Can We Put A Name To This Launch – KIA KOA
Todays woody photo via Lew Redwood’s fb and its thought that its anchored in either One Tree Point or Marsden Bay, with Mt Manaia, Whangarei Heads in the background. If you look carefully there is actually two craft in the photo, the second is just visible over the cabin top of the ‘hero’ launch.
Others commented that it was actually Urquhart’s Bay with Calliope Island in the mid background. Also a suggestion that the boat was named Moerangi, an ex Mail Boat owned by Leonard Harnetts.
Would be nice to confirm her ID.
UPDATE 20-08-2024 ex HAROLD KIDD – The launch in front is KIA KOA, built by Bailey & Lowe in 1906 for A.R. Pickmere. Still thinking about the tuck stern launch behind.
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Certainly Urkharts Bay. Probably eastern side of Woolshed Bay judging from the pohutukawa. Not sure if she is the Moerangi certainly very similar but all photos I have of her from when my grandfather Les Waldron owned her in the 1930’s she has a raised for deck and slightly different port hole configuration. Still all this could have been altered Possably even by Les
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