Te Atatu Boating Club – Mystery Launch
While mooching around the TBC earlier in the week I spotted the above launch out for some TLC.
Can we put a name to her and any more details on her provenance.
Te Atatu Boating Club – Mystery Launch
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Clevedon Woody Mooching
Clevedon Wood Mooching
Had a good excuse to point the car south yesterday so took a side trip to Clevedon and mooched around one of the ‘private’ docks.
Very pleased to see that work is underway of Lady Gazelle, you may recall back in March she came to grief during Cyclone Gabrille (WW story link below) – a new owner has stepped up and we look forward to her relaunch. https://waitematawoodys.com/2023/03/02/lady-gazelle-on-the-rocks/
The mystery Couldrey has been put out graze but is all rugged up for winter. Last appeared on WW back in August 2022 – link below https://waitematawoodys.com/2022/08/16/a-call-for-help-2/
I spotted the 36’ c.1950’s launch – Antares , one of the better looking launches to come out of the Supreme Craft factory. More on her a future story. Previous WW story and lots of photos here https://waitematawoodys.com/2019/09/25/antares-2/
Also a few boats, below, looking unlikely to see the ocean again.
Mystery Launch 14-05-2023
Mystery Launch 14-05-2023
Back in January Eric Sanderson sent me a folder of random woodys – no names, no location or dates. Eric ‘recently’ restored the 33’ ex work-boat – Quest, re-launched May 2022. Quest is a very stunning woody, built in 1959 by Roger Carey, one of her many features is a canoe stern. Quest launching photos at link below: https://waitematawoodys.com/2022/05/11/the-relaunch-of-quest/
In the folder mentioned above was the launch berthed along side Moana, in my eyes a rather fetching craft.
With that raked mast it does look a little familiar – can you put a name and some provenance to her.
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A Sad Ending
A Sad Ending
WW was sent the above sad photo of a woody that had come to grief in Oamaru Bay, Coromandel earlier in the week. The following day Dennis Maconaghie reported that shewas in little bits on the back of a truck on the way to the tip.
Anyone able to tell us the name of the boat and what happened to her.
A Request For Help – Stuart Turner P66 Engine
Any woodys out there with a spare ST engine or a cylinder block? Drop an email to waitematawoodys@gmail.comFYI – I’m not that crazy to want one, but a reader doing up a 15’ clinker needs a replacement or parts.
Mystery Launch On The Wade River
Mystery Launch On The Wade River
Small photo, short story today – its Good Friday.
The launch pictured above moored in the Wade River, Silverdale, Auckland that comes to us from an album that belonged to Brian Peet’s ‘non-boating’ side of his family. Brian’s assumption is that the launch is one that his landlubber ancestors saw from a shoreline or wharf.
Can we put a name to the boat – those portholes look vaguely familiar
CLASSIC WOODY PUZZLE
CLASSIC WOODY PUZZLE
Today we have puzzle, who can ID the yacht above. It has appeared on WW before but it’s had a gender realignment.
The obvious gurus are excluded – HDK, Robin E and the current custodian 😉
Answers via email only to Waitematawoodys@gmail.com
All correct entries received before 6pm 29/03/23, go in the draw for a copy of the magnificent book – ‘Des Townson – A Sailing Legacy’ by Brian Peet. The book chronicles the life and design work of one of New Zealand’s most successful boating legends. Over 400 photographs.
Copies available for purchase at peetfamily@orcon.net.nz
Mystery Lake Boat and Location + Quick Poll
Mystery Lake Boat & Location
WW was sent the above photo by Shelley Campbell, who uncovered the photo amongst some old slides that belonged to her grandparents. Shelly resides in Australia and commented that she had family in NZ and took cruises from Australia to visit them in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Unfortunately none of the slides are labelled so Shelley has been trying to figure out where the photos are taken using Google image search, the WW site came up in one of those searches for the above photo.
So woodys the question today is – can we ID the location and launch – Shelley was thinking possibly Lake Taupo or Lake Wanaka.
MYSTERY SPEEDBOAT – Russell, Bay of Islands
MYSTERY SPEEDBOAT – Russell, Bay of Islands
The photos above were sent in by Steve Taylor who spotted the framed photo on the wall in the Duke of Marlborough waterfront hotel in Russell, Bay of Islands. The location is obviously in front of the Duke in Russell.
Steve commented that with those canards on the bow she looked like a c.1930’s racing / record attempt craft.
Can we shed some light on the craft?
Clyde Quay Boat Harbour
Clyde Quay Boat Harbour
Wellington woody admirer Geoff Fiebig sent in the collection of photos that he snapped off while wandering around the Clyde Quay Boat Harbour , Wellington on Sunday.
Can we put some names to them – • I’m sure the top photo is well know, but the bigger question has to be – how come its so unloved?
• The blue open double-ender looks very salty, and cared for.
• The tender is probably best overlooked, several sheets of ply on display. But no doubt a very useful work horse to get to & from a bigger moored craft (love the boat sheds paint scheme).
• The smallish woody yacht at a guess would be Lizzie the 1909 Edwin Bailey built 19>22’ gaffer. Read more about her below: http://www.wcyt.org.nz/abode/getAdminCategoryProducts.do?_siteId=708&method=getCategoryProducts&_categoryId=4436
MYSTERY NAPIER LAUNCH
MYSTERY NAPIER LAUNCH
Todays woody is what appears to be a very smart sub 30’ double-ender launch, seen in the above photo anchored in Napier’s Inner Harbour.
The photo comes to us from a late 2022 Maurice Sharp fb post.
Would love to put a name to the launch and an approximate date to the photo.
Tall Ships At The 2023 Australian Wooden Boat Festival Short video to given you a quick overview of the Tall Ship eye candy at the festival – all earning their keep doing inner harbour cruises. Enjoy 🙂
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