MAHURANGI – One we know absolutely nothing about, except that Ken Ricketts liked the look of her, when he took the photo in 1948/9, which was taken in Mansion House Bay Kawau Island.
10/03/2015 – Photo below ex Ken Ricketts ex B Worthington. Taken post 2000 while 4 sale in Tauranga. At the time powered by a 75hp Ford Diesel. She is 34′ x 10’6″.
Two fine classics anchored off Milford Island in Whangaroa Harbour, Jan 2013. The one on the left is Robin Elliott’s Logan 33 replica. The other is the Lane designed launch Valerie, c1933. Valerie is kept at Whangaroa Marina and currently owned by John Briers and Jackie Te Hore of Cable Bay. Valerie was for many years owned by the Reynolds family, close friends of the Pickmeres, who owned her up until the late 1960’s. Apart from a short period in Auckland during the 1960’s she has spent almost all her life in Whangarei and the far North. It is believed Valerie was sometimes used by H. Pickmere when he was charting the far north. Info ex Robin Elliott.
GLENIFFER – Was built by Chas Bailey & Sons Ltd in October 1930 for N & K Taylor with a 40hp Gleniffer marine engine. At the time the above photo was taken, handed on to me by my late father about 1960, she was owned by the late Trevor Davis, son of the late Sir Ernest Davis, who owned her from 1934 to about 1936, & my father was on board every trip, because of his outstanding mechanical knowledge. She originally had a 6 cyl Glenifer petrol engine, – hence the name. — replaced in the 40s with a 6cyl Crusader petrol engine, (which he ran on Kerosene) by Percy Jennings, mayor of Paeroa & owner of the Paeroa Picture theatre, who kept her at his bach at Ruffins Bay Coromandel much of the time, & who was a good friend of my parents. She later had the Crusader replaced with a 6 cyl Ford Diesel. The Jennings family owned her for many years, as I recall, till at least the later 70s or early 80s she was built by Baileys in 1929
photos & story by Ken Ricketts
16/03/2014 – crew photo added to post, c1932 during Trevor Davis ownership
I thought it was time we had a ‘newish’ photo. Valsan the 1938 Ligard. Currently hauled out for repairs to her hull post a grounding.
APACHE Had a 90 hp Chrysler Crown petrol engine, amateur built, in Captain Springs Rd Te Papapa in 1939, by the original owner, circa 1949 in Islington Bay, owned by Harold Parkinson a monumental mason of Symonds St Auck City.
text & photos by Ken Ricketts
Update 10/04/13 – Harold Parkinson bought Orari II after selling Apache. A very nice boat and a bit unusual being such a large sedan launch. Most boats that size tended to be bridge deckers.
CYA Cake Day 2013, Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island. Love the ‘SUP’ on the cockpit cabin top
CYA Cake Day 2013, Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island. She is a beamy girl, 13′.
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