Category Archives: Events

Where Were You ?

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Where were you?  I organized the welcome party & no one turns up 🙂


The CYA launch picnic cruise to Stillwater (Weiti) Camping Ground was cancelled yesterday due to low numbers & the threat of cyclone PAM.

Jason Prew & Nathan Herbert braved the forecast today & crossed the bar into the Waiti River – conditions were appalling on the return crossing (photo below), I understand a cup of Milo was spilled & Jason lost 1/2 a cream bun over the side. Huge post on the trip in a few days.


Seems a few of us are turning a little soft 🙂

Now if you need a boat or its time to upgrade – click the link below to view one of the smartest classics on the harbour –

Restored 1921 Arch Logan Classic Motor Yacht Ngaio For Sale

2015 Lake Rotoiti Antique & Classic Boat Show – Nelson Lakes

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Lake Rotoiti Antique & Classic Boat Show – Nelson Lakes
photos & details from Greg Lees & Gary Drummond

As featured on the ww post ‘Summertime’ Greg Lees daughter Rosie recently launched a run-about / speed boat that she built. No sooner had she splashed it but she was off down south (home) with the the boat in tow. Post launch the first major outing for the boat was the Nelson Lakes, 2015 Lake Rotoiti Antique & Classic Boat Show. Rosie had entered Summertime in the “Best New Build” competition category & Greg reports that she missed out on this award, the winner being a 14 year old whom had built a mini hydroplane, and according to Greg, he deserved the prize. Nor did she win best ‘Outboard Boat’ or ‘Powerboat’ prize.

BUT –  she won “Best Boat of the Boat Show”.  That young lady is a winner 🙂

Rosie is pictured in one of the photos above with a bottle of Mumm champagne, she has been carrying that bottle around with her since it was given to her by Barbara & David Cooke at the launching of Summertime – given the absence of a cork its safe to assume it was cracked at the prize giving.
Rosie went on to win her race in the ‘Over 40 hp’ division the next day.  A T-shirt was the trophy.
In the photos above there is a red row boat – one of very popular, Ian Oughtred designed, St Ayles skiffs, this one ‘Kaikoura Lass, was built in Kaikoura as a community project.
The event is a magic gathering of classic boating enthusiasts & the organisers welcome all i.e. not just wooden vessels , plus  classic cars are invited along to the weekend so its a hit with young & old.

Note: Press clipping below from the Nelson Mail

CYA Classic Journal #99

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CYA Classic Journal #99

For the ww readers that non CYA & RNZYS members, I have attached the latest edition of the CYA Classic Journal. To view a better quality  version click the below link below. Enjoy 🙂

CYA_APRIL2015

Racing at Last !!! – CYA Classic Yacht Regatta 2015 – Day 3

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Racing at Last !!!  – CYA Classic Yacht Regatta 2015

Day 3 started like a repeat of Day 2 – No wind & lots of sun.
After several hours of floating the race officer got a start away & below is a gallery of photos from  the day – enjoy 🙂

As always click any photo to enlarge. Also if you see your boat here -drop me an email & I’ll email you the photo. I have a lot more – this is just a ‘slice’.

The day started doing a good deed – Aotearoa = no motor = no chance of getting to the start line, so Trinidad played mother ship.

One of my favorites – Innismara

Innismara
Ngatira
Aotearoa
Remarquable
Remarquable
Innismara
Wairiki
Aotearoa
Rawene – Waitangi
Tucana
Dolphin of Leith
Frances
Ngatira – Ranger
Frances
Rainbow
Rawene
Wairiki
Gypsy
Corona
Arcturus
Arcturus
Wairiki
Wairiki
Innismara – Ranger
Innismara – Ranger – Tawera
Waitangi – Ngatira
Ngatira – Waitangi
K – Class
Rainbow
Waitangi
Waitangi
Ngatira
Rawene
Arcturus
Jonquil
Gypsy
Corona
Kotuku

Race HQ & the Volvo fleet

One of my favorites, Wirihana, came out to check out the race fleet

Wirihana

2015 CYA Classic Yacht Regatta – Sailing Sunday

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2015 CYA Classic Yacht Regatta – Sailing Sunday

This weekend we have been enjoying the CYA Classic Yacht Regatta – a weather bomb meant the 2014 event was canceled so as they say ‘it did had been a long time between drinks’.
The event was moved to late Feb to give skippers a break between some of the other classic events & to also link in with the Volvo Round the World race festivities. As they say timing is everything & no one was watching the on-line race track more than Tony Stevenson – an early arrival might have meant we did not get to enjoy the swanky surrounding of the VIP hospitality area as our race HQ.
Friday was Race 1 & the fleet to quote most “experienced 4 seasons in one day” – but there was not a face without a smile on it as the boats returned to dockside.
Friday nights ‘de-brief’ & prize giving was a hoot & most walked away with booty.
Saturday normally sees 2 races held but huey had not got the message & after 4 1/2 hrs of floating around in the sun – the race committee pulled the pin & the crews retired to Race HQ. Just in time to witness some spectacular one day cricket on TV.

