Ailsa
Vessel Name
Ailsa
Builder
Le Huquet
Designer
Le Huquet
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1909
LOA
36
LWL
26
Beam
8,5
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Pickering (Picton, 1939-19??); J. Barker (Wellington, 1936-1939); Scott and Jordan (Wellington, 1919-1936); Hamill Brothers (Wellington, 1911-1919); Feltham Brothers (1909-1911)
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1911/12. To Lyttleton ca 1960s. To Auckland/Northland ca. 1970s. Subsequently to the Marlborough Sounds. Metric dimensions as described in 2010: LOA 14.6m, waterline, 8.5m, Beam 2.7m . Scott and Jordan changed gaff rig to bermudan cutter in 1921, it was unsuccessful, and returned to a gaff cutter the following season. This bermuda rig is incorrectly said to be the first in the country (Zephyr in Lyttelton had one in 1886). Converted to gaff yawl post 1930s. J Barker added an auxilliary in 1936. Converted to gaff-rigged ketch rig ca/ 1970s.
She was the flagship of the 1940 Centennial Regatta in Wellington.
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She was the flagship of the 1940 Centennial Regatta in Wellington.
More images of Ailsa here
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Akatea
Vessel Name
Akatea
Builder
Logan?
Place built
Auckland
LOA
28
Owners
Seagar (Wellington, ??-??)
Notes
Seager converted to a launch with steam engine. Reverted to centreboarder, then converted to keeler with external lead 1910.
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Alabama
Vessel Name
Alabama
Year built
ca. 1885
Notes
9 tonner. Moved to the Marlborough Sounds late 1880s as a goods transport vessel.
Amai
Vessel Name
Amai
Builder
W. Brooke-Taylor and sons
Place built
Wellington
Year built
ca. 1909
Year lost
1932
Construction
Inch Kauri on ribs
LOA
24
Beam
6, 6
Owners
R. Norris (Wellington, 1930-1932) ; McGoldrick (Wellington, 1923-1930); F. Durrant (Wellington, 19??-1923) ; Opie (Wellington, ca.1915-??); W. Brooke-Taylor (Wellington 1912-ca.1915)
Notes
Built as centreboarder with a tuck stern, a counter added and converted to external lead ballast late 1910. Brooke-Taylor sold the boat when his sons enlisted in the army. Raced with the Evans Bay fleet with Durrant. Foundered and abandoned South of Tory Channel January 1932 no loss of life.
Photo source
Little Ships 3rd ed
Annie
Vessel Name
Annie
Rig
Schooner
Owners
"Skip" Olson (Wellington, 19??-1935-??)
Notes
Counter extended 1935
Arawa
Vessel Name
Arawa
Builder
R. G. Millman
Place built
Roseneath, Wellington
Year built
1935
LOA
24
Beam
7, 6
Rig
Gaff sloop
Owners
John Quellin (Auckland, 2012-) ; L. Brennan (Auckland, ??-1973-??) ; Allan Bailey (Wellington, 1939-??); R. G. Millman (Wellington, 1936-7)
Notes
Probably designed by Archie Scott. Later moved to Auckland and renamed Arcadia.
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NZ Yachtsman, Sept 1937
Arawa
Vessel Name
Arawa
Builder
Jack Chalmers
Designer
Jack Chalmers
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
ca.1894
Class
1/2 rater
Owners
Messrs, Moffatt and Seagar (Wellington, ??-1901-??)
Notes
In Wanganui by 1912
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 20 May 1916
Arawa
Vessel Name
Arawa
Builder
Robert [or Roy?] Henderson and Sons
Designer
Gladwyn Bailey
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1922
Year lost
1944
LOA
34
LWL
31
Owners
Norman Thomas (Wellington, 1943-1944); John Glasgow (Nelson, 1925-1943)
Notes
Notes: 5’6” draught. Built along lines of Bailey trading cutters used for Tongan Group. Entered Wellington to Lyttelton race in 1940 but retired with a torn mainsail. Broke moorings in Evans Bay on 21 Jan 1944 and came ashore at Shark Bay. An attempt was made to tow her off, but she was a total loss.
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David Thomas
Argo
Vessel Name
Argo
Builder
Percy Vos
Place built
Auckland
Year lost
1951
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1937. Lost with all hands during the 1951 Wellington-Lyttelton race.
Read article on delivery voyage to Wellington: NZ Yachtsman June 1937
Read article on delivery voyage to Wellington: NZ Yachtsman June 1937
Astral
Vessel Name
Astral
Builder
Cox and Philmer
Place built
Auckland
Owners
T. E. (Bill) Mellor (Wellington, 1937-19??)
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1937. Lost in Cook Straight near Palliser after her crew were taken aboard a passing ship and Astral taken in tow by the ship when she succumbed.
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David Fisher
Atalanta
Vessel Name
Atalanta
Builder
C. & W. Bailey
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1894
Construction
Centreboarder with a lead keel shoe
LOA
40
LWL
27
Beam
9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Wellington Classic Yacht Trust (Wellington, 2013-); Julian Matson (Marlborough and Port Chalmers, ca. 1980-2013); Bob Harris (Wellington, 1974-ca. 1980): Pat Millar (Wellington, 1962 - 1974); Jack Cox (Wellington, 19??-1962); Hugh Askew (Wellington, ca. 1945-1951); Cliff Cunningham (Wellington, ca1937-1944); M. Y. Lamb (Wellington, 1936-??); Basil Tonks and McCrory (Wellington, ??-1931-1936); Fred Hendry (Wellington, ??-1928-??); Hill Brothers (Wellington, 1921-1926-??); Hill and Walker/Adams (Wellington, 1920-??); D. Beaumont, Ralph Aslin, and D. Porter (Wellington, 1913-1920); Messrs Jones and Ingram (Wellington, 19??-1913); W. Hales (Wellington, 1902-1909-??); Otto Schwartz (Wellington, 1897-1902); Winstanley (Wellington, 1895-1897); Charles Canning & Smith (Napier, 1894-1895)
Notes
Donated to WCYT by Julian Matson 2013. Centreboard configuration changed to external lead ballast 1914. Auxilliary (Overlander 4 cyl.) added 1927. Converted to Bermuda rig 1938. Lead external ballast lowered and rig increased 1945. Fred Hendry was VC of RPNYC. Often referred to as "Atlanta".
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Ben Amor's sealed orders
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Atlanta
Vessel Name
Atlanta - see Atalanta
Awakura
Vessel Name
Awakura
LOA
25
Beam
6,6
Class
Motor launch
Notes
For sale in 1910. Moored outside shed 6 Clyde Quay. 6 hp double cylinder empire engine
Bernice
Vessel Name
Bernice
Builder
H. Kerr, Edgar Corbett, George Fisher
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1931/32
Rig
gunter
Owners
H. M. Nicholls (Wellington, 1948)
Notes
12 cwt lead on the keel
Britannia
Vessel Name
Britannia
Owners
Messer Greensill and Perano (Picton, ??-??)
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 13 Sept. 1913
Camma
Vessel Name
Camma
Rig
gaff cutter
Displacement
4 ton
Owners
Batkin and Stock Brothers (Wellington, 188-18??)
Notes
Imported from England to Wellington 1884. Good light weather sailer (second in B class anniversary regatta), but overall unsuccessful and unsuited to local conditions. Sold to a Sydney owner shortly thereafter.
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Evening Post 16 May 1934
Clara
Vessel Name
Clara
LOA
16
Owners
D. Keir (Lower Hutt, ??-1907-1912-??)
Notes
Keir was Commodore and a founder member of the Heretaunga Boating Club. Described as a scow type, ie chined hull, flat run aft
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 20 July 1912
Cloud
Vessel Name
Cloud
Place built
Auckland
LOA
26
Class
Mullet
Owners
Ian Kirk (Wellington, 19??-19??); Harris Bros (Wellington, 19??-19??)
Notes
Ian Kirk replace the centreboard with a deadwood keel after an unspecified "scare" in the Cook Strait (Carter)
Comet
Vessel Name
Comet
Rig
Gaff ketch
Notes
A trading vessel which competed in regattas in the Nelson region during the 1880s-1890s
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Dauntless
Vessel Name
Dauntless
Builder
Jack Chalmers
Designer
Jack Chalmers
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
1894
Class
1/2 rater
Owners
Messrs. Hardy & Co. (Wellington, ??-1912-??); C. Petley (Wellington, ??-1901-??); Jack Chalmers (Wellington, 1894-?)
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Defiance
Vessel Name
Defiance
Year built
ca. 1885
Class
Centreboarder
Notes
Built as a 3rd class yacht.
Diamond
Vessel Name
Diamond
Year lost
1885
Owners
Alfred Urwin, Joseph Kilfoy, Robert Prince and Harry Mason (Wellington 1884-1885); Simpson (Wellington, ??-1884)
Notes
Sanks after being swamped off Oriental Bay or Jerningham in 1885, resulting in the death of Alfred Urwin. Those on board were a syndicate of employees of the NZ Times: Urwin, Joseph Kilfoy, Robert Prince and Harry Mason. The wreck was salvaged several days later. Urwin's body was never found.
