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CAN WE PUT A NAME TO THIS WAIHEKE ISLAND CLASSIC WOODEN BOAT

Just back on dry land after 9 days mooching around Waiheke Island, a mixed bag of weather but you quickly forget the bad days, and there were a few.

Full trip report in the next few days – but today I’m keen to put a name to the launch I spotted in Ostend , near the Waiheke Island Boating Club.

Looks familiar but the brain is fried , so can we learn more about her.

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Mark McLaughlin on January 5, 2026 at 10:48 pm said:

North Star

https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/12/19/north-star/

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KEN RICKETTS on January 5, 2026 at 10:15 am said:

Bill Waters only ever built one boat –the GAY DAWN. Sold to Ralph Ricketts, when she was fairly new. — KEN R

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Alan Sexton on January 5, 2026 at 8:19 am said:

Whilst not identical, looks similar in many details to Gay Dawn, maybe another Bill Waters build?

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vintagesteamer on January 5, 2026 at 7:58 am said:

What an absolute darling. Completely unadulterated by modern refinements and ugliness. Long may she remain so. And no, I don’t know her name.

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