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Dedicated to the study & appreciation of wooden boats. WaitemataWoodys® was founded upon a desire to tell the stories & a need to archive the history of our classic wooden boats, the craftsmen who built them & characters that owned & crewed on them. To share – email your photos, video's & stories to Flora McKenzie at waitematawoodys@gmail.com – Special thanks to marine author & historian Harold Kidd. Click the follow button at the bottom right of the page to get email alerts on new & updated stories. WW gets a LOT of emails every day – we like that, but sometimes we just can't answer them all, it's not that we're lazy or rude – just busy working on the next story :-) alan houghton – WW founder ©2026

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Florence

Florence – designed by HN Burgess 1910

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March 15, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder
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CYA Launch owners Posh Nosh Island Lunch

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CYA Launch owners Posh Nosh Island Lunch

CYA Launch owners Posh Nosh Island Lunch

More photos here http://classicyacht.org.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1691&p=15837&hilit=posh+nosh#p15837

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Monterey

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Monterey

Monterey – designed by Lidgard Boats 1946

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Amakura II

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Amakura II

Amakura II – designed by Colin Wild 1936

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The Logan girls

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The Logan girls

The 3 Logan sisters at the CYA 2013 Regatta – (L > R) Rainbow 1898,Rawhiti 1905,Thelma 1897

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March 14, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder
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Rainbow, Rawhiti, Thelma

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Rainbow, Rawhiti, Thelma

The 3 Logan sisters at the CYA 2013 Regatta – (L > R) Rainbow 1898,Rawhiti 1905,Thelma 1897

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Raindance & Wild Duck

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Raindance & Wild Duck

Classic Launches Raindance – designed by Lane Motor Boat Co. 1928 & Wild Duck – designed by JB Jukes 1932, on display at the 2013 Classic Launch & Yacht exh.

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Classic Launch Linda

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Classic Launch Linda

Classic Launch Linda on display at the 2013 Classic Launch & Yacht exh. – designed by Colin Wild 1927

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Classic Col. Wild launches

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Classic Col. Wild launches

Classic Col. Wild launches (L> R) Amakura II, Linda, Lady Gay, a visitor from Thames

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Classic Col. Wild launches

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Classic Col. Wild launches

Classic Col. Wild launches on display at the 2013 Classic Launch & Yacht Exh.

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