CLASSIC WOODEN BOATS NAVIGATE THE OHAU CHANNEL

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CLASSIC WOODEN BOATS NAVIGATE THE OHAU CHANNEL

Todays woody photo popped up recently on the postcard’s of old NZ fb page via a Marcus Hurst posting.

 The location of the photo is The Ohau Channel, that connects Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti.

I know the channel is still in existence as the Lake Rotoiti Classic & Wooden Boat Association run an annual raft / float day down the channel – not sure what the depth is these days.  Any of the Lake WW readers able to put some names to the craft we see on the waterway.

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2 thoughts on “CLASSIC WOODEN BOATS NAVIGATE THE OHAU CHANNEL”

  1. I started school and went over this bridge in 1950. The bus was so slow the older kids stripped off, gave their clothes to the younger ones and dived naked into the channel. Once flicked a koura over Mrs Richwhites hedge, landed on her. Rotorua end of the channel.

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  2. I agree that it is the Ohau Channel with the road bridge in the background but the boats are not easily identified. I think it is a bit too long ago!

    Grant Wallace

    Te Weta Bay, Lake Rotoiti

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