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MYSTERY WOODEN VESSELS AT COROMANDEL

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MYSTERY WOODEN VESSELS AT COROMANDEL 

Todays woody photo comes to us from Ross Dawson and is dated c.1957 and the location is Coromandel. The image is from a postcard and that woodys is all we know  – so we throw this open for input – can we ID the wooden craft – L>R.

I’m not too sure about the aqua section on the workboat looking vessel, an unusual colour for 1957 and also doesn’t quite look kosher eg added to the photo at a later date.

INPUT ex MURRAY McGEHAN – The boat in the right hand  side of the postcard picture is LADY WYN LADY WINN designed built and owned by the strongman family, moored outside their workshop. I last saw Lady Wyn in the Havelock marina about 1974. 

INPUT ex JACKIE CAREY – The vessel is named the Lady Winn was built by my Uncle Sam Strongman and my father Harold Carey in the Strongman boat building sheds in Coromandel owned by Sam Strongman, my father’s brother in law.   She was built as a family launch and we had many lovely adventures on her going to great barrier, Port Charles and around the islands in the Hauraki Gulf.  Including coming out of Port Charles straight into some huge waves that were crashing over the bow and my father kept going until we got back to coromandel harbour.  My grandmother was praying in the cabin while us kids were enjoying the ride in the stern not having any idea of the seriousness of the situation.  She did have a mast.

INPUT ex Dave Giddens – In the mod 1960’s she was the support vessel on one of the Auckland to Suva yacht races.

INPUT ex LEW REDWOOD – Could  the front launch outside  Strongman’s  in the Coromandel be TWYLIGHT  built by  Strongmans  – photos below.

RSVP – boat name to waitematawoodys@gmail.com

Mooching Around Coromandel 

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Mooching Around Coromandel 

Today’s gallery of photos comes to us from Glenn Martin who was mooching around the haul out yard at Coromandel township last week  – some have made quest appearances on WW before and some are newbies. If you know anything about them – chirp in at the WW comments section.

Thank heavens the 25th has been and gone – we do we do it, too much of everything. A special day this year, first time all the tribe where in country and under one roof. The weather is ace on Waiheke Island so we slipped an early swim in before the present stampede, you would think we would be more civilised as we get older – yeah right. Then a long lunch.

Coromandel Sortie

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Coromandel Sortie

Over the xmas/ny period we mooched around Coromandel Harbour for a few days. I can report that the shellfish beds & rock oysters stocks were all good – steamed pipis & fresh shucked oysters + fritters were on the menu several nights. I had not been into the township in years (like 30+) so took the opportunity one day to load Raindance up with several friends off other boats & headed up harbour.

These days the river / creek channel is clearly marked but we played it safe & anchored near the wharf & took two RIB’s that we had towed, up. Along the way there is interesting collection of floating (some just) craft tucked in & around the mangroves.

The town was brilliant, so cool to see a provincial area doing well, the place had a great vibe to it & all the shops appeared to be doing well. The architecture of the main street has not been ‘mucked up’ & its like stepping back in time to the good old days of Main Streets e.g. a hardware store, cafe, chemist, craft store, fish & chip shop, pub, stationary store, pub, land agent, etc.

The highlight for me was the Coromandel Smoking Company, if it comes out of the sea, these guys smoke it – if you are down that way, try the smoked scallops.

We will be back on a road trip soon.