Dido
Vessel Name
Dido
Builder
Kirk Brothers
Place built
Courtenay Pace, Wellington
Year built
1885
Construction
kauri carvel
LOA
22
Beam
7
Owners
A. J. Petherick (Wellington, ??) had one share
Notes
Had a 12' bowsprit. Stolen and sailed to Lyttelton 1888.
Doris
Vessel Name
Doris
Place built
Auckland
Class
Mullet
Owners
C. Moore (Wellington, 1914-??)
Notes
Was named Dorothy in Auckland, prior to Moore's purchase, who converted her to a launch.
Dove
Vessel Name
Dove
Owners
R. Day (Wellington, 18??-1885-18??)
Notes
Possibly built in the South Island - known as a large and successful racer in Southern waters. Converted from cutter to steam launch for mail delivery work 1885, and renamed Gannet.
Dream
Vessel Name
Dream
Place built
Auckland
LOA
20
Owners
J. V. Wardrop (Wellington, 1891-??); E. Pollard (Wellington, 18??-1886-1890-1891)
Notes
In Wellington by 1886. Represented Wellington that year in Lyttelton Regatta. Rebuilt by Huffam in Wellington, and renamed Ariel in or before 1893.
Duzzit
Vessel Name
Duzzit
Builder
C. V. (Bill) Wagstaff
Place built
Wellington
Year built
ca. 1914-1918
Class
Motor launch
Owners
C. V. Wagstaff (19??-19??)
Elaine
Vessel Name
Elaine
Place built
Tasmania
Year lost
1901
Construction
Clinker
LOA
40 (see notes)
LWL
28 (see notes)
Beam
7, 6 (see notes)
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
John Coutts (Wellington, 1882-1902); Messrs. McDermott and Tarleton (Wellington, 1882)
Notes
Whaleboat imported 1882. Clinker built, LOA 28'; Beam 6,6, yawl-rigged with two centreboards. Renamed Carina ca. 1888. Significantly rebuilt to Coutts' design by Paul and Roberts at Clyde Quay in 1889 when the keel and forefoot were changed, external ballast and converted to cutter rig; and 1894/5 after running aground hull planking replaced. 1898 topside timbers replaced and was lengthened, new rig, fiddle bow and counter added. Dimensions above are the 1895 version. Broken up 1901. Finished life kauri planked carvel, LOA 40', beam 7,6. Coutts was one of the founders of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Ethel
Vessel Name
Ethel
Builder
Charles Bailey Snr.
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1884
Year lost
1919
LOA
28
Beam
7, 3
Owners
L. Hill (Wellington, 1916-1919); A. L. Firth (Wellington 1916); Bird/Petone syndicate (Wellington 1914-1916); T. & K. Cole (Wellington, 1909-1914); George Williamson Sims (Auckland, ??-1909)
Notes
Converted to a yawl 1909/1910 by T. & K. Cole. Bird was secretary of the Heretaunga Boating Club. Sold in 1916 for lead in keel for war effort. Wrecked at Cape Palliser. Hill, an Australian resident in Wellington, was noted for his solitary nature. He was sailing single-handed and survived the wreck. He rode a coach to Featherston, and walked from there to Wellington.
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Flirt
Vessel Name
Flirt
Builder
Henry Berg
LOA
27
Beam
8,5
Notes
Active Wellington ca.1880s. Sister to Garibaldi
Florence
Vessel Name
Florence
Builder
Henry Berg
Year built
c. 1880
Owners
Kebble (Wellington, 18??-1888-??)
Notes
16 feet added to LOA, 1 ton lead added, and stern rail raised in 1886, After which she became scratch boat with Port Nicholson Yacht CLub. Renamed Mima. Kebble fell overboard while racing and drowned. Broken up 1904.
Galatea
Year built
1910
Vessel Name
Galatea
Construction
Double-planked kauri
Builder
Tom Le Huquet
Beam
8,3
Rig
Gaff cutter
LWL
24
LOA
33
Designer
G. Metcalf
Notes
Keel lengthened in 1916/17, decreasing the rake of the rudder post. Generally felt to be better than Marangi after this was done.
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Place built
Auckland
Photo source
RPNYC collection
Owners
Michael Hollings (Wellington, 2006-); Graeme Kendall (Lyttelton, ca 1972-19??); Dianne and Harvey Goodwin (Nelson ca. 1970-ca. 1972); Jim Phillips (Ngakuta Bay 19??-ca1970); ?? (Lyttelton, 1935-19??); Bert Armstrong (Wellington, 1932-1936); Harold Blick (Wellington, 1927-1932); Ian Tringham (Wellington, 1922-1927); Turnbull (Akaroa, 1920-1922); Messrs Archie Scott and Herbert "Punch" Jordan (Wellington, 1917-1920); L. R. Matthews (Wellington, 1915-1917); H. H. Metcalfe (Auckland, 1910-1915)
Garibaldi
Vessel Name
Garibaldi
Builder
Henry Berg
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1874
Displacement
3 ton
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
J. C. Taylor (Wellington, 18??-1885-18??); Pounceby (Wellington, 1875-18??); George Thomas (Wellington, 18??-1875); Lennox (1870s-?)
Geisha
Vessel Name
Geisha
Place built
Wellington
LOA
14
Beam
6,3
Class
Centrboarder
Owners
Messrs Nixon & Dyson (Wellington, ??-1914-??)
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Girl I Love
Vessel Name
Girl I Love
Owners
George Drury (Wellington, 18??-??)
Notes
Active Wellington ca.1880s. Supposedly inspired by Pet.
Girola
Vessel Name
Girola
Builder
Henry Berg
Year built
c. 1880
Owners
H. Rawson (Wellington, ??-1889-??)
Notes
See Lena
Good Templar
Vessel Name
Good Templar
Place built
Auckland
Year built
ca.1878
Construction
Iron hull
Owners
Mason and Beaumont (Wellington, 1911-??); Messrs Stewart and Co. (Wellington, 1890-??); T. R. H. Taylor (Wellington, 18??); 1888-1890, Orlando Kempthorne (Wellington, 1886-18??); G. Mee, T. Pope, Rawnsley (Wellington, 188?-1885)
Notes
Arrived Wellington Jan 1879 en route to Lyttelton regatta. Sold as Good Templar 1881 in Wellington. Renamed Sappho by 1882. Renamed Alabama 1889. Renamed Weka 1891-1892. Later renamed Templar, then Patronus. Went ashore at Kaiwharawhara 1888. Repairs by Taylor included replacing iron with timber planking. Broken up ca 1915 at Evans Bay.
Greyhound
Vessel Name
Greyhound
Builder
Whitaker
Place built
Wellington
Year built
ca. 1885
LOA
25
Beam
4,9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Messrs Roberts and Sergeant (Wellington, ??-1900-??) ; Messrs Whitaker and Hartley (Wellington, ca. 1885-1888)
Notes
In 1895 RPNYC club census. Disappears from racing records after 1902.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Hope
Vessel Name
Hope
Builder
Miller and Tunnage
Designer
Murray Watt (Philadelphia)
Place built
Port Chalmers
Year built
1938
Construction
NZ kauri
LOA
32
Beam
11
Owners
H. F. Lamb (Wellington, 1946-1948-19??); H. Cotton (Lyttelton, 1938-19??)
Notes
5,6 draught. Norwegian Pilot cutter type. 16HP Lister diesel auxilliary.
Huia
Vessel Name
Huia
Builder
Bentley
LOA
22
Owners
R. Griffiths (Lower Hutt, ca. 1908-??)
Notes
Griffiths was a founder member of the Heretaunga Boating Club. Described as a scow type. ie chined hull and flat run aft. Destroyed by fire 1911.
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 20 July 1912
Hurrica
Vessel Name
Hurrica
Builder
B. Thomas
Year built
1928
LOA
14
Beam
6, 2
Rig
Marconi
Class
Centeboarder
Owners
R. Rolle (Wellington, 19??-19??) ; B. Tonks (Wellington, 1929-19??)
Notes
Renamed Violet in 1929, probably by her second owner R. Rolle. Sail area 179 square feet, Mast height 26 feet. Known for her red sails.
Idle Along
Vessel Name
Idle Along
Builder
Alf Harvey
Designer
Alf Harvey
Place built
Petone, Lower Hutt
LOA
12,8
Beam
6
Displacement
Centreboarder
Class
Idle Along
Notes
Designed in 1927, though not built until 1930, Idle Along was to give the highly successful class its name. The original drawings hang in the Heretaunga Boating Club.
In 1951 A. Fitton drew plans for the Wellington Provincial Yacht and Motor Boating Association. They are held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, a copy may be viewed here.
Spencer's drawings for a plywood version can be viewed here.
Click here to find out more about the class.
In 1951 A. Fitton drew plans for the Wellington Provincial Yacht and Motor Boating Association. They are held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, a copy may be viewed here.
Spencer's drawings for a plywood version can be viewed here.
