Matakana: 45ft Tasman Bay Cutter Build Date 1872 Boat Builder Henderson and Spraggon Length 45ft 3inches Beam 15ft 5inches Building Matakana Built in 1872 at by Henderson and Spraggon in Auckland as a cutter. She was owned and run by Captain R. G. Tregidga. Tregidga was known for being a fast sailor and used his […]
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Southern Maid: Ernie Lane Launch Build Date 1928 or 1929 Boat Builder Ernest Richard Lane Length 42 Feet Beam 11 Feet 6 Inches Everything We Know About The Southern Maid Southern Maid was built in 1928 or 29 in Picton by Ernest (Ernie) Richard Lane. Lanes boatyard was on The Spit and produced commercial boats
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Orini: 86ft George Niccol Scow Build Date 1918 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 86 feet Beam 22 feet 5 inches The Begining and End of Orini Built in 1918 by George Niccol for the East Coast Co-op Freezing Co. Ltd. Orini started life as a schooner-rigged deck scow but her owners also installed two 60hp
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Regent: 40ft Ronnie Wells Fishing Boat Launch Date 1946 Boat Builder Ronnie Wells Length 40ft approx. Beam The Regent’s Short Life On his return to New Zealand after World War Two Ronnie Wells is thought to have sold his launch the Silver Dawn and built a new boat called Regent for himself. He powered the
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Matai: 28ft Norman Wells Fishing Boat Build Date Boat Builder Norman Wells Length 28ft Beam All We Know About The Matai The Matai was the first boat built after World War Two at Wakatahuri. Built by Norman Wells in a matter of weeks according to his son Colin. Norman used Matai for commercial fishing before
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Lorna Doon: Wells Built kahikatea Speed Boat Build Date Boat Builder Claude and Maurice Wells Length 22-24 feet approx. Beam 5 feet Building the Speed Boat Lorna Doon Lorna Doon was a speed Boat built for Hedley Harris in his boat shed at Pukatea bay by Claude Wells and his son Maurice. Whilst working on
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Verden: Wakatahuri’s First Square-Stern Boat Build Date 1913 Boat Builder Claude Wells Length 34 feet Beam 7 feet Building Verden and Maurice Wells Stories Verden became the first launch to be built at Wakatahuri by Claude Wells. She was also the first square-stern vessel he built there. Verden was built out of double-skin kahikatea in
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Mahina: 36ft Charles Bailey Snr. Yacht Build Date 1890/91 Boat Builder Charles Bailey Snr Length LOA 36 feet LWL 26 feet Beam 6 feet 6 inches Displacement 5 Tons Mahina’s Build and Her First Owners Although Mahina was built in Auckland by Charles Bailey Snr., she was destined for Wellington. The Wellington based syndicate that
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Wylo: 30ft R.J. Scott designed Yacht Build Date 1911 Boat Builder Professor R.J. Scott/ Edwin Bailey Length LOA – 30 feet LWL 24 feet Beam 9 foot 4 inches Professor Julian Scott – Wylo’s Designer Professor Robert Julian Scott designed Wylo in 1904. Scott was an English man with a long family association with the
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Waitangi: 74ft Successful Racing Yacht Build Date 1894 Boat Builder Robert Logan Snr. Length LOA 74ft (bowsprit to boom) LOD 58ft LWL 38ft Beam 11 feet Building Waitangi Waitangi was built in Auckland, in 1894 by Robert Logan Snr. to race in the 1895 Wellington Anniversary Day Championship Race. She was launched on the 13th
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