Pearl Kasper: 77ft Niccol Trading Scow Build Date 1910 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 77 feet 4 inches (75 feet in 1917) Beam 22 feet Building the Pearl Kasper Built in 1910 in Auckland by George Niccol. She was built as a small ketch-rigged deck scow for transporting shingle. Though built in Auckland she spent […]
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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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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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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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Ethel: 28ft Yacht With An Eventful Life Story Build Date 1884 Boat Builder Charles Bailey Snr. Length 28 feet Beam 7 feet 3 inches Ethel’s Build and Creating a Scandal in Wellington Ethel was built in Auckland in 1884 but she had a short life as only 34 years later Ethel was wrecked. She was
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Amai: 24ft Yacht Lost At Sea In 1932 Build Date Circa 1909 Boat Builder W. Brooke-Taylor and Sons Length 24 feet Beam 6 feet 6 inches 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
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Ailsa: The 1940 Centennial Regatta Flagship Build Date 1909 Boat Builder Tom Le Huquet Length 1909 – LOA 36 ft, LWL 26 ft 2010 – LOA 47 ft, LWL 27ft Beam Building Ailsa and Her Early Owners Ailsa was built in Auckland in 1909 for the Feltham Brothers who owned her until 1911 when the Hamill
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Orakei: 69ft Scow Built in 1892 Build Date 1882 Boat Builder Sims & Brown of Auckland Length 69ft 6inches Beam 18ft Building Orakei and the Puponga Coal Company Built by Sim & Brown of Auckland Orakei was a Schooner rigged deck scow. With a flat bottom and a large centreboard which could be winched up
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Venture: 46ft Scow From Awaroa Inlet Build Date 1906 Boat Builder Hadfield family of Awaroa Length 46 feet Beam 14 feet Building Venture The Venture was built by the Hadfield family of Awaroa close to where her remains are today. William Welby Hadfield was part of this build. He was a farmer and boat builder
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Planet: 47 Feet Beddoes Trading Vessel Build Date 1859 Boat Builder Beddoes Length 47 feet Beam 11 feet 9 inches Building Planet and Her Life in Nelson Built in Auckland by Beddoes, presumable George Beddoes who had a boatyard in Torpedo Bay. Beddoes started business in a partnership but this dissolved in 1860. After this
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