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Ilex
Vessel Name
Ilex
Builder
Arch Logan
Designer
Logan
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1903
Year lost
1962
LOA
51
Owners
Norman Thomas (Wellington, 19?? - 1946); E. H. Northcroft (Auckland 1927-1932-??); H. R. Bloomfield (Auckland, ??-1927); Stevenson and Ingram (Auckland, 19??-1918-1920-??); Joseph Cochrane Macky (Auckland, 1908-1915); Captain Walter Stanhope (Auckland, 1903-1908)
Notes
In 1911 J. Macky altered her rig from a yawl to a cutter. He raced her successfully on the Waitemata Harbour. E. H. Northcroft changed her back to a yawl rig [when did he own her? she was a yawl in 1919]. Bought by Norman Thomas in 1944, she completed South Island circumnavigation in Feb-Mar 1946. Sailed to Sydney, Australia in Dec 1946 to compete in Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. She was the first NZ-based boat to compete the race. Roydon Thomas, at 13, was the youngest competitor. Delivered to Tongan owners in Oct 1948. Wrecked on Minerva Reef southwest of Tongatapu on 7 July 1962.
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David Thomas
Illinois
Vessel Name
Illinois
Inyoni
Vessel Name
Inyoni
Builder
T. Hodder
Place built
Wellington
Class
Half rater
Owners
Alexander Cowie (Wellington, ??-1907-??)
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 24 June 1916
Iolanthe
Vessel Name
Iolanthe
Builder
Arch Logan
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1903
LOA
29
Owners
C. Allen (Lyttelton, 1933-??); B. F. Roberts and J. Dawson (Wellington, 19??-1933); J. Lang and J. Roberts (Wellington, 1927-19??); C. Lindsay and J. Roberts (Wellington, 19??-1927); William Gower (Wellington, ??-1912-??); Barrett and Kelly (Wellington, 1910-??); H. Bramley (Auckland, 1903-??)
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1910. Moored in Evans Bay during the 1920s. Sold to Lyttelton 1933. Wrecked ca. 1960 in Lyttelton. William Gower was a pharmacist.
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RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Iona
Vessel Name
Iona
Builder
Bringans and Hogg
Designer
Bringans and Hogg
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1892
LOA
18
Beam
5, 11
Owners
Bringans and Hogg (Wellington, 1892-?)
Notes
Draft 1, 11. Built for racing with the Arawa Sailing Club. Mae of white pine (kahikitea). Had bouyancy tanks built in bow and stern.
Iorangi
Vessel Name
Iorangi
Builder
Logan Brothers
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1901
LOA
51, 9
LWL
34
Beam
8, 9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Sandra and John Gorter ; Gary Gwynne (Auckland 1998-) L. D. Nathan (Manuwera, Oct 1937-ca.1957); Captain G. McKenzie, and Messrs McKenzie brothers (Auckland, 1915-19??); T. M. Alexander (Auckland, 1913-1915); D. Wall (Dunedin 1909-1913); E. C. Mills (Wellington, 1908); Alexander Turnbull (Wellington, 1901-1908)
Notes
Converted to bermuda rig late 1940s. Full restoration completed in 2005
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The Rip
Iris
Vessel Name
Iris
Builder
McKeegan Bros. (C & J)
Year built
ca. 1885
Owners
Tom Ryan, Les Sheffield, Carlo Hebbend (Wellington, ??-1902-??); H. S. Lawlor (??-1898-??)
Notes
Built a a second or third class yacht. Renamed Kotuku during the 1890s. By 1914 had been converted to a Launch based in Waitara.
Isca
Vessel Name
Isca
Builder
Kelly Bros.
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1910
Construction
Two skins NZ Kauri
LOA
26-28 (sources vary)
Beam
7, 9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
H. E. Radley (Lyttelton, 1946-??); F. Cook and J. Cox (Wellington, 19??-1946); A. Archer (Wellington, 1938); Phil Sissons (Wellington, 1936,1937); A. Saunders and W. Hooper (Wellington, 1934); J. Helgerson (Wellington, 1915-1930); James and Stanley Kelly (Wellington, 1910-1912-??)
Notes
Adapted design from "The Rudder" (design had a tuck stern, built with a counter). Sold to Lyttelton owner 1946. Mentioned to be moored on Clyde Quay 1915 (wall), and 1937
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Isca
Vessel Name
Isca
Builder
T. R. H. Taylor
Designer
Dixon Kemp
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
1880
LOA
38
Owners
Messrs Osborne and Berry (Wellington, 1891-1898); Mr Jack (Wellington, 1888-1891); Messrs Batkin and Co. (Wellington, 1885-1888); R. J. Scott (Wellington, 1884-1885); A. S. Collins (Nelson, 1880-18??)
Notes
A highly successful racer throughout her career. She beat the crack Logan-built Rona in the Wellington Anniversary Regatta of 1896 by a matter of seconds. This was to be her last race; she was pushed so hard that she was taken directly to Evans Bay slip. There she remained until broken up in 1898. Some of her material went in to the building of Kotiri.
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Janet
Vessel Name
Janet
Builder
Angus Sutherland
Designer
Charles Bailey Jr
Year built
1902
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
R. Oliphant (Dunedin, 1910-19??); Dr. R.H. Makgill (Wellington, 1907-1910); Angus Sutherland (Auckland, 1902-1907)
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Jennie Reid
Vessel Name
Jennie Reid
Owners
J. Black (Wellington, ??-1897-??)
Notes
In 1895 RPNYC club census.
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 18 Dec. 1915
Jessie Logan
Vessel Name
Jessie Logan
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Designer
Robert Logan Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1880
Construction
Double-planked kauri (now quadruple-planked)
LOA
28, 6
LWL
25, 3
Beam
8, 6
Rig
Gaff cutter
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Harold Kidd and others (Auckland, 1988-); Various owners (Nelson, 1892-1988); Moore Bros. (Nelson, ca.1895-1905); Scaife, Rogers and Elliott (Nelson, 1892-ca1985); A. L. Williams and Arthur Dixon (Wellington, 1889-18??); Walter Jones (Auckland 188?-1889); Harry Wilson and John Wiseman (Auckland, 188?-188?); James Ansenne (188?); Robert Logan Sr (Auckland, 1880-18??)
Notes
Converted to a motor launch some time after 1905, and subsequently used as a work boat in the Northern waters of the South Island. Two extra layers of planking added in Kidd restoration.
Karaka
Vessel Name
Karaka
Owners
Messrs Garrard & Co. (Wellington, 1913=?); C. V. Fordham (Wellington, 1910?-1911); Silver (Wellington, 1???-1904-1910?)
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 10 Dec. 1909
Kestrel
Vessel Name
Kestrel
Builder
Logan
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1894
LOA
38
Beam
9, 5
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
O. Dykes (Wellington, 1933-19??) ; J. Ayling (Auckland, 19??-1933) ; Jeffreys Bros. (Auckland, 1894-????)
Notes
Draft 5, 9.
Photo source
Evening Post 03 August 1933
Kiatere
Vessel Name
Kiatere
Builder
Lidgard Bros.
Designer
Lidgard Bros.
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1936
Construction
NZ Kauri carvel
LOA
28
LWL
25
Beam
8,6
Rig
Gaff sloop
Owners
Harris Bros. (Wellington, 1936-19??)
Notes
Built to order for Wellington clients. After being sailed in Wellington for a season, moored in Porirua harbour.
Kotiri
Vessel Name
Kotiri
Builder
F. W. Petherick and A. Petherick
Designer
F. W. Petherick
Place built
Berhampore, Wellington
Year built
1898
Construction
Double-planked NZ Kauri, deadwood, stem and stern NZ Rata
LOA
33, 9
LWL
22
Beam
8, 6 3/4
Rig
Gaff cutter
Displacement
2 3/4 tons
Class
2 1/2 rater; or 30 linear rater
Owners
Jack Barker (Wellington, 1948-1954-??); C. (or F. or L.) Thompson (Wellington, 1946-48); McIntosh & Broberg (Wellington, ??-1938/39-1946); F. W. Petherick, A. Petherick, R. W. Avery, T. Ballinger, A. G. Ballinger (Wellington, 1898-??)
Notes
Considered sister to Mawhiti, though there were differences in hull form. Painted black. Rigged as a yawl at times. When first built, she carried Isca's old mainsail, and perhaps her lead. Deck hardware was fashioned from Tasmanian Blackwood. Barker converted her to Bermudan cutter and built a raised cabin.
View sail plan drawn in 1946 for conversion to bermudan rig here
From and email from James Cairns, Jocelyn's husband:
Information received from my Grandfather R. W. Avery (One of the original builders of Kotiri). The Hull was built on a cradle beside my Grandmothers house in upper Berhampore. The hull was then transported down the Berhampore street to the Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Once finished to being ready to be launched for the first time, the brothers and all who spent time in the building of Kotiri were elated to see her finally in the Wellington harbour to sail for days at a time to be sure everything was shipshape.
Many months after the initial launch, my grandfather then gave my Grandmother Kotiri as a belated Wedding present. She thought this was crazy as she knew nothing about sailing so the brothers decided to take her for a sail. She was delighted but was keen to set foot on land again.
