waitematawoodys.com #1 for classic wooden boat stories, info, advice & news – updated daily – 14+ million views

Dedicated to the study & appreciation of wooden boats. WaitemataWoodys® was founded upon a desire to tell the stories & a need to archive the history of our classic wooden boats, the craftsman who built them & characters that owned & crewed on them. To share – email your photos, video's & stories to Flora McKenzie at waitematawoodys@gmail.com – Special thanks to marine author & historian Harold Kidd. Click the follow button at the bottom right of the page to get email alerts on new & updated stories. WW gets a LOT of emails every day – we like that, but sometimes we just can't answer them all, it's not that we're lazy or rude – just busy working on the next story :-) alan houghton – WW founder ©2024

~~MYSTERY~~ CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH QUIZ + WW PRIZE ON OFFER – ROYANA

WW was sent the above photo yesterday with the challenge of can anyone name the designer + builder + launching year.

Its a seriously good looking woody – a couple of tips – its 24’ in length and is an Auckland boat. We know the name but that would make it too easy 🙂

First woody to get all three answers correct WINS a WW burgee – NOTE: enter only via email to waitematawoodys@gmail.com

The launch is named – ROYANA, designed and built by Woollacott in 1949. Powered by a Yanmar 3JH. Kept at Stillwater, Auckland.

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.