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CLASSIC WOODYS IN COWES BAY WAIHEKE ISLAND

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CLASSIC WOODYS IN COWES BAY WAIHEKE ISLAND

Todays photo captures times of old when power and sail played together.  The location is the idlic Cowes Bay at the bottom end of Waiheke Island. The bay was a common destination for picnics and regattas. Todays view looks less organised and just shows people enjoying the day.

The photo is from the Ian Farquhar Collection and the photographer is S H Rawson , dated c.1900-1916. And comes to us via Lew Redwood fb.

Can any of the sailing woodys ID the design of the yacht in the forefront of the photo.

And happy mother days – we wouldn’t be here without them 🙂

Happy Fathers Day

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HAPPY FATHERS DAY
photo ex Roger Guthrie
Before my time but I’m sure a lot of you will remember the walkway from Arran Bay to Cowes Bay on Waiheke Island. Imagine applying for resource consent now days to build that 🙂

In the photo everyone is a Guthrie & given today is Fathers Day it seemed a perfect photo for the day.
The varnished dinghy was sporting a new Seagull outboard, thence the cover. This dinghy was like a piece of furniture & was also a sailing dinghy. The other one was just a dinghy for the kids and rough work.

As youngsters Roger & family spent many hours on the walkway catching Paketi and at low tide turning the rocks to see the crabs run.

The size above & web just do not do justice to this photo, given when it was taken the person with the camera was very talented.