This is a little more of the life of Kotiri, I am not sure if she still sails in the New Zealand waters, but whether it is true or not I heard she was bought by an American some time ago.
Regards Jocelyn, Grand daughter of the late R. W Avery.
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View sail plan drawn in 1946 for conversion to bermudan rig here
From and email from James Cairns, Jocelyn's husband:
Information received from my Grandfather R. W. Avery (One of the original builders of Kotiri). The Hull was built on a cradle beside my Grandmothers house in upper Berhampore. The hull was then transported down the Berhampore street to the Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Once finished to being ready to be launched for the first time, the brothers and all who spent time in the building of Kotiri were elated to see her finally in the Wellington harbour to sail for days at a time to be sure everything was shipshape.
Many months after the initial launch, my grandfather then gave my Grandmother Kotiri as a belated Wedding present. She thought this was crazy as she knew nothing about sailing so the brothers decided to take her for a sail. She was delighted but was keen to set foot on land again.
This is a little more of the life of Kotiri, I am not sure if she still sails in the New Zealand waters, but whether it is true or not I heard she was bought by an American some time ago.
Regards Jocelyn, Grand daughter of the late R. W Avery.
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The Rip
Kotiri
Vessel Name
Kotiri
Builder
Logan
Place built
Auckland
Owners
J. E. L. Cull (Wellington, 19??-19??)
Notes
When in Wellington she was known as Kotiri II so as not to confuse her with the Petherick-built vessel of the same name.
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NZ Yachtsman, 29 July 1916
Kotuku
Vessel Name
Kotuku
Designer
Dixon Kemp
Class
Flattie
Notes
First sailed at Lake Horowhenua with the Levin Club (defunct by 1926), then moved to Paremata in 1926 where she was rerigged as a sloop and raced by F. W. France and W. Ginders.
Lady Edna
Vessel Name
Lady Edna - see Te Hongi
Lena
Vessel Name
Lena
Builder
Henry Berg
Year built
ca. 1880
Owners
Herbert Rawson (Wellington, 1884-18??)
Notes
Considered a cruising yacht and very comfortably fitted out in in 1885. Renamed Girola before 1885. Completely replanked and spars replaced 1885. When more work was done on the stem and keel in 1886 it was noted that there is little of the original boat left.
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NZ Yachtsman 15 May 1915
Leonora
Vessel Name
Leonora
Builder
W. Sharp
Place built
Island Bay, Wellington
Construction
NZ Kauri
LOA
22
LWL
19,6
Beam
7,6
Rig
Sloop
Owners
Drs R. and K. Elliott (Wellington, 19//-19??); W. Sharp (Wellington, 1936)
Notes
3,6 draught. Sharp owned her only one year.
Liberty
Vessel Name
Liberty
Builder
Jack Chalmers
Designer
Jack Chalmers
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
1897
LOA
40
Notes
Scow type with flat bottom and V-section. Internal water ballast. Not successful.
Lily
Vessel Name
Lily
Owners
J. Pearce, H. and W. Tripe, Gallie, Hutchinson (Wellington, 1885-??) A. Biss (Wellington, 18??-1885)
Notes
Active Wellington 1885
Lizzie
Vessel Name
Lizzie
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1909
Construction
Carvel kauri on birch
LOA
22'
LWL
19'
Beam
7' 6"
Rig
Gaff sloop
Displacement
1000 kg
Owners
Wellington Classic Yacht Trust (2010- ); Graeme and Annette Robertson (Lyttelton, 1977-1986, Auckland, 1986-19??); Bernie Wilson (Lyttelton, 1975-1977); Richard Johnstone (Lyttelton, 1968-1975); Owen Tracy Gough (Lyttelton, 1968); Harry Collett (Lyttelton, 1949-19??); Cliff Heron (Lyttelton, 1937-1949) V. J. M. Boulton (Wellington, 1927-??); R. L. Button and W. W. Waddilove (Wellington, ca 1922-1927); Ian Tringham (Wellington, 1920-ca 1922); Charlie Neal (Wellington, 1912-1920); C J Ward (Wellington, 1909-1912)
Notes
Built for C J Ward of Wellington. Topsides raised 18" by Cliff Heron in 1937/8. Restored to original configuration by the Wellington Classic Yacht Trust 2010-2012.
Photos: Ward family collection
Photos: Known as Linnet
Photos: Tringham family collection
Lines drawn by Robin Aitken
Bruce Askew's initial restoration report
Articles:
An article by Gavin Pascoe
The first article below is contemporary and factual. The second article makes a lot of erroneous assumptions about her early years.
NZ Yachtsman 02 Nov. 1912
Traditional boats June 1987
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Photos: Ward family collection
Photos: Known as Linnet
Photos: Tringham family collection
Lines drawn by Robin Aitken
Bruce Askew's initial restoration report
Articles:
An article by Gavin Pascoe
The first article below is contemporary and factual. The second article makes a lot of erroneous assumptions about her early years.
NZ Yachtsman 02 Nov. 1912
Traditional boats June 1987
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NZ Yachtsman 02 November 1912
Luna
Vessel Name
Luna
Builder
Ralph Millman
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1898
LOA
20
LWL
13
Beam
7, 6
Owners
Scow type.
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.
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Harold Kidd
Mahaki
Vessel Name
Mahaki
Builder
J. T. Pratt
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1897
Year lost
1917
Owners
Birch (Bush?) and Elliott (Wellington, ca. 1907-??); Ernie J. Jamieson and syndicate (Wellington, ca1905-ca.1908?); Anderson & co (Wellington, ca. 1902-??); Wiggins and Hannah (Wellington, ca1899-??); E. Pratt (Wellington, ??-1898-??)
Notes
Appears to have been in a syndicate for much of her life, so parsing out owners is difficult. Jamieson syndicate included Lionel B. Rogers and J. F. Harrison ca 1909. Broken up 1917.
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RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Mahau
Vessel Name
Mahau
Place built
Petone
Year built
1910
LOA
14
Beam
6, 8
Notes
160 square feet sail area
Mahina
Beam
6, 6
Year built
1890/91
LWL
26
LOA
36
Builder
Charles Bailey Sr
Vessel Name
Mahina
Owners
Rolf Nowak (NZ/Canada?, 1964-??); Capt. W. R. Fell (Wellington, 1961-1962); Leslie J. Ibbotson (Wellington, 1929-1937-??); A. J. Ibbotson & sons (Wellington, 1919-1929); William and Penwill Moore (Wellington, 1909-ca. 1919); Dr Fell (Wellington, ca.1896-1909) ; Messrs Richmond (Wellington, 1892-??); J. R. Gibbons, Herbert G. Smith, William McCallum, Charles Archibald (Wellington, 1891 - ca.1896)
Notes
Built for a Wellington syndicate. Dr Fell painted her dark green or black. Auxilliary installed 1911. Renamed Romp 1919. Painted white and skylight added 1910. Moored at Te Aro until 1919, when she was moved to Evans Bay.
Rolf Nowak (a German) and Don Reece (a Canadian) departed Whangarei with the intent to sail to Vancouver, incorporating a Pacific cruise in 1964.
"Half a century on the Bay" and "Evans Bay Yachtsman" give dimensions: LOA 29, Beam 6,8 Draft 6 Tonnage 6.5
Displacement
5 tons
Place built
Auckland
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Maia
Vessel Name
Maia
Builder
Charles Bailey Sr.
Place built
Auckland
Construction
Diagonal cedar
LOA
30
Owners
S. J. Macalister (Blenheim, 1892-??); McCurdy and Archibald (Wellington, ??-1892); Kelly (Welllington, 18??-1888); Butler (Wellington, 188-??)
Notes
half decker, ram-bow.
Makora
Vessel Name
Makora
Builder
Charles Bailey Jr.
Place built
Auckland
LOA
35
Beam
10
Owners
L. V. Martin (Wellington, 1938-??)
Notes
Draft 4'. John Wray acted as navigator for her delivery trip from Auckland.
Malua
Vessel Name
Malua
Place built
Auckland
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Dr. R. W. Mackgill (Wellington, 19??-1905-19??) ; Fletcher Bros (Wellington, 1907--1909); A. G. Burns (Wellington, 19??-1907)
Notes
In Wellington from 1909. Painted green 1909.
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NZ Yachtsman 16 Aug. 1909
Mana
Vessel Name
Mana
Builder
Colin Wild
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1924
LOA
29,6
LWL
20
Beam
7,6
Rig
Bermuda sloop
Owners
White (??, 19??-19??-198-19??); J. E. Cull (Wellington, 1924-19??)
Notes
Draft 4,6. Adapted from a competition prize-winning design in the "English Yachting Monthly". Sailed by Cull to Lyttelton where she stayed in his ownership for some time. Said to have influenced the design of Ngataringa (Carter).
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Little Ships 3rd edition
Mandalay
Vessel Name
Mandalay
Builder
George Andrews
Place built
Lyttelton
LOA
42
Rig
Ketch
Owners
W. A. Wilkinson (Auckland, 1946-??)
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1938.
