Amai: 24ft Yacht Lost At Sea In 1932

Amai’s Short Life

Amai was built in around 1909 by W. Brooke-Taylor and sons in Wellington.    Its construction was inch kauri on ribs with a centreboard and a tuck stern.  In 1910 a counter was added to the external lead ballast.

As well as being the boat builder Brooke-Taylor was also the first owner of Amai.  But he sold her around 1915 when his sons enlisted in the army for World War One.

In 1915 Opie of Wellington purchased the boat.  It is unknown when Opie sold the boat but F. Durrant was the next owner.  Durrant sold Amai in 1923 to McGoldrick of Wellington who owned her until 1930.  R. Norris of Wellington was the final owner of Amai from 1930 to 1932. 

Durrant is said to have raced Amai with the Evans Bay fleet in 1932.  This is when Amai was lost to seas.  She took on water south of the Tory Channel and was abandoned but thankfully there was no loss of life.