Tasman
photo ex Peter Loughlin
Peter L sent in this b/w photo of the 1927 Colin Wild Tasman pictured above. Anyone able to ID / date the launches behind her?
And now some eye-candy, a photo I took of Tasman in Sullivans Bay, Mahurangi.
08-02-2021 UPDATE – Photos below ex Nathan Herbert of Tasman at Whakatakataka Bay (OBC) late Jan 2021. Looking very sharp under new ownership.
Colin Wild Launches at Waiheke Island – 1929 0r 2015 ?
photo ex Peter Loughlin
This photo just ticked so many boxes I had to post it. Tasman on the left & Lady Margaret on the right – both built by one of NZ’s best – Colin Wild. Lady Margaret was launched in 1928 & Tasman in 1929. Photo taken two weekends ago at Kauakarua Bay, Waiheke Island by Lady Margaret’s owner Peter Loughlin.
You can see that magazines like ‘The Rudder’ were having a big influence on motor-boat design in NZ at the time.
I wonder if Colin Wild ever imagined the 87 years later these two would be side by side & looking this smart.
To the CYA boats doing the Motuihe Picnic today, play nicely together & enjoy the day / weekend. Photos please.
Same weekend – both boats heading home. Photos from CYA member John Bertenshaw’s very cool ‘First Boating Weekend of the Season’ post on the WoodenBoat Forum – its been running for several years & is loaded with great photos.
http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?120476-First-boating-weekend-of-the-season&p=4439832#post4439832
Tasman / Little Tasman (Mystery Launch 01/07)
Time for a little quiz – who can ID this launch.
The answer is Little Tasman
To quote Harold Kidd – it’s the first TASMAN, a 26 footer built by Colin Wild for Albert Spencer in December 1925.
She was later known as “Little Tasman” . In the photo she is honking along in 1927 with her Stearns bellowing.
An update on Little Tasman
CYA member Bruce Pullan (MV Ann Michelle) have sent me a later photo of Little Tasman, Bruce received this from the then owner when she was for sale a few years ago on trademe. She was at Kawau at time and not running. The owner advised that he was going to take it out of the water back at the mainland if it did not sell.
Bruce first came across Little Tasman on the Manukau during the 1970s (late he thinks) she was owned by Don Garner who was the Commodore of the Manukau Cruising Club at the time. The Manukau Cruising Club was still racing launches during the 1970s.
Here she is in Feb 2012 hauled out at Pt Wells. Photo by CYA member Mark Edmonds
Photo below from Ken Ricketts – Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island – Xmas 1948. Showing Little Tasman.
Does it get better?
Nice anchorage, late afternoon sun, a good book & I’m sure I saw a wine glass.
The beautiful Tasman, 1927 Col Wild, in Sullivans Bay, Mahurangi last night .
UPDATE 29/01/2014
Now some think I’m a little OTT in terms of the addition of flying bridges to classics, if you compare the photo Ken Ricketts took of Tasman in School House Bay, Kawau, over Christmas 1948 (below) with the above, you will see that the design boys had it right in 1927 & its still right in 2014 – 87 years later 🙂
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