LUNA
photo ex classicboatsnz
I know nothing about Luna other than she looks very salty. Hopefully others will be able to add more details.
Luna
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Ho Ho Ho
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HO HO HO
I hope the old boy in the dinghy above found his way to your boat or bach last night & you are enjoying Christmas Day with friends & family.
We will be heading away shortly to find a quiet (yeah right) bay somewhere to catch up on some quality time & attack the stack of old boating books I have been acquiring over the last 12 mths.
There will be postings on ww over the break but I may be limited by laptop battery life & internet signal. Bare with me 🙂
The last 10 months since I launched waitematawoodys has been a blast, I have meet & communicated with a wonderful cross-section of people both in NZ & abroad who share a passion for classic wooden boats. As of today the site has over 176,000 views which is simply amazing & I can not let this opportunaittiy pass without thanking the wonderful group of people that shared their photos & stories with us all. One 83 year old ww follower sent me a brief note last month that to me sums it up:
“The value of waitematawoodys to me is the sense of communion with the boats and the former owners, and in that, it’s priceless.”
If you are lucky enough to be out on the water – be careful out there & remember to check that knot on the dinghy painter, I hold the record in the CYA for AWOL dinghies 🙂
Merry Christmas & safe boating.
Alan Houghton
Kate
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KATE
photo ex classicboatnz
Built in 1884 by Thompson Bros. in Dargaville. Photo looks to be taken at Waiheke Island (tbc)
Harold Kidd Update
According to the Register of British Ships she was built in 1894 by C. Thompson at Aratapu, not in 1884. She was also called KAIPARA KATE in 1932 when owned by A G Curel of Helensville, but seems to have reverted to just KATE. The earliest reference I have to her is her entry in the Pahi Regatta of 1899 as a sailing vessel.
Graham Guthrie Update
Kate is indeed on the Causeway on Waiheke Island. She has been aquired by Bernard Rhodes, a sailor who has built his own vessel and sailed her around the world. A Waiheke resident, Bernard is seeking to restore Kate to her former glory as funding permits, and then use her as a sail training ship for the youth of Waiheke and Auckland. As a boatbuilder of considerable talent Bernard has taken under his wing 2 lads who he is teaching various skills as they assist in the restoration.He has produced an interesting brochure on the history of Kate and how she should look when restored. I will retreive this from Kailua and see if it can be uploaded onto the ww website.
Now members have successfully completed the restoration of Gypsy, if they have any surplus funds, Kate would be worthy of consideration.
Lady Eileen
LADY EILEEN
Looking to get into the classic wooden boating scene ? Lady Eileen is now offered for sale & offers outstanding value for money for a vessel of her size ( L=48.9′ / B=13.4′ / D=3.9′ / 18 tons) & fit-out. refer trademe listing link below for full details.
A fine example of a Shipbuilders / SupaCraft triple skinned kauri launch. Lady Eileen was launched in 1947 & is a sister ship to Rakanoa, Mahara & Rosemary II.
Given her size & fit-out ‘live-aboard’ is an option.
Cristina
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CRISTINA
When you are out & about over the Xmas/NY period keep & eye out for Cristina an Athol Burns design, built by Frank Dellabarca of Island Bay. Currently owned by Martyn Barlow (Nelson) & doing an extended cruise (mostly solo) of the NZ coastline. As of today she is in the BOI & will be heading back down to Kawau & Great Barrier over the next week or so.
Cristina started life as a commercial fishing boat until the late 1990’s when converted to current configuration in Picton and went back in the water in 2000. Powered by a Isuzu 6BD1 120hp – Length: 11m / Beam: 3.3m / Draft: 1m
Martyn has owned her for 6 years & keeps her in Nelson but had her in Mapua for the first couple of years
She has been to the Chathams and tuna fished off the West Coast.
A very pretty, salty looking craft.
Martyn has done a youtube clip of Cristina underway
Marnine
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MARNINE
photo ex Shane Anderson
Marnine is one of our hidden classics i.e. we do not see her out & about much so to get this great photo of her post re-launching at Gulf Harbour is a gem.
She enjoyed a very long tenure with the Porter family & I understand her current owner has had her for approx. 20 years. She looks as sharp as the day in 1961 she was launched
Built by Lanes (Panmure), her owner (the late) Fred Porter had a very big input to her design & styling.
At 50 feet & with a beam of 15 feet & 25 tonnes she is a beautiful big girl.
Search Marnine in the ww search box for more photos & details.
16-10-2016 Hauled out at Gulf Harbour (photos Ken Ricketts)
Waimiga Re – fit /launch
WAIMIGA
Now Waimiga always was a very special launch, she would feature on a lot of classic owners bucket list. Her pervious owner looked after her like one of the family & now Shane Anderson has taken her to another level, on Wednesday she emerged from Wayne Olsen’s Horizon Boats shed in Stillwater after 4 months of man love. This was a total make-over & unless you knew the boat you would not notice the extent of the project. There is still a few wee jobs to finish on the marina & ‘bits’ to be add, so when she is 100% I’ll post a lot more, in the mean time enjoy.
Another floating billboard for Awlwood MA (Uroxsys).
Mao Mao
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MAO MAO
photo ex classicboatnz
We have had a lot of varnish lately on ww so todays photo is a b/w from the past. I love the posed look on the angler/skippers face, no sign of emotion. He has onboard a fish almost as big as his boat but he is looking very cool & collected.
Anyone know more about Mao Mao?
Harold Kidd Update
Only that she seems to have been based at Totara North.
PS she was owned by Henry Stonex of Russell. MAO MAO II was based at Totara North.
PPS Stonex, a retired Taranaki farmer, had her at Russell in the period 1936-39.
Xmas / NY Postings
More of Lady Crossley
Lady Crossley update photos
I was sent from the owners yesterday these brilliant photos from re-launch day, they were too good to ‘bury’ in the last post. Plus a great b/w photo from her her launch day in 1948. Enjoy 🙂
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