Mabel
Vessel Name
Mabel
Builder
Charles and Walter Bailey
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1895
Construction
Triple-planked NZ kauri
LOA
34'
Rig
Cutter
Class
2.2 rater
Owners
Ben Troch (Wellington, 2013-); Richard Holford (Wellington, 19??-1999-2013); Dr. E. W. Deck (Nelson, 1917-??); N. McLeod (Auckland, ??-1917); W. Swinnerton (Auckland, 1895-??)
Notes
Renamed Waiata at some stage since ca 1960. Reverted to original name 2013. Mistakenly thought to be a 1905 Logan build for some time. The troubled passage from Auckland - Nelson took nearly one month, with stops at Tauranga and Wellington.
Photo source
Harold Kidd