to my dog doing the same. Shocking! I had to switch off my pornograph!
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VIDA?
According to Mr Smith – no
Jim Lott got it right – “Hull looks like an early Bert Woollacott. Could well be Vectis, but only if she was later rerigged. When I had Vectis in 1972-6 she had two sets of spreaders and the boom was a bit shorter.
Alan H
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