New woody owner, Sam Mendlowitz gave me the heads up on the ex work boat – Sea Hawk and the fact that she was very close to having an affair with a back-hoe. As the heritage architects say – its got good bones and we need to find her an owner. I understand that the asking price is low and all relative to the intentions of the next owner, I almost never put links on WW but this woody needs saving – the tme listing # is 3380519991.
Check her out and if its not you, please forward this WW story to anyone that might be her saviour. Current home is Picton.
Sloanes Beach Regatta and Centreboard Cup
A quick heads up from the Herne Bay Yacht Club – the annual Sloanes Beach Regatta and Centreboard Cup is on this coming Sat 11 Dec 2021. FYI – the post-race prize giving and music is running as a vaccine pass event, so please be ready to show your vaccine pass.
As in previous years, the day will feature around-Watchman races for boats entering the Centreboard Cup. Come along and enjoy the spectacle of traditional mullet boat racing.
The rough plan is as follows. Sat 11 Dec Sloanes Beach Regatta & Centreboard Cup 1130 Race Entries accepted at Sloanes Beach 1200 Race Start 1: Mullet Boats and other boats 18’ and over, which we expect to be following the long course 1205 Race Start 2: Boats under 18’, which we expect to be following the short course (Race only runs if enough boats show up.) Followed by Prize Giving & Music
Times are estimates only; all activities are weather dependent.
Was sent the photos above today from Keith Ottaway of Sorceress ‘ashore / washed up’ under the Pohutukawa’s at Little Shoal Bay on the western side of Northcote Point. Keith understands she went ashore at low tide on Thursday and has been pushed up under the trees by the rising tide wave action. The tide today was too high for Keith to ascertain if there is any terminal damage.
Sorceress has appeared on WW before, link below, she is a fine ship – someone needs to save her before its too late 😦
UPDATE from Keith –She is flooded by damage to the after keel bolts – after wooden keel section has pulled away from keelson – with broken bolts. Water was draining still at low tide so its only a small leak at this stage. The hull looks OK at the moment – but that keelson damage may be the issue. Hope its not a chainsaw salvage. There is a lot of Kauri in there.