1930’S CLASSICS HAULED OUT AT JUDGES BAY
Todays photo pooped up on the time spanner fb and originated from the the Auckland heritage collection.
The caption reads – “Yachts on the shoreline at Judges Bay. Some of the known boats include: Royal Saxton, Royal Falcon, Lady Thelma and Kenya. The rigs have been removed so they could have got under Tamaki Drive to reach Judges Bay”. 1930’s NZ Herald image.
BOAT FIRE ON THE HAURAKI GULF – CAN WE ID THE VESSEL
News reports confirm a launch caught fire near Browns Island yesterday. Both crew on board we rescued.
Can anyone ID the vessel. It appears to be wooden.
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Hi, I just wanted to give you the heads up that the Matakana Model Boat show is on again next year from 10 – 12th April. If you have members that might like to bring boats along please ask them to get in touch.
Cheers Kim
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It’s Lady Thelma- name is on the nav light box in higher res image
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Comment ex Ken Ricketts – the 1st launch up from the bottom with dark coamings (low little Bridgedecker) is Oliver Brett’s ROSALIND – She moored just around the corner, in the other part of Judges Bay.
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