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Dedicated to the study & appreciation of wooden boats. WaitemataWoodys® was founded upon a desire to tell the stories & a need to archive the history of our classic wooden boats, the craftsmen who built them & characters that owned & crewed on them. To share – email your photos, video's & stories to Flora McKenzie at waitematawoodys@gmail.com – Special thanks to marine author & historian Harold Kidd. Click the follow button at the bottom right of the page to get email alerts on new & updated stories. WW gets a LOT of emails every day – we like that, but sometimes we just can't answer them all, it's not that we're lazy or rude – just busy working on the next story :-) alan houghton – WW founder ©2026

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brianmcinnarney on April 28, 2026 at 1:50 pm said:

Hi guys Huge congratulations on your newsletter. I look forward to reading it every day with interest. Growing up, we lived next door to Sam Ford so I have seen heaps of boats he built. He was an amazing craftsman. I have a keen interest in any details on boats he built and where they are. Thanks again.

Kind regards Brian McInnarney

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KEN RICKETTS on April 28, 2026 at 1:29 am said:

I’m glad I’m not the only one –KEN R

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