
CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH TARATA
Back in November 2016 we ran a story on the 1962 Snow Waters built classic launch – TARATA that Alan Sexton’s father, Howard, owned back in the 1970’s. Alan was trying to locate TARATA and after some great detective work we got a great insight into TARATA’s provenance – link here https://waitematawoodys.com/2016/11/21/tarata/
Fast forward to earlier in the week and Alan sent in the above photos of TARATA that Mark McLaughlin took last year of the launch at the Evans Bay Marina , Wellington. Alan commented that it was good to she her so well maintained.` Lots of details on TARATA in the WW link above.
Back in 2016 Robert Brooke commented that Snow Waters built TARATA to a modified MAPUNA design of Robert’s father John (Jack) Brooke. FYI – these days MAPUNA is owned by Mark McLaughlin.
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There is one change to Tarata I had not spotted previously, the cabin top has been extended further out over the cockpit in recent years.
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