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The Future of Classic Wooden Boating

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I Think I’ve Just Seen Future of Classic Wooden Boating?

A pretty bold headline but what I saw on Saturday at Whangateau was special – have a good look at the photos & you’ll see –

1. A collection of very cool small boats (sail, oar,motor) some restored to concours condition, so just managing to stay afloat.

2. A group of boating enthusiasts of all ages & gender that just wanted to have some fun in classic wooden boats.

3. Everyone helping each other unload & rig up.

4. No macho, bump bump racing, just folks mucking about in boats.

5. Crusty old salts showing grand-kids how to sail.

6. BBQ’ed sausages in white bread.

7. Yachties that had become launchies that were now having to use their iPhone to Google “How to rig a Frostbite”

8. A classic dinghy that had been gifted to the next generation of yachtie that was now sitting on a state-of-the-art carbon-fiber beach trailer.

A lot of people help make the above happen but none of it happens without Pam Cundy & George Emtage, these two are the guardians of today’s venue – The Whangateau Traditional Boat yard.

They might not know it, but they are at the leading edge of the next stage of the classic wooden boating movement.

It was a great day, we need more of these 🙂 in the mean time – enjoy the photos. Remember click on any photo to enlarge it & on forward the link to today’s post to all your friends & tell them to cut that boat down from the garage rafters 🙂

Wee Tawera

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WEE TAWERA
photos ex Baden Pascoe

A group of kiwis (& CYA members) led by Mike Mahoney recently attended the 2015 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Tasmania, Australia, whilst the show is one of the worlds leading classic wooden boat events – their main objective was to partake (compete & win) in the events for the very popular St Ayles rowing skiffs. To this end Mike had commissioned one of the skiffs to be built in Auckland at the NZ Traditional Boat Building School & shipped to Hobart for the event. The skiff was christened ‘Wee Tawera’, Mike owns the magnificant 1935 Arch Logan yacht Tawera.
Little Tawera carried a little extra weight as the boys set her up to carry a little canvas, which she did very well in the events that this was permitted.
Baden or Steve Cranch I’m sure will chip in with their results from the regatta’s – lots of wins.

To see more photos of Wee Tawera & read about these craft, check out     http://nzcoastalrowing.org/about-2/

Whangateau Traditional Boat Yard – Small Boat Regatta

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Whangateau Small Boat Regatta Invitation – Saturday 28th March

Once again the Whangateau Traditional Boat Yard is throwing its doors open & hosting one of their legendary regatta’s.
These events are a great low key opportunity to combine a beach picnic with a fun sail, row or chug around the bay/ harbour.

Bring your own wooden boat or take a turn in one of the boat yards (if you are an experienced skipper). Remember to bring a life jacket.

BBQs and sausages will be available from 12.30pm onwards or bring a picnic lunch.
HIGH TIDE at 3.00 pm  – Sailing starts just as soon as the tide is in far enough, around 1.00pm.
Do stay away from entrance of the harbour.

It takes a lot of time & money to keep the old boats afloat so please pop a few gold coins in the pocket for the BBQ & boat use.

REMEMBER: its a working boat yard so please mind yourself around the yard and out on the water.

If you have not been before click this link to view past visits https://waitematawoodys.com/?s=Whangateau&submit=Search

Your Harbour Needs Your Support Today @ 3.30pm

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Open letter to Ports of Auckland
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Stop Stealing Our Harbour

C’mon Ports of Auckland, stop stealing our harbour!

So no-one would notice, you snuck through a resource consent just before Christmas to extend Bledisloe Wharf nearly 100m into the Waitemata Harbour. No public notification, no public consultation.

You plan to begin work on the extensions next month despite public outcry.

Apart from destroying views of the harbour from Queens Wharf – views we Aucklanders paid $40 million for – the Bledisloe extensions are the thin end of the reclamation wedge.

Once the extensions are in place, you will simply apply to fill in the gap so you can park thousands of cars and stacks of containers.

We are not against Ports of Auckland operating in the city but we are against you grabbing more space, narrowing an already congested Waitemata Harbour and blocking connections and views between the city centre and the harbour entrance – that belong to Aucklanders.

In 2013 Len Brown promised a study of the social, cultural, environmental and economic effects of Ports of Auckland’s place in the city before any further expansion. We are still waiting for that study. Doing the study will not cost the city any jobs or the Council any dividends. Until it’s done, you MUST stop all expansion work including the extension of Bledisloe Wharf.

The Waitemata Harbour is one of Auckland’s greatest assets, one we hold in trust for future generations. Through your actions it is now under further threat.

Aucklanders deserve better than this.

If you own something that floats – get out there today at 3.30pm to show you care.

 

Some Photos from the day

 

 

 

Hands off the Waitemata

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STOP STEALING OUR HARBOUR

Waitematawoodys tends to not get involved in anything political but with the word ‘Waitemata’ part of the name, it would be hard not to when our magnificent harbour is under threat.

Firstly some facts – we, as rate payers, via the Auckland Council, own the Ports of Auckland, but neither POA or AC appear to give a toss about their shareholders. These two are about to start extending Bledisloe Wharf by nearly 100m into the Waitemata Harbour, our harbour. Work starts April 2015, yeap next month.

Now I can hear you thinking – how can that be? Well, resource consents for the wharf extensions were issued secretly and without any public notification or public consultation by Auckland Council.

The extensions will completely block the Queens wharf view of the outer Waitamata Harbour (see comparison graphics above). We the shareholders spent $40 million to buy this wharf off POA & now we will get to look at container ships and/or wharf car park.

If you feel that we are being ripped & more importantly losing something that should be taboo – join the On-water Rally Protest next Sunday (22nd @ 3.30pm) Details on the flyer below. You can read more here

http://www.actionstation.org.nz/stop_stealing_our_harbour

 

 

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