NAIAD

photo & words ex Russell Ward

The photo above is of Naiad, Russell Wards’s fathers boat. She was a sister ship of Gayella & Georgella (and one other?)
Ward snr. owned her from 1966 –70. She had the 60hp Ford Lees Marine diesel like most of the boats around –you could hear them start up all over the anchorage, the sound was agricultural but OK.
The family had a lot of fun in her.

Harold Kidd Update:

Norm Beetson design built by Stan Blake. Sistership to GAYELLA and GEORGELLA (later KAKARIKI) and based on Beetson’s 32ft ACQUIESCE. I have an undated cutting of Blake launching her after 3 years’ work. Were there any other Beetson designs built?