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ROMANY RYE 

Todays woody story is on the launch – Romany Rye that sank in late June 1936, near the launch jetty in Lyttelton. A diver located the boat in 30’ of water and successfully placed slings under her. The Harbour Board’s pile driver was then used to lift Romany Rye to the surface.

Can anyone enlighten us more on the vessel and whether she survived.

(Photo ex fb, ex Stuff, ex The Press and probably ex Paperspast – via K Ricketts)

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  1. Having perused the data, from newspaper links of the era, so kindly posted by “Roger,” on ROMANY RYE, it would seem that she was owned by a T & C Cree by her entries in various launch races in the South Island, in the 1935-36 era, & also that she was quite quick, however she also seems to have been unreliable, as engine failures are noted more than once. — KEN R

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  2. POWER BOAT RACING
    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350325.2.150?items_per_page=10&page=4&query=Romany+Rye&snippet=true. (Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21431, 25 March 1935, Page 19.)

    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?items_per_page=10&page=16&query=Romany+Rye&snippet=true. (Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21823, 1 July 1936, Page 14)

    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19340215.2.187?items_per_page=10&page=21&query=Romany+Rye&snippet=true. (Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 15.)

    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19360228.2.28?items_per_page=10&page=27&query=Romany+Rye&snippet=true. (Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21719, 28 February 1936, Page 7.)

    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19360302.2.27?items_per_page=10&page=41&query=Romany+Rye&snippet=true. (Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21721, 2 March 1936, Page 6.)

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