Mapu
Vessel Name
Mapu
Builder
John Waymouth
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1883
LOA
33
LWL
28
Beam
7
Owners
Freyberg Bros (Wellington, 1899-??) ; J.McClean (Wellington, 18??-18??) ; O. B. Waymouth (Auckland ?? - 1888-1889)
Notes
Built as a centreboarder for commercial fishing (named Seagull), purchased back by O. B. Waymouth, renamed, and converted to keel yacht for racing. Arrived Wellington 1889. By 1900 already considered old, leaky, and not a good sea boat. Converted to a launch and operating at Nelson some time before 1914.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library