New Zealand Wooden Boat Yard Visit – 50 Photos

Yesterday afternoon, Auckland based woodys got to rub shoulders with an impressive collection of classic wooden boats at one of New Zealand’s leading wooden boat yards – the Peter Brookes ‘Brookes Boatbuilders’ complex in rural Waimauku, West Auckland. I have been privileged to visit numerous times but every visit is a treat, where else would you see over eight classic yachts and launches in varying stages of restorations.

I’ll let the photos tell the story, if I have a photo mixed up, let me know 🙂 – enjoy – remember as always if you click on the photos they will enlarge 😉

Amakura II – 1936 Colin Wild, 52’ Bridgedecker

Impala – 1960 Fife, Teak planking 

Matia A23 – 1939 Lidgard, 50’, triple skinned kauri

Kenya II – 1940 Lidgard, 50’, triple skinned kauri. Gardner 6LXB

Pilot Cutter – 50’ 

Kotiri – 1897 Logan

Ladye Wilma B26 – 1895 Logan Bros, 43’, triple skinned kauri

Katrina II K100 – 1944 Bob Stewart, K-Class