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A GLIMPSE OF LAKE TAUPŌ’S CLASSIC WOODEN BOATING PAST

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A GLIMPSE OF LAKE TAUPŌ’S CLASSIC WOODEN BOATING PAST

Todays classic woody photo popped up on a fb page named ‘You Know Your’e From Taupo When’, the poster was Mark Gregory and he commented that the photo was dated c.1964.

Taupo certainly was a wooden boating hub back then. Hopefully Paul Drake can ID a few for us.

(Apologies if the photo has appeared before on WW)

INPUT ex PAUL DRAKE – My brothers and I saw this wonderful photo for the first time ever a few days ago, and have had a ‘name the boat’ competition won by brother Nigel, who named 13. Others of us could only get to 10 or 11. Starting from the bottom second from left – KOTAHI (Bailey and Tyler 1912) Last seen at Auckland Zoo where she was an exhibit from 2013 until 2022. MARY – last seen on the Whanganui River. RAINBOW – last seen at Lake Rotoiti. REDWING – last glimpsed in a yard adjacent to the road leading south from Christchurch. Boats moored in the river, front row – from left to right – WAIRINGI (we kids called her THE FAT BOAT before we knew her name). KOTARE (steel, and still resident in The Boat Harbour). ARCADIA (Slattery about 1910) – also still in The Boat Harbour. Next is an un named boat, home built, which we called THIRTY FOOTER. And then DAUNTLESS, last seen at Milford Creek . Second row from left is NGARO ex APACHE (Lidguard). Behind her, almost invisible, is EL ALAMEIN now RANUI (Supreme Craft 1945) now on the Hokianga Harbour (since 2018). In the centre of the picture, between and behind KOTARE and ARCADIA, is VACUNA (Owen Woolley 1958, and well covered on ww for all the wrong reasons). Finally, in the distance and to the left. is FLYING SKUD (Lidguard – Kawau Island – 1953. Said to be wrecked in 1985 at Auckland). And the boys? Bill and Paul Bramley.

As an aside -The Taupo Boat Harbour or The Taupo Marina? I insist on calling it The Taupo Boat Harbour, but much (BUT NOT ALL) of the current signage calls it The Marina. The word is not even in my Oxford Illustrated Dictionary. There, I’ve had my rant.

Call For Help Re Arch Logan Yacht – TARA

Over the weekendWW was contacted by Gregory Schultz re help with TARA, I’ll let him tell the story –

“I have recenty volunteered to ‘tidy up’ Tara, which has been on display at the Matakohe Kauri Museum where it has sat for many years, albeit as a very sad exhibit. I have shuddered everytime i have seen it and decided to become an approved musuem volunteer to officially get  Tara looking like it should. Reputed to be the last boat Arch Logan built in 1938 its historic value is signicant. I have absolutely no intention of any restoration work as its present patina is how I think Tara should stay….bare paint in places…sails possibly original….even an unused Sails and Covers cotton spinnaker in it bag. What i intend doing is setting it up properly to suit its era. The sails will be set properly and all the sheets and haliyards replaced with the rope type used back then.
So with this in mind do any WW readers know of any old cotton rope around 1/2 inch dia or slightly under and preferably well used that someone might like to contibute to the cause. Also any history on this boat that can be kept on record at the musuem would be great. I cant find mention of it in Robin & Harolds book ‘The Logans’ or anywhere else.”Contact Gregory at. itzgreg@yahoo.com

STILL THINKING ABOUT DOING THE WOODYS CLEVEDON BBQ CRUISE THIS WEEKEND – RSVP waitematawoodys@gmail.com

CLASSIC WOODY HOKIANGA TRIP REPORT + OKAHU BAY HAUL OUT UPDATE

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CLASSIC WOODY HOKIANGA TRIP REPORT + AUCKLAND’s OKAHU BAY HAUL OUT UPDATE

Recent Barrie Abel pointed his car north and checked out the Hokianga  area. Highlight was a visit to the Kauri Museum, as seen in the above photos. 

Barrie also spotted a mystery launch (last above) moored right up the head of the Hokianga Harbour, distance prevented being able to put a name to her but Barrie was told it was a locally owned craft.The ‘bush’ photo features the renowned kauri tree named Tane Mahuta. Also seen is a bronze casting of the dolphin OPO, that entertain beach going at Opononi in the 1955/56 period.


OKAHU HAUL OUT / HARD STAND UPDATE

Thanks to the tireless efforts of numerous concerned citizens and the Auckland Yacht & Boating Association, we have the opportunity to influence the final decision of whether or not Auckland boaties get to retain some access to this prime waterfront boat maintenance area.
Links here to view the newsletter  https://mailchi.mp/3cc024ff5cfe/press-release-okahu-bay?e=d030fd704b And link here to view a copy of the full press release. 

https://mcusercontent.com/4242fe8c940cb7febba70eba2/files/86cb3b1d-b5c9-298e-42b2-cf35f78924ba/Okahu_Bay_haul_out_press_release.pdf
And woodys living in the Orakei auckland council ward – remember come next election – we wouldn’t be in this situation if councillor SCOTT MILNE hadn’t used his casting vote (as chairperson) to swing the vote in favour of scrapping the whole Okahu maritime area – so life is simple, use your vote ‘tactically’ 🙂

Classic Woodys at Sandspit Marina

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Classic Woodys at Sandspit Marina

A couple of weeks ago I was up Sandspit way & spent an hour or so mooching around the new (ish) marina. Very impressive set up & with the yacht club’s haul-out facilities its a prefect spot to keep a woody. The real win win factor is the proximity of the ‘Greg Lees Boatbuilder’ yard, in recent years Greg & his talented team have rubbed the magic wand over some of our finest classic woodys. Just type Greg Lees in the WW search box to see the level of workmanship & perfection.

I have included a few photos of the motor camp where I stayed with my ex woodys boater – Chris Miller in this stunning motor home. 

A real bonus was the amazing meal & service we had at the Sandspit Yacht Club on Saturday night – I was expecting burgers & fries but no – everything – décor, service & the food was superb – check it out if you are up that way. The scallop entree was as good as anything you would get in Auckland City. Photos below.

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Update: I have been sent by Dean Wright the photo below of the dinghy ‘Tiki’ in happier times 🙂

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Tara

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TARA

Today ww is showcasing the 34’4″ launch Tara, owned by ex commercial fisherman Glynn Anderson. Glynn bought Tara to provide the family with a ‘floating bach’ & with her current configuration she is certainly that. Tara’s previous owner was Harry and Gay Suttclife of Snells Beach & Harry believes Tara was built around 1910-1920 but has no proof, there is no sign of a builders mark.
Glynn understands the Suttclife’s owned her for 20+ years & when they acquired she was in a sorry state & saved her from certain death. During this restoration period they built the topsides & added the wide belting for ease of walking along the sides.
Harry Suttclife told Glynn that she was either called Tara or Tara II when he got her but thought that there was a name change somewhere along the line so her history was lost .
Glynn would love to uncover more details on Tara’s past – so woodys can anyone help?

24-07-2016 Haold Kidd Input

All I have on a local TARA (and there may have been more than one) is that she was owned by V.B. Trainer of Howick in 1973. Another (or the same) TARA was for sale on TradeMe in 2012 at Warkworth as a 36 footer powered by a D series Ford diesel. She was said to be “rebuilt in early postwar years but early”. I reckon it’s this boat.
Her hull is very like a Bailey & Lowe stock 35 footer of the period 1910 onwards, perhaps with a raised foredeck.