Relax – I’m not turning into a royalist, its just that the recent postings have sparked a few memories about photos of classic’s & royal visits. HMRY Britannia escorted by MV Endeavour, skippered by Borrie Beachman, leaving the Waitemata for Mt. Maunganui 9 or 10 February 1963. The clinker dinghy being towed is still in the family & the owner needs to start on her restoration 🙂
A little bit of chop on the Waitemata that day, young Queenie would not have liked that.
ISMA
The boat above is Isma owned by Charles W Ravenhall – pictured in the Orakei Basin with Upland Road in the background – obviously in the days prior to the the basin being enclosed.
The proportions & scale on this little launch are just about perfect. I just amazes me how in later years all this wonder design talent was cast aside & ‘sheds’ we built over so many of our vessells.
Note: Charles Ravenhall also owned Silver Spray.
Looks like a bit of a day out, maybe welcoming someone or thing e.g. fleet?
I can ID Aumoe & is that Tasman closest to the camera?
Harold Kidd Update:
I reckon this is just before the start of the NZPBA opening race on 24/11/1934, a cruising race to Awaroa Bay. Boats were assemble off the NZPBA clubhouse at Mechanics Bay at 1430. Entrants were MARO, AHUAREKA, ELVIRA, DEFENDER, AUMOE, VIVEEN, CRUSADER, RAUMATI, LADY JOYCE, Surf and post entries. I see CRUSADER and AUMOE. I think the nearest of the bunch of three at left could be RAUMATI
Aumoe
The caption says ‘Deep Water Cove’.
Of interest is the special effects applied to b/w photos in the days before colour cameras.
12-07-2019 Input from Deb Green
The photo below is from Tom Wood (Deb’s uncle). Tom owned Aloha.
Click the link below to view the magnificent restoration of the Logan designed & built – Rawhiti, . Article is as it appeared in the UK Classic Boat magazine. Click bottom left or right side of ‘pages’ to turn. Also clicking on the page will enlarge it (to read text).
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1vnw3/ClassicBoatFebruary2/resources/30.htm
A real mixed bag of vessels here. Must have been a regatta or speed boat racing.
Of interest to waitematawoodys is the fine looking launch in the centre with the canoe stern. Can anyone help ID her?
Royal Visit 1963 – Britannia
Photo taken by William (Bill) Fletcher, ex commodore of the Devonport Yacht club, Grant Cardno’s step grandfather.
Fletcher was an active photographer.
While Britannia is an interesting backround boat, waitematawoodys is more interested in the wooden launches in the foreground.
Any input on naming them would be appreciated.
Photo supplied by Grant Cardno
On my count 20 on board, love the attire, even the odd blazer being worn.
SILVER SPRAY
Story & photo by Lyn Hatrick
The above boat is the Silver Spray which my Dad has noted as being built by Joe Slattery in Judges Bay about 1925 and was 26ft long. It was powered by an Ailsa Craig petrol engine. This boat is still in existence and has been completed done up and is now moored out by the boatsheds at Orakei. My grandfather owned one of the boatsheds there which he housed the Silver Spray in. These sheds were offered to those affected by the buildingof the pipeline and who owned boats which used to be kept up on the foreshore where the Shore Road/Orakei Road intersection is. The family lived in Orakei Road at the time and then moved to Tuahere Street and loved boating
Note the above was ‘borrowed’ from a facebook page & used based on the fact they we borrowing waitmatawoodys material 😉
ALCESTIS
I’m yet to see a unappealing photo of Alcestis (Mollie,Raiona), this one as Harold Kidd would say ‘going full chat’, look at the exhaust just above the waterline midship, with a steadying sail up.
Photo supplied by Graham Guthrie
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