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MYSTERY CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH 475 – CAN WE ID 

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MYSTERY CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH 475 – CAN WE ID 

The WW brains trust have been starching their heads on todays classic wooden boat and have not been able to put a name to her. The photo comes to WW from Craig Pippen via Jason Prew.The rather large 475 on her side should help but has drawn a blank.

Can anyone help out with a name and even better some info on her back story.


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Black Tulip – Where Is She Today

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BLACK TULIP – Where Is She Today

Bay of Islands photographer Dean Wright took the above photos of the Clipper 23 – Black Tulip back in 1983. The location was School Road, Paihia.

A couple of unusual feature – shaft drive and a ’soft top’ hopefully will help us ID the boats current whereabouts and condition.

INPUT ex Murray Deeble – The famous Clipper Black tulip ex Lincoln Laidlaw (as seen on the cover of Seaspray) is retired at Milford . After her record breaking Auckland to Russel run when new with the Big V8 -she did a couple of Atlantic 100 races and disappeared, saw her at Sam Dorotich’s Superior Boats in the early 2000’s She has recently been sold -now powered with a Yanmar /BMW 4BY diesel -always been shaft drive.