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
Maputu
Vessel Name
Maputu
Builder
Stallard brothers
Place built
Levin
Year built
1935/6
Year lost
1935/6
Owners
Stallard brothers (Levin, 1936)
Notes
Wrecked at Cape Pallliser on maiden voyage. The builders built Maputu II and launched her 2 years later
Maputu II
Vessel Name
Maputu II
Builder
Stallard brothers
Place built
Levin
Year built
1938
LOA
32
Rig
Schooner
Owners
Stallard Brothers (Levin, 1938-??)
Notes
View lines reproduced in Evans Bay Yachtsman, October 1936
Marangi
Vessel Name
Marangi
Builder
Thomas Le Huquet
Designer
Thomas Le Huquet
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1910
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
LOA
38
LWL
28
Beam
9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Carl Jackson (Wellington 1993-); Charlie Mountford (Wellington 19??-1993); Brian Waldron (Auckland 1964); Bill and Ivy Sutherland (Auckland 1941-ca1964); Percy Thode (Auckland 1937-1941); P. Scott Ramsay (Auckland, 1937); Tracy Gough (Lyttleton, 1931-19??); P. Scott Ramsay (Wellington 1929-??); Geoff R. Curtis (19??-33-??); ; (Berkeley Clarke Wellington 1919-?); Edward (Ted) Le Huquet (Auckland 1910-1919)
Notes
Built by Thomas Le Huquet for his son Edward. Spent time in Lyttleton after leaving Wellington the first time. Converted to bermuda cutter rig at some stage (1950s?). Had extensive restoration and rebuild 1990s.
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Little Ships 3rd ed
Maranui
Vessel Name
Maranui
Builder
G. Coleman; F. Coleman; J. Scarrott
Designer
Archie Scott
Place built
Lyall Bay, Wellington
Year built
1936
Construction
NZ Kauri on Southland beech
LOA
25
LWL
21,6
Beam
8
Rig
Bermuda sloop
Owners
Coleman and Scarrott (Wellington,1935- 1948-??)
Notes
Draft 4,10, 1 1/2 tons lead ballast on keel. . Adaption of an English 18-footer. Built with a raised deck. Designed to be a cruiser, proved very successful in B class racing.
View Lines as reproduced in the Evans Bay Yachtsman, October 1935
View Lines as reproduced in the Evans Bay Yachtsman, October 1935
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The Rip
Mariri
Vessel Name
Mariri
Builder
Ernie Hargreaves (Wellington)
Designer
Archie Scott (Wellington)
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1946
Construction
NZ kauri on Jarrah
LOA
24
LWL
20,1
Beam
7,6
Displacement
3.12 tons
Owners
Ernie Hargreaves (Wellington, 1946-19??)
Notes
4,6 draught. Kauri decks. Designed in 1938 but construction not done until 1946.
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View Lines
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Maritana
Vessel Name
Maritana
Builder
Carr and Sons
Place built
Auckland
Year lost
1939
Owners
Dr. C. Y. Fell (Nelson, 1902-ca. 1915); George Mee and syndicate (Wellington, 1891) William Vereker Bindon (Auckland, ??-1891)
Notes
Alternative spelling Maratana. Arrived Wellington from Auckland early 1891. Internal cement and iron ballast removed and replaced with external lead ballast 1891 in Wellington. Converted to a launch ca 1918. Lost at Chatham Islands
Read contemporary accounts and stories
Read contemporary accounts and stories
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RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Maroro
Vessel Name
Maroro
Builder
Jack Highet
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1897
LOA
18, 6
Owners
Jack Highet (Wellington, 1897-??
Notes
"Scow" type, raced against the 1/2 raters.
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Mary
Vessel Name
Mary
Builder
Morgan and Olssen
Place built
Picton
Year built
1937
LOA
18, 11
LWL
16, 6
Beam
6, 6
Rig
Bermuda sloop
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
M. O. Barnett (1937-??)
Notes
Built to American plans. 26 ft mast quickly reduced to 22 ft. Mahogany planking, Douglas fir deck. Fittings Chrome plated brass. First yacht built by this partnership.
Article: NZ Yachtsman Sept. 1937
Article: NZ Yachtsman Sept. 1937
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NZ Yachtsman, Sept 1937
Matangi
Vessel Name
Matangi
Place built
Auckland
Owners
John Fuller Jr and H. E. White (Wellington, 1912-??)
Mawhiti
Vessel Name
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
Read log of a cruise made in 1901-2
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Malcolm Moore
May
Vessel Name
May
Builder
Paul and Roberts
Place built
Wellington, Clyde Quay
Year built
1890
Year lost
1918
Construction
2 horizontal skins (bread and butter) NZ kauri, Rata timbers, Red Pine keel
LOA
21,10
Beam
5,3
Owners
Durrant family (Wellington, 1???-1918); Tattle (Wellington, 1909 - ??) ; Smith and Nathan (Wellington, ??-1909); E. Bucholz (Wellington, ??-1904-19??) ; H. Chisolm (??) ; C. Dempsey (Wellington, 1895-??) ; J. G. Holdsworth (Wellington, 1890-1895)
Notes
Built to a design named Owaissa from Dixon Kemp's Yachting Manual 6th ed. Loosed mooring in Evans Bay 1918, ran aground and sunk. Refloated several weeks later and broken up.
View Owaissa's lines and sail plan published in the Sydney Mail 03 Jan. 1885
View Owaissa's lines and sail plan published in the Sydney Mail 03 Jan. 1885
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NZ Yachtsman 18 Sept. 1915
Medina
Vessel Name
Medina
Builder
Percy Vos
Designer
Bert Woollacott
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1932
Construction
NZ kauri carvel
LOA
34
LWL
28,1
Beam
9,6
Displacement
8 tonnes
Class
keeler
Owners
Mike Joy (2006 -) ; Alan and Ngareta Inglis (Lyttelton, 1975-1995) ; Snow Oliver (Wellington, 1965-1975) ; ?? (Nelson, 195?-1965) ; Mackey family (Auckland, 1936-19?) ; Bert Woollacott (Auckland, 1930-1936)
Notes
Draft 5'.
Medina was a Wellington boat for a while she was owned by the legendary Snow Oliver for many years. In the early 1970s he raced her to Noumea, three days out they hit a whale on the way limped in and made repairs I still can see today. I spoke to Snow a few years ago and heard the whole story, basically they were enjoying some fast downwind sailing and all four crew were in the cockpit watching two whales surfing waves behind them, then the helmsman yelled a warning a third whale had come to join the other two and Medina struck it full on. They began taking water and were ripping up floorboards up forward till eventually they found that the planking had sprung from the stern. They wrapped a sail around the stern and continued to Noumea. Previous owners included the Dymock family in Nelson (they owned the Logan Rainbow at the same time) she went to Christchurch approx 1975 - 95 in Christchurch, owned by Alan and Ngareta Inglis. I bought Medina in Nelson in 2006, she spent around 20 years 1975 – 95 in Lyttleton, 1965 ish to 75 in Wellington, the 50s/60s in Nelson, there is a gap back between that and the Mackey’s owned her from 1936 - 40s in Auckland they bought her off Bert Woollacott (they are the family who started up the Southern Cross hospitals) (they also owned Ilex).
Medina was a Wellington boat for a while she was owned by the legendary Snow Oliver for many years. In the early 1970s he raced her to Noumea, three days out they hit a whale on the way limped in and made repairs I still can see today. I spoke to Snow a few years ago and heard the whole story, basically they were enjoying some fast downwind sailing and all four crew were in the cockpit watching two whales surfing waves behind them, then the helmsman yelled a warning a third whale had come to join the other two and Medina struck it full on. They began taking water and were ripping up floorboards up forward till eventually they found that the planking had sprung from the stern. They wrapped a sail around the stern and continued to Noumea. Previous owners included the Dymock family in Nelson (they owned the Logan Rainbow at the same time) she went to Christchurch approx 1975 - 95 in Christchurch, owned by Alan and Ngareta Inglis. I bought Medina in Nelson in 2006, she spent around 20 years 1975 – 95 in Lyttleton, 1965 ish to 75 in Wellington, the 50s/60s in Nelson, there is a gap back between that and the Mackey’s owned her from 1936 - 40s in Auckland they bought her off Bert Woollacott (they are the family who started up the Southern Cross hospitals) (they also owned Ilex).
Photo source
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Mima - See Florence
Vessel Name
Mima - See Florence
Minnehaha
Vessel Name
Minniehaha
Place built
Nelson
Year built
1870
LOA
25
Beam
8,6
Owners
A. Grigg (Wellington, 18??-1885-18??); Cross (Nelson or Wellington, 1870-??)
Notes
Keel length 22'. Broken up 1886, some material went into one of Henry Berg's builds
Miru
Vessel Name
Miru
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Designer
William Fife
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1894/5
Construction
two skins carvel
LOA
25
LWL
16
Beam
5, 6
Rig
Lug sloop
Class
1/2 Rater
Owners
Alan Bailey (Wellington, 1931-??); M. Hall (Wellington, 1929-19??) ; R. Prince (Wellington, 1926-1929); Mr "Jock" Breen (Wellington, ??-1924-1926); E. Hannan (Wellington, ??-1915-??) Alexander Turnbull, Wellington (1895-?)
