CAN ANYONE TELL US ABOUT THE WOODEN BOAT – LADY JOYCE
Somedays life just gets in the way of writing a WW story, so today’s story is a lazy one eg I was sent the photos above by Dion Lane. Dion had recently purchased the 44’ LADY JOYCE and was seeking more intel on her, makes for an quick story.
Dion commented that he believes LADY JOYCE was built from kauri c.1970 by the ’Carey family’. Home currently is Wellington but she may have spent time in Waikawa, Marlborough, South Island.
The addition of the block of flats doesn’t please my classic eye but as one of my favourite boatbuilders is fond of saying “its only wood and I do own a tungsten tipped chainsaw” 🙂
DAVEY JONES BOOK QUIZ – CLOSES TONIGHT AT 6 pm
Scroll down to yesterdays story for details on the prize and how to enter – FYI – So far the most entries ever to a WW competition and they all have the correct answer ✓ So it seems Davey and vessel are well known around NZ’s coastal ports.
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Great boat in its day, but a bit hairy crossing the cook strait, as the boat always wanted to broach like no other boat I’ve ever been on and never gave us any confidence. She caught plenty of fish.
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She sank a couple of times and had the name changed, very unseaworthy as of the last few years she hasn’t moved out of her birth due to the risk of the patch up job falling apart. I know a lot of details about her and her engine “job”
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She sank a couple of times
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Was moored in Waikawa in the ’60’s & 70’s but without the skyline apartment on top. Powered by a Lister in those days.
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The world seems overflowing with LADY JOYCES, but have never seen this one before, & must say she is definitely different. — KEN R
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