CAN WE NAME THIS MYSTERY CLASSIC LAUNCH – SPINDRIFT

Recently, WW was contacted byKipp Henderson, who discovered the above photos while going through a family album.

In the second photo, Kipp believes the ‘skipper’ is almost certainly Frank Pidgeon — or possibly his son, Edward Pidgeon. Frank was Kipp’s father’s uncle and is known to have moved from Christchurch to Auckland around the mid-1930s, following his marriage.

Our records show that Frank Pidgeon was a prolific owner of classic wooden launches during the 1940–1950s period.

So, Woodys — today’s question is: can we identify the vessel?
If she’s still afloat, Kipp is keen to pass on the original photograph to her current custodian.

UPDATE – Identified by several woodys as SPINDRIFT – https://waitematawoodys.com/2020/08/08/spindrift-2/