STEWART ISLAND WOODYS

One of the original gang of 8 that 10+ years ago helped breath life back into the CYA launch fleet (when there was one 🙂 ) – Colin Pawson (past owner of Waimiga) has recently been mooching around the bottom of the South Island and hopped over to Stewart Island for a few days. In between night spotting Kiwis in the wild and consuming “the best fish (blue cod) & chips that has ever past his lips, Colin snapped a few woodys that were at anchor / moored.

The rather grand one in the first photo looks familiar , can we put a name to her and the others.

UPDATE EX PAUL N – the top boat is Wairangi

UPDATE EX ANT SMIT – Ant reports he also recently visited Stewart Island. Ant chartered the fishing boat Tequila for a 1/2 day and caught an impressive haul of Blue Nose. Ant commented that despite her salty looks she was built in 1996 with carvel kauri construction and is powered by a straight 6 Volvo diesel. More photos below. 

The third boat above (green) is Rawene , another photo below

FINAL CALL FOR THE CLASSIC WOODY RIVERHEAD TAVERN LUNCH CRUISE. THIS SATURDAY RSVP TO waitematawoodys@gmail.com