Mawhiti
Builder:William Moore; M. Beck; A. Penty
Designer:E. M. Silk and William Moore (Wellington)
Place built:Wellington
Year built:1898
Construction:Double-planked on bronze straps
LOA:35
Beam:8,6
Rig:Gaff cutter
Displacement:2 3/4 ton
Class:2 1/2 Rater
Owners:
William Moore (Wellington, 1898-1906); Berkeley Clarke (Sydney, 1906-1913); William Charles Boesser (Sydney, 1913-1926) George and Edith Huddleston (Sydney, 1926-1943); Harry Stewart Elderfield (Sydney, 1944-1947); Charles Roy Dillaway (Sydney, 1947-48); Richard Edward Sonners (Sydney, 1948-53); Fred Parker 1961); David Ferguson and Rich Poole (Sydney, 1970-1977).
Notes:Painted white to differentiate her from near sister Kotiri, which was painted black. Went to Sydeny 1906. Converted to bermuda rig 1936. Last recorded existence in 1977.
Read log of a cruise made in 1901-2
Photo source:Malcolm Moore