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CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – SEAFORTH – A Flash Back 

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CLASSIC WOODEN LAUNCH – SEAFORTH – A Flash Back 

The classic wooden launch – SEAFORTH has made several appearance on WW, links below. In the 2015 story she was on a mooring in the Orakei Basin, then in 2022 we saw her hauled out at the Clevedon Cruising Club. Fast forward to Sept 2022 and she’s hauled out at the Stillwater Boating Club. That story prompted her new owner, Mikaela Thwaites, to make contact and update us on the status of the launch and supplied a few photos of the work undertaken. All in the links below.

WW JULY 2015https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/07/11/mystery-launch-11-07-2015/

WW AUGUST 2020 https://waitematawoodys.com/2020/08/13/mystery-clevedon-launch/

WW SEPT 2022https://waitematawoodys.com/2022/09/24/seaforth/

In 2024 Bryce Symonds made contact and advised that he had photos of SEAFORTH from the 1984>1986 period when he owned her. On one of my infrequent trolls thru the WW back files, I saw that Bryce hadn’t responded to the request to share the photos, so pinged off an email and jackpot Bryce shared the photos you see today. Quite a looker in her day with the varnished / painted coamings.

Despite lots of chat in the previous WW stories we haven’t been able to put a builder and launch date to her – anyone able to help.

Seaforth

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SEAFORTH

The launch Seaforth has made a couple of appearances on WW, links below to those stories – the 2015 one has lots of chat and photos.

Woody John Dawson sent in the above photos ex Gareth Dawson and commented that Seaforth had been recently hauled out at Stillwater Boating Club. Fingers crossed she receives the attention she deserves, having spent the last decade looking very sad, either hanging off a Orakei swing mooring or on the hard at Clevedon. Rumour has it she is also a member of the sub mariners club i.e. she sank once on her mooring 😦

Do we know what the plan is? SBC isn’t a yard that allows the ‘parking’ of old boats so she may have changes owners. The photo below is c.1986

Whakatakataka Bay (Orakei) 2015 https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/07/11/mystery-launch-11-07-2015/

Clevedon 2020  https://waitematawoodys.com/2020/08/13/mystery-clevedon-launch/

C.1986

09-04-2023 – Update ec Mikaela Thwaites (owner) – I am the new owner of Seaforth, I am 22 years old and have gotten into boating since my dad introduced me to the lifestyle. I saw her on Marketplace in early September looking a bit sad sitting on the hard in Clevedon. Something about her intrigued me and I knew I just had to have her. My father and I picked her up in Clevedon and took her to be worked on in Stillwater. We have put months of work into her and my dad re-did the caulking, antifouling and we re-did the painting too. We started from scratch. I chose a blue colour for her that really stands out. She has been stripped on the inside as I am planning on revamping the entire exterior and putting the same love into the inside too. She was put back into the water in March and is hardly taking in any water after all the work has been put into her. She absolutely comes to life in the water and she is admired by many.

Mystery Clevedon Launch – Seaforth

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Mystery Clevedon Launch

MYSTERY CLEVEDON LAUNCH – SEAFORTH

While sliding up the the Wairoa River on Saturday, on route to the Clevedon Cruising Club, I spotted the above launch hauled out.
Her identity is really bugging me, I feel I should know who she is, but just can’t ID her.
Hopefully one of the CCC members will help us out or Mr Herbert 😉
Update – Nathan has come to the rescue – the launch is Seaforth – lots of photos and details at the WW link below

HELP NEEDED TRACING LAUNCH

Can anyone provide details on the whereabouts of the 40’ launch – Albatross III, built c.1960’s to a Harry Biddle design.
Previous locations are Auckland > Bay of Islands > possibly Nelson. Owned at one stage by Joe Bosanquet. Call sign was ZM4180

Seaforth

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SEAFORTH (Mystery Launch 11-07-2015)
photo ex Jason Prew
The above photos were taken in Whakatakataka Bay (thats Orakei / OBC) by Jason Prew on 28-06-2015. This bridge decker is looking in need of some TLC.
I have to say the rear port side exhaust set-up is a tad agricultural 🙂

What do we know about her?

Because its Saturday, the first correct answer with the name & designer – wins a classic Harley Davidson pen.

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Harold Kidd Update

She’s a bit of a puzzle. She was registered with APYMBA in 1968 as a 32 footer with a 100hp Ford diesel built by “Bailey” in 1935 at “Tauranga”!! Obviously some myths had gathered around her at least 57 years ago. She was then owned by C.A. Manning. In 1973 she was owned by R.T. Humphries of 6 Ely Ave., Remuera who was a member of Panmure YBC,
She’s very like LADY CYNTHIA of which I posted an image a long while ago on WW, although her coamings are rather different.

New photos ex classicgameboat. The first one being of her being launched at Sulphur Beach

14-07-2015 Update from Previous Owner Laurie Webb

The 2 photo below shows Seaforth c.1986 at anchor. Laurie bought her off Bruce Symonds & was told that she had sunk near Tamaki. Laurie commented that while she was quite fast she rolled badly. He was also led to believe that she was built much earlier than 1935.
The interior photo of Seaforth shows Ron and Shirley Phillips, owners of Antares, which can be seen anchored behind. They owned Antares up until around 2006.

Antares