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LADY CROSSLEY

I had the good fortune last week to be aboard the newly restored 1947 Colin Wild launch Lady Crossley.

She had just returned to Auckland from Craig McInnes  Opua yard – via a xmas BOI cruise & the Mahurangi Regatta.

Craig did his apprenticeship with Jim Ashby of Ashby’s Boatyard in Opua.  But like all good people Craig had a great crew and painters helping him on the project. The end result a restoration to a standard that even the demanding Col Wild would have signed off on.

The attention to detail is amazing – check out the rope work on the control levels.

The Musket Cove Fiji, 1985 decals confirm that Lady Crossley has seen some blue water under her keel.

You will see more of the Lady in the upcoming 2014 issue of the CYA Classic Register.

More of Lady Crossley

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Lady Crossley update photos

I was sent from the owners yesterday these brilliant photos from re-launch day, they were too good to ‘bury’ in the last post. Plus a great b/w photo from her her launch day in 1948.  Enjoy 🙂

Lady Crossley

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LADY CROSSLEY

photos ex David Cooke

Sunday 15th Dec (2013) saw another of the CYA’s classic launch fleet re-launched after sending the winter at Opua under the care of Opua master boat builder Craig McInnes. Colin Wild designed & built Lady Crossley in 1947 & if he was looking down yesterday he would have been a very happy man. Lady Crossley is simply magnificent & her owners Margo & Jamie Hudson launched in a style that Col Wild would have approved of – canon fire, lots of flag & lots of champagne.

Lady Crossley was built for the Seager Bros who were the agents for Crossley diesels. She was sold to Vic & Rob Sanders in 1956 & they installed new Gardner 6LW’s into her in 1957. Which I understand she still has to this day.

Congratulations to Hudsons & all the craftspeople that have worked on her – Colin Wild boats are special, this one is now VERY special.

It almost goes without saying that the wow factor came out of a Awlwood MA (Uroxsys) can 🙂

Lady Crossley

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Some rarely seen pictures of Lady Crossley
Its not often we post pics of classics on-the-hard, but when its one of our favourite ships, well she looks pretty fine in or out of the water.
Photos ex Russell Ward