Notes
Designed by W. Fife. Fin and bulb keel. Renamed "Essex" 1911-1913 ; Renamed "May" 1915-before 1924. Sister to Ruru. Converted to keeler ca 1912.
View contemporary article on her construction
Construction plan (copyright Fairlie yachts)
Sail plan (copyright Fairlie yachts)
View contemporary article on her construction
Construction plan (copyright Fairlie yachts)
Sail plan (copyright Fairlie yachts)
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Muritai
Vessel Name
Muritai - see Rogue
Nan
Vessel Name
Nan
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Designer
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1910
LOA
14
Class
Centreboarder
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Nancy Stair
Vessel Name
Nancy Stair
Place built
Auckland
LOA
30
Beam
7, 6
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
E. Sexton and Munt (Wellington, ??-1922-1925*??); H. Barnes and K. Mitchell (Wellington, 1915-1916-??); H. Barnes & K. Mitchell (Wellington, 1915-??); Kupli Bros. (Wellington, 1909-1915); F. Davies (Wellington, ??-1907-1908)
Notes
Active in Wellington 1907-27. Poneke renamed Nancy Stair. Usually black, painted white with green stripe 1909. Painted black 1915. Lead keel removed for war effort and replaced with concrete. Lead put back on 1921. Sank at her moorings in Evans Bay after Shamrock drifted on to her. Repaired and put up for sale. Additional lead added 1926.
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RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Nanette
Vessel Name
Nanette
Builder
Bailey and Lowe
Designer
Guy Hoggard
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1912
LOA
30
Rig
Gaff yawl
Owners
Maddever family (1982-current); Jack (Ripper) Maddever (Wellington, 1945-1982);Geoff Inns and Jack Maddever (Wellington, 1930-1945); Syndicate (Wellington, 1928-1930); R. Wakelin and F. B. Anyon (Wellington 1926-1928); W. H Evatt and A. Holmes (Wellington, 1912-1925/6)
Notes
William Perry Shorland was a member of the ownership syndicate ca 1928-1930. Geoff Inns was killed in action during WWII
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RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Nanonya
Vessel Name
Nanonya
Builder
Arthur Holmes
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1907
LOA
22
Owners
Arthur Holmes (Wellington, 1907-1911)
Notes
Sold to a Lyttelton owner 1911
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Naomi
Vessel Name
Naomi
Nautilus
Vessel Name
Nautilus
Owners
Mellor (Wellington, 1920s)
Notes
Moored in Evans Bay during the 1920s.
Photo source
Half a century on the Bay
Nereides
Vessel Name
Nereides
Builder
Joe Jukes
Designer
Joe Jukes
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1926
Construction
2 layer NZ kauri planking
LOA
40
Beam
9,9
Rig
Ketch
Class
Motor launch
Owners
Mark Lever (Auckland, 20??-2017-??); Steve Hale (Auckland, 2003-); William McKeig (Wellington, 19??-2003); Mr Cooze (Wellington 19??-??); L. V. Martin (Wellington 1957-1962); C. H. Mitchell (Wellington, 19??-1934-1946); Harold Barrett (Wellington 19??-??); Arthur Holmes (Wellington, 1926-19??)
Notes
Sister to Vagabond. Participated in rescue of survivors of the 1968 Wahine disaster in Wellington. Wheelhouse changed by Bruce Askew ca. 1980.
Photo source
Gavin Pascoe
Ngaira
Vessel Name
Ngaira
Builder
Charles Bailey Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1889
LOA
48
LWL
35
Beam
7,6
Rig
Gaff yawl
Owners
Lancaster and Hutchings (Wellington, ??-1912); Hamer (majority share Wellington, 1909 - ??); J. H. H. Jack (Wellington, 1895/6-1907) ; Dr Humphrey Haines (Auckland, 1889-1895)
Notes
Draft 8". Eight tons, rated 9. Under Jack's ownership was painted black and had dipping lug mizzen. Painted white from 1910. put ashore 1912 for breaking up, still lying there in 1915.
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Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Nikau
Vessel Name
Nikau
Builder
C. Nelson
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1907
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Nigel Blair (Wellington, 1912-1916); J. Kelly (Wellington, 19??-1910-??)
Notes
Converted to keel yacht 1910, and cabin added. Blair kept her at family moorings at Karaka Bay.
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Niwaru
Vessel Name
Niwaru
Class
Launch
Notes
Active Wellington, damaged at Pt. Halswell and repaired by Bringans 1909
Nomad
Vessel Name
Nomad
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1914
Construction
2-skin diagonal
LOA
22,6
Beam
11,6
Class
Catboat centreboarder
Owners
E. W. Barnard (Wellington, 1947); W. Taylor (Petone, Lower Hutt, 1914-??)
Notes
Converted to yawl in 1929. Centreboard replaced by deadwood keel 1947, and changed to gaff rigged sloop.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Nothing
Vessel Name
Nothing
LOA
18'
Owners
Udy (Wellington, 19??-1935-??)
Notes
Renamed Wonga ca. 1935. An Evans Bay Boat.
Novice
Vessel Name
Novice
Builder
Carrick
Year built
1899
Year lost
1904
LOA
28
Beam
6,6
Notes
Sank in Kau Bay after a collision with Iris. Carter notes she had an 8' bowsprit.
Onepua
Vessel Name
Onepua
Place built
Wellington?
Year built
1896
LOA
25
Owners
J. S. Nixon (Wellington, 1896-??)
Oyster
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Classic Yacht Association of NZ
Owners
Gavin Pascoe and Keryn Lavery (Wellington 2021-); Mike Roussow (Lyttleton 1999-); Dick Young (1977); Dennis Win (Marlborough 1955- ??); R. G. Millman (Wellington 1937-?); Gilbert Beckett (Wellington ??-??); Gray Young (Wellington, ??-??); Nigel Blair (Wellington, 1924-19??); J. Glasgow (Nelson, 1902-1924)
Designer
George Holmes (modified)
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1902
Rig
Gaff yawl cutter
LOA
31, 6
Displacement
Centreboarder
Beam
9
Notes
Adaption of a competition prize-winner George Holmes design as published in the "English Yachtsman" in 1899. Converted to keeler by R. G. Millman ca. 1937. At some stage renamed Ariki. Rebuilt 1957, and renamed Oyster. Returned to gaff rig 1977.
The lines reproduced here were drawn by Ralph Millman when he converted her from a centreboarder to keeler in 1937. Both configurations are drawn. View lines
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The lines reproduced here were drawn by Ralph Millman when he converted her from a centreboarder to keeler in 1937. Both configurations are drawn. View lines
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Builder
Charles Bailey Jr
Vessel Name
Oyster
Pastime
Vessel Name
Pastime
Builder
Malcolm Miller
Place built
Corsair Bay, Lyttelton
Year built
1886
LOA
39
Beam
5, 6
Notes
Built with a stright stem, Clipper bow added in1888. Based in Lyttleton for most of her career, she made regular trips to Wellington to compete in regattas until the 1930s.
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Little Ships of NZ
Pet
Vessel Name
Pet
Builder
Charles Bailey Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1877
LOA
25
Rig
Gaff cutter
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
J. R. Gibbons and H. Smith (Wellington, 18?-1891-??); McLean Bros (Wellington, 1886-1888-18??); A. J. Dixon (Wellington, 18??-1885); Charles Hill (Auckland, 1877-??)
Notes
Hill brought her to Wellington to race in 1878. Counter added ca. 1880. By 1888 had external lead ballast.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Petrel
Vessel Name
Petrel
Builder
Logan
Place built
Auckland
Owners
Lambert and McKeegan (Wellington, 1907-1909-??)
Notes
Brought to Wellington from Nelson 1907
Petrel
Vessel Name
Petrel
Owners
Holiday (Wellington, 18??-1886-18??)
Notes
Holiday was harbourmaster in 1886
Psyche
Vessel Name
Psyche
Builder
Picton, E. R. Lane
Place built
Picton
Rig
Gaff Ketch
Owners
White (Sydney, 1926-??); G. H. Jackson (Wellington 19??-1919-1926)
Notes
Sailed to Sydney in 1926 and sold. The plan in Sydney was to raise her decks and convert to a schooner rig. G. H. Jackson was the first commodore of the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boating Club.
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Little Ships 3rd ed
Queen Charlotte
Vessel Name
Queen Charlotte
Builder
E. R. Lane
Designer
J. Murray Watts
Place built
Picton
Year built
1926
LOA
47
Rig
Gaff schooner
Owners
Graeme and Annette Robertson (Auckland, ca 1987-??); W. A. Wilkinson (Auckland, 1948-??); H. Barret and R. Bloxham (Wellington, 19??-1948); Hugh Herd and Syndicate (Wellington, 1946-??); G. F. Bothamley and A. F. Watchlin (Wellington 1934-1946); Norman Parker (Blenheim, 1926-1934)
Notes
Rigged with a squaresail at foremast under Bothamley's ownership. Moved to Auckland 1949[?]. Lost without trace in March 1997 when hit by cyclone Gavin in Coral Sea en route to compete in Tall Ships race from Hong Kong to Osaka Japan skippered by Bob Cornell.
