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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 THE HOME OF NZ's CLASSIC BOATING COMMUNITY

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Falcon & Peg

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Falcon & Peg

Classic launch Falcon in Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island (photo ex Chris Miller) – designed by Lane M. B. Co. 1930

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Oops, the burgee is upside down

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Oops, the burgee is upside down

Some would same its the right way 🙂

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Classic Launches in Patio Bay

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Classic Launches in Patio Bay

CYA NZ launch fleet in Patio Bay (photo ex Chris Miller)

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Gin & Scones – Mark’s Cafe

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Gin & Scones - Mark's Cafe

If you see this launch, Monterey, give her a wide berth 🙂 the skippers dangerous………..

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Lady Margaret

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Lady Margaret

Lady Margaret at Mahurangi weekend 2013 – designed by Dick Lang 1940, built for Ted Clark

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Raindance in Patio Bay – Dec 2011

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Raindance in Patio Bay - Dec 2011

Raindance & Peg (tender) in Patio Bay, Waiheke Island , Dec 2012 – designed by Lane Motor Boat Co. 1928

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Kumi Arrives Home

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Kumi Arrives Home

1905 classic launch Kumi & Haydon Afford arriving back in Auckland after a solo circumnavigation of New Zealand – March 2013 – designed by Bailey & Lowe 1905

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Woody Boater Quote

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Woody Boater Quote

Cool quote from Woody Boater

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Raindance

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1928 classic launch Raindance at Waiheke Island – designed by Lane Motor Boat Co. 1928

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Ngatira

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Ngatira

Classic yacht Ngatira at anchor – March 2013 – designed by Chas Bailey Jr. 1904, restored by Steve Horsley

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waitematawoodys.com #1 for classic wooden boat stories, info, advice & news - updated daily - 16+ million views

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 THE HOME OF NZ's CLASSIC BOATING COMMUNITY

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