Fingers crossed today sees some more puff 🙂 If your at a loose end, get down to the Race HQ later today. Food & drinks available + the legendary prize-giving.

Dockside (post Race 1)

Race HQ

Saturday (Race 2 & 3 – sailing cancelled)

Ngatira – Innismara
Rawene
Ngatira
Jonquil
Corona
Riada
Moana
Gypsy – Dolphin of Leith – Wairiki
Wild Duck
Whistleblower
Aramoana – Rawene
Ranger
Innismara
Dolphin of Leith

No wind but stunning sunsets

Johnny Wray Is Calling For Your Help – Ngataki Finalist in Classic Boat Restoration of the Year

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Johnny Wray Is Calling For Your Help – Ngataki Finalist in Classic Boat Magazine Restoration of the Year

Good morning folks – I’d like to ask you to spend 2 minutes of your time doing something that could have a big impact on the NZ  marine restoration industry. The legendary classic yacht Ngataki is a finalist (Restoration of the Year – Under 40′) in the prestigious Classic Boat 2015 Awards. Classic Boat Magazine choose their short list (6 only) from around the world & then its up to the classic community to vote on who they think is the winner.

A fact of life is most people are lazy & do not get around to voting – so how about we all rally together & vote for Ngataki. If we win the publicity for the NZ marine trade will be huge.

Other than voting, what more can you do? – on-forwrd the link to this ww page to your friends, family & business associates & ask them to vote.

Ngataki’s category is top of the list so that makes things easy for you & the UK have great privacy laws so unless you tick the ‘Send me stuff’ box they will not make your name or email address available to third parties. BUT you do need to tick the ‘Privacy Policy Acceptance’ box.

CLICK THIS LINK TO VOTE NOW  http://www.classicboat.co.uk/awards2015/

ps the competition is stiff & our girl was designed by Johnny himself so every vote we can get will be needed 🙂

NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show 2015

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NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show 2015
March 7>8th Lake Rotoiti – Nelson Lakes

This South Island event is world class – if you are in or around Nelson on the weekend of 7th & 8th of March, make an effort to attend.

More details here http://www.nzclassicboats.com

CYA Launch Cruise to Riverhead Hotel

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Photos below ex Suzie Wang (Manapouri)

 

CYA Launch Cruise to Riverhead Hotel

Yesterdays cruise up the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour to the waterside Riverhead Hotel was just one of those days – great weather, cool boats & nice people.
David Cooke (Trinidad) & my wife Robyn several weeks ago came up with the idea of splitting the trip into two & having a raft-up for pre-lunch drinks. Now that might not seem like rocket science but the launch group do not normally raft-up, what happens in a bay is everyone wants to secure a good spot to anchor & the boats get spread out across the bay. Todays raft-up was a winner & the vote was “lets do this again”.

With the new extensions to the hotel, the venue has just got even better & with our own area, the afternoon was very relaxed.

Great to catch up with those that made the trip by car & extra cool to see Ian Gavin with a smile on his face, a burger in one hand & a beer in the other – proof that that the big C doesn’t always win 🙂

Special thanks to Michelle Khan & Tony Stevenson for piloting the NZ Yachting Trusts big tender, Whistleblower, that provide a safe & dry transfers from the boats to the hotel wharf.

2015 Australian (Hobart) Wooden Boat Festival

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2015 Australian (Hobart) Wooden Boat Festival
photos ex Simon Smith & Baden Pascoe

Several CYA members crossed the ditch for the bi-annual wooden boat festival in Tasmania. A group transported the kiwi skiff  ‘wee’ Tawera over to take part in the rowing section of the regatta & I understand did us proud with a win.
Rumour has it that Neil Chalmers was cruising the docks & hopefully took the Box Brownie with him.
Simon Smith sent in the gallery of boating photos below + a couple of stunning scenery shots, love the one of Hobart town bathed in sunshine.
This event is on my bucket list. Enjoy 🙂

19/02/2015 – more photos ex Simon Smith

Mako

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MAKO

Last weekend at the 2015 Lake Rotoiti Classic & Wooden Boat Parade – I spotted a boat in the parade that really caught my eye. Named Mako, owned by Paul Adams from Tauranga. There was no details listed for her in the parade directory so I asked the organisers if they had any details on hand. They sent me what Paul had supplied them – the copy below & a b/w photo – something tells me Paul has a sense of humour 🙂

“It is a narrow wooden boat with inboard motor, built of Kauri in 1924 at Okawa Bay Boatbuilders.
It is lacking maintenance ,so not presented as well as it should be!”

I took these photos at the picnic & you can see why she appeals to me.
Needs a little TLC but the bones are there.
Anyone able to shed some more light on her past?