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NZ Yachtsman, Oct 1937
Queenie
Vessel Name
Queenie
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1910
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Easton (Wellington, 1910-??)
Notes
Double ender
Rainbow
Vessel Name
Rainbow
Builder
Logan Brothers
Designer
Logan Brothers
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1898
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
LOA
50, 10
LWL
34, 6
Beam
8, 9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Class
36 Linear rater
Owners
David Glen and partners (Auckland, 2005-); Les Dimock (Wellington, 1960-2005), Leo Bouzaid (Auckland, 1949-1960); Joe Patrick and Frank Cloke (Auckland, 1937-49); Arch Buchanan (Auckland, 1910-1937); E. C. E. Mills (Wellington, 1900-??); A. T. Pittar (Auckland, 1898-1900)
Photo source
www.rainbow1898.co.nz
Raukawa
Vessel Name
Raukawa
Builder
J. B. L. Jukes
Designer
L. H. Coolidge (Seattle, U.S.)
Place built
Balaena Bay, Wellington
Year built
1936
Construction
triple-planked NZ kauri on Tallow wood keel and rata floors
LOA
40
LWL
34
Beam
11
Rig
Bermuda ketch
Owners
C. A. Livingstone (Wellington 1936-1948-19??)
Notes
Draft 6. Began life with a gaff mainsail. Had a 3 cylinder Ailsa-Craig auxilliary. Designed specifically for C. A. Livingstone. Came second in the 1940 Wellington - Lyttelton race
Photo source
Atkinson collection
Rawene
Vessel Name
Rawene
Builder
R. G. Millman
Place built
Roseneath, Wellington
Year built
1909
Year lost
23 January 1948
LOA
22
Beam
7
Rig
Gaff yawl
Owners
Brian Barnett (Wellington, ??-1948); Hedges (Wellington, 1939-??):Charles Lindsay (Wellington, 1936/7-38-??); Rawene syndicate (Wellington, 19??-1931-1936/7); Nigel Blair (Wellington, 1916-1928); Kiernan (Wellington, ??-1911-1916); Smith and Nathan (Wellington, 1909-??); R. G. Millman (1909)
Notes
Converted to cutter rig 1913. Abandoned and left to founder after losing sails and boom during a gale off Terawhiti. Crew of three safely recovered by the Matangi.
Nigel Blair hared ownership at various times with his father David K Blair, and Bob Murie.
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Nigel Blair hared ownership at various times with his father David K Blair, and Bob Murie.
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Terry Ward
Red Jacket
Vessel Name
Red Jacket
Builder
Day Bros.
Place built
Christchurch
Year built
1879
Rig
Gaff cutter
Displacement
Centreboarder
Owners
Bob Stead (Wellington, 18??); Messrs Frederick Gannaway, Will Renner and Martin (Wellington, ??-1880-??)
Notes
Red Jacket is a tobacco brand.
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Sailors of 41 degrees South
Redwing
Vessel Name
Redwing
Builder
Harry Highet
Designer
Harry Highet
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1909
LOA
14
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Hamill Bros. (Wellington, ??-1911); Harry Highet (Wellington, 1909-??)
Notes
Raced with the Te Aro Sailing Club
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NZ Yachtsman 17 Dec. 1909
Restless
Vessel Name
Restless
Builder
Tercel Bros.
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1920
LOA
40
Rig
Cutter
Owners
J. McLean (Wellington, 1925-32 and Whangaroa, 1932-??); Tercel Bros. (Auckland 1920-??)
Notes
Based on John Alden's Discovery design. Built for offshore passage capability. Arrived Wellington 1925. Launched as a cutter, but was rigged as a yawl at least during passage Wellington to Auckland in 1932. On board were J. McLean, Miles Hamill, Herbert Smith and Robert Prince. A cruise to Fiji had been planned, but McLean took ill and the boat was latterly kept at Whangaroa.
Reverie
Vessel Name
Reverie
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Designer
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
1911/1912
Construction
Carvel kauri on birch frames
LOA
22
LWL
18, 6
Beam
6, 3
Rig
Gaff sloop
Owners
Dr. Chesson (Wellington and Lyttelton, 1912-1916-19??); Dr. R.H. Makgill (Wellington, 1911/12-19??)
Notes
Described as a miniature Wylo. Had a combination of external (one ton) and internal ballast. Draft of 4 feet. Designed primarily for cruising, had accommodation for three adults. Still sailing in 1938. Chesson took her to Lyttelton in 1914.
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 29 July 1916
Rewa
Vessel Name
Rewa
Owners
F. J. Halse (Wellington/Lower Hutt) ??-??
Notes
Halse was an amateur photographer who had material published in the NZ Yachtsman
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Rewi
Vessel Name
Rewi
Builder
Jack Highet
Designer
Jack Highet
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1894
LOA
14'
Class
Centreboarder
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NZ Yachtsman 07 Aug. 1915
Ripple
Vessel Name
Ripple
Owners
R. Sinnet & Co. (Wellington, ??-1898-??)
Notes
In 1895 RPNYC club census. Half-decked clinker. Had a clipper bow.
Riwaka
Vessel Name
Riwaka
Class
Launch
Notes
Active as an escort for various club social occasions 1909/1910
Rogue
Vessel Name
Rogue
Builder
Charles Bailey Jr
Designer
Charles Bailey Jr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1892
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
LOA
32
LWL
26
Beam
6, 8
Rig
Gaff cutter
Class
2 1/2 rater
Owners
Pheroze Jagose (Wellington, 2007-); Sean Burns (Wellington, 2006/7); Shaw and Goldsworthy (Wellington, 1935-??); Bob Stagg and? (Wellington, ??1935); Max Talbot (Wellington, 1929-19??) ; (Captain R. D. Cooper (Nelson and Wellington, 19??-1928/9); R. Millman (Wellington, ca1920-??); Messrs. Forbes and G. F. Bothamley (Wellington, 1910-ca. 1914/1915); H. Gray Young (Wellington, 19??-1910); R. C. Renner (Wellington, 1900-1910); W. A. Wilkinson (Auckland, ca.1895-1900); Fred Russell (Auckland, 1893-ca.1895)
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1900 as freight on board Elingamite. R. C. Renner renamed her Muritai. Bothamley bought out Forbes in 1911, repainted her black, installed an auxilliary and converted her to a yawl 1911. The rig was designed and built by Edwin (Ted) Bailey. Lead on keel removed for munitions for WW1 war effort, replaced with concrete, replaced with iron by Millman 1921. cabin added by Millman ca 1920. Converted to bermuda cutter rig at some time. Low trunk cabinbuilt by Bill Brambleby early 1950s. Currently in restoration in Wellington. See also https://rogue1892.wordpress.com/
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Rona
Vessel Name
Rona
Year built
1893
Rig
Gaff cutter
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
LWL
30
Notes
1 ton lead added to external ballast shortly after arrival to Wellington. Re painted black 1911. Has been through various configurations. Raised cabin built and converted to bermuda sloop rig ca1950s. Restored to original configuration during the 1980s and 90s. G. F. Bothamley crewed in 1894.
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Class
5 Rater
LOA
44
Beam
7,9
Owners
Rona Preservation Trust (Wellington 2007-), John Palmer (1982-2007); Albert LeSueur (Wellington, 1942-1959); Harry Hardham and Huia Robert Prince (Wellington, 1929-1936) ; A. Hailey (Wellington, 1927-1929) ; J. R. McLean (Wellington, 1920-1925) ; A. J Petherick (Wellington, 1908-1919/20) ; G. B. Richardson (Picton, 19??-1908) ; Dr. Claridge (Picton, 1900-19??) ; Alexander Turnbull (Wellington 1893-ca.1900)
Place built
Auckland
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
Designer
G. L. Watson
Rosemary
Vessel Name
Rosemary
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Wellington
Year built
c1935
LOA
26
Owners
Noel Manthell (Wellington, 19??-19??)
Ruawaka
Vessel Name
Ruawaka
Builder
Bill and George Fisher (brothers)
Place built
Roseneath, Wellington
Construction
triple skin kauri
Rig
Bermuda
Owners
?? (Anikawa, 19??-19??); John Searing (Wellington, 1987-199??); John McKechnie and Graham Sang (Wellington, 1981-1987); Bill and George Fisher (Wellington, late 1940s-1981
Notes
Timber purchased pre WWII but construction not begun until after the war. Sold to English couple in 1995 who sailed her to Europe via Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
David Fisher writes:
The kauri timber for Ruawaka’s construction was bought before world war 2 which interrupted the building as George saw service in the war. Construction was 3 skin kauri, with 2 opposing diagonal ½ inch skins and one fore and aft skin on the outside, with copper nails roved over. The lead keel was poured on the hard at Evans Bay and fitted after she was transported from her building site in Grafton Rd, which was where brothers Bill and George lived. The mast was hollow Oregon, varnished, keel stepped. Ruawaka originally did not have an inboard auxiliary motor, relying on a Seagull 4.5 hp barge pusher outboard when there was no wind. Later in 1960’s a 33 hp Perkins engine was fitted with the propeller offset to port. Berthed in the ‘boat harbour’ ie Clyde Quay boat harbour while owned by the Fisher brothers and had a successful racing history in the 1950s. Ruawaka sailed in the tragic Lyttelton race of 1951, suffering some damage but returned safely to Wellington. I donated the pennants she won and some other material to the Wellington maritime museum some years back.I have a collection of silver teaspoons won by Ruawaka stored at another house, that I will aim to collect and document.
