IT’S NOT  WOOD BUT IT TICKS ALL MY CLASSIC BOXES
While at Rakino Island on Saturday, the magnificent craft seen above was at anchor. Woody boat chat told me that she was a tender to a SUPER Superyacht visiting NZ from some TLC and maintenance.  I missed seeing the superycht but a quick ChatGPT search answered my questions on STARGAZER (home port Georgetown). Check out the size of the props – zoom zoom 😉

“The classic yacht tender Stargazer — the 23 m (approximately 75 ft) chase boat/tender built to support a large sailing superyacht — was built by the Dutch shipyard Claasen Shipyards in collaboration with Vitters Shipyard. 

• The vessel was constructed at Claasen Shipyards in the Netherlands, with Vitters Shipyard working together on the project. 
• It was designed by Hoek Design Naval Architects, who handled the naval architecture, structural engineering, and exterior and interior design. 

This collaboration marked the first new-build project between Claasen and Vitters, resulting in a classic-lined, aluminium-hulled motor yacht used as a tender for transporting guests, serving as a diving platform and providing extra accommodation.”

INPUT ex GRAEME FINCH – photo beow of the ‘mothership’. Given the 75′ length of the tender, I assume somewhere there as a ‘supply ship’ that transported the toys.

REMEMBER – LAKE ROTOITI CLASSIC AND WOODEN BOAT PARADE THIS SATURDAY

 Details here  https://www.woodenboatparade.co.nz/wooden-boat-parade/