MYSTERY CLASSIC MOTOR-SAILER- YVALDA
Recently Alistair McRae sent in todays photos that a friend of his uncovered – unfortunately neither the friend or Alistair know anything about the boat, and he wondered if any of the WW readers might recognise it and or the location. There is a name on the stern but I can’t make it out – maybe something like IWATO or IWATU.
Alistair commented that looking at the vehicle in the photos the date could be from the early 1960s’.
INPUT ex GREG LEES –
She is the Yvalda. Came to NZ in the 70’s from Scotland and spent some time in Sandspit at our yard. Yes now on Lake Wakatipu.
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My family owned this wonderful boat in the 90s/early 2000s before it went to Wakitipu, ill find some photos
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Some nice pics of Yvelda and a bit of info by Stephen Murphy at https://www.flickr.com/photos/downunderphotos/8612983664/in/photostream/
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She is the Yvalda. Came to NZ in the 70’s from Scotland and spent some time in Sandspit at our yard. Yes now on Lake Wakatipu.
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Looks like Yvalda, ex Auckland and Jim Razey
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Yvelda but a little down at heel. Yep is at Queenstown over from the town and looking much better last time I was there
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Im pretty sure the location is Ashbys Boat Yard Opua.
The steam train ran just the other side of the clay/ rock bank.
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Can’t recall the name, but isn’t she down on Wakatipu these days?
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