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David Fisher writes:
The kauri timber for Ruawaka’s construction was bought before world war 2 which interrupted the building as George saw service in the war. Construction was 3 skin kauri, with 2 opposing diagonal ½ inch skins and one fore and aft skin on the outside, with copper nails roved over. The lead keel was poured on the hard at Evans Bay and fitted after she was transported from her building site in Grafton Rd, which was where brothers Bill and George lived. The mast was hollow Oregon, varnished, keel stepped. Ruawaka originally did not have an inboard auxiliary motor, relying on a Seagull 4.5 hp barge pusher outboard when there was no wind. Later in 1960’s a 33 hp Perkins engine was fitted with the propeller offset to port. Berthed in the ‘boat harbour’ ie Clyde Quay boat harbour while owned by the Fisher brothers and had a successful racing history in the 1950s. Ruawaka sailed in the tragic Lyttelton race of 1951, suffering some damage but returned safely to Wellington. I donated the pennants she won and some other material to the Wellington maritime museum some years back.I have a collection of silver teaspoons won by Ruawaka stored at another house, that I will aim to collect and document.
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RPNYC archive
Ruihi
Vessel Name
Ruihi
Year built
ca. 1906
LOA
33
Rig
Yawl
Owners
Hardham (Wellington, 1915); E. A. Jory (Wellington, 1910-19??); Norman and Miller (Wellington, 1910-??); Jamieson and Wilson (Wellington, 1906-1910)
Notes
Built as a 3hp auxilliary yacht, converted to 5-6hp almost immediately. The owners presented a trophy for competititon among the "mosquito" centreboarders in 1906. Extra skin added by Ted Bailey 1909. Hull colour changed from green to white 1909. At first competed in racing for motor vessels, by 1914 in the sailing fleet. In Wellington in 1920. In the Marlborough Sounds 1922. Wrecked at Castlepoint en-route to Auckland 1946.
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Marilyn Kelly
Ruru
Vessel Name
Ruru
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Designer
William Fife
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1895
Construction
Single skin carvel
LOA
25
LWL
16
Beam
5, 6
Class
1/2 rater
Owners
Martin Chapman (Wellington, 1898-??)
Notes
Sister to Miru. Converted to a motor launch 1907. Ted Bailey either owned her or acting as agent for the sale of her in Feb 1906, via Thorndon Dinghy Club
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NZ Yachtsman
Seabird
Vessel Name
Seabird
Builder
W. Waddilove; Harry Highet
Designer
Thomas Day & C.G. Mowers
Place built
Oriental Bay, Wellington
Year built
1914
Year lost
2009 [?]
LOA
26
Owners
J. Chapman (Nelson, 198); D. Kirkcaldie (Wellington, 1924 and 1926)
Notes
Fitted with her first inboard auxilliary in 1926. Renamed Annetta ca 1932. A yacht of this design named Seabird, associated with Wellington, was broken up in 2009.
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Shamrock
Vessel Name
Shamrock
Notes
Launched with a inboard auxilliary. Received major restoration in Wellington, 2007.
Year built
1927/28
Rig
Gaff yawl; Gaff cutter
Designer
Fenwick Williams?
Builder
E. R. Lane
Owners
Max Talbot (Wellington, 1929-19??) ; Capt. R. D. Cooper (Wellington, 1927/28-1929)
Place built
Picton
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Silvery Wave
Vessel Name
Silvery Wave
Builder
Henry Berg
Designer
Henry Berg
Place built
Ship Cove
Year built
1882
LOA
27
Beam
9,10
Owners
Notes
Draft 9,6 when built. Internal sand ballast removed and replaced with external lead ballast 1888.
Siren
Vessel Name
Siren
Builder
Norman Anderson
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1894/1895
Year lost
1945
Construction
Two skins carvel
LOA
39
Rig
Gaff yawl
Owners
Fred Hale, Z. F. Zimmerman (Wellington, 1945); Hugh Herd (Wellington, before 1940); Noel Brown (Nelson, 192?-1939) ; Alexander Irvine - aka Irvine Brown (Nelson, 1???-1930-??) ; Oscar Freyberg (Wellington, 1913-1916); Chisholm & Co. (Wellington, ??-1909-1912); John Sydney Swan (Wellington, 19??-1907-1908); W. Johnson & Co. (Wellington, 1???-1904-19??); Carrington and Co. (Wellington, ??-1898-??)
Notes
Built for cruising with heavy timber furnishings. Panels painted in Seascapes. All stripped out and refitted for racing in 1898. Painted white 1910 then royal blue 1911. Given iron keel 1913. Occasionally rigged as a cutter. Wrecked at Black Rock at Cape Palliser, outbound for Auckland and Tahiti. One survivor, two deaths. The further tragedy is that these two men (Hale survived) had just returned from 4 years active service.
Photo source
RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Southern Maid
Vessel Name
Southern Maid
Builder
E. R. Lane
Place built
Picton
Year built
1928
Construction
Kauri carvel hull, kauri and Oregon pine topsides and interior, Australian
LOA
42
Beam
11, 6
Owners
Christopher Bowe (2011 â); Alister and, from 1972, Ian Macalister (1948-
2010); Joe Billings (Wellington 1947-48); RNZ Navy (1941-47); Joe Billings (Wellington, 1935-41); Edward Hartley, (Picton 1928-31; followed successively by Croisalles farmer a Mr
Keller, and an M. Robinson, Picton between 1931-35)
2010); Joe Billings (Wellington 1947-48); RNZ Navy (1941-47); Joe Billings (Wellington, 1935-41); Edward Hartley, (Picton 1928-31; followed successively by Croisalles farmer a Mr
Keller, and an M. Robinson, Picton between 1931-35)
Photo source
Picton Museum
Swan
Vessel Name
Swan
Builder
Hannan
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1897
Rig
Ketch
Owners
Altered and enlarged, false keel and lead added 1909.
Taipare
Vessel Name
Taipare
Builder
Robert, Thomas and Richard Stead
Designer
John Moffatt
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1897
Construction
Two skins
LOA
25, 4
LWL
19
Beam
6, 4
Rig
Gaff sloop
Owners
Wally Jones & George Werne (Wellington, ??-1946-??); Firth (Wellington, 1916-??); Largely owned by shareholders from 1900-15. Brewer & Fordham (1912). C. V. Fordham purchased Duncan half share 1911; William Highet share sold to Andy Duncan 1909 ; William Highet and R. Brewer (Wellington, 1903-1909); Oliver Scott (Wellington, 1900-1903); Stead Bros (Wellington, 1897-1900)
Notes
Draught 4.9. converted to fin and bulb keel 1900 by Bob Stead, not successful so converted back to keeler by Jack Highet. Still in Wellington 1948. Taipare was Wellington's first spoon-bowed yacht.
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The Rip
Talua
Vessel Name
Talua
Owners
A. Luke (Wellington, 19??-1950/51-58/59); Brian Barnett (Wellington, 1948-??); Brian Millar (Wellington, 19??-1948)
Tangaroa
Vessel Name
Tangaroa
Builder
Robert Logan
Place built
Auckland
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1911
Photo source
Little Ships 3rd ed
Taniwha
Vessel Name
Taniwha
Builder
Harry Bender
Place built
[Wellington?]
Year built
189?
Owners
Reid and Perano (Marlborough Sounds, 1920-19??); G.H. Jackson (Wellington and Port Underwood, ????-1920, or 1913? See note)
Notes
Bow remodelled 1909. Harold Kidd writes:
"...she was built by Harry Bender, in Wellington I think, as a steam launch. She then got tricked out with a retro bow etc and turned into 15hp Union petrol-engined auxiliary owned by G.H. Jackson who sold her in 1920 and had the strange yacht Psyche built by Ernie Lane in Picton which he sailed to Oz in 1926 (see pic of her in Little Ships). Jackson had married Helen Guard of Port Underwood and Taniwha became the undisputed champion of Cook Strait crossings. Reid and Perano took over Taniwha in 1920 for use in the Sounds. She was licensed to carry 35 passengers in 1924. But after that her fate is unknown to me."
[and]
After a spell fishing at the Chathams, Taniwha was badly damaged in a NW gale on the rocks at Evans Bay in October 1917 and was then sold as is where is by auction. I imagine she was bought and repaired by the likes of Ernie Lane. It's possible Jackson had sold her by 1913 when she went to the Chathams in fact.
Actually she started life as a fishing cutter called Louie, built by Harry Bender as a young man. He put a steam engine in her in 1898. I think Jackson changed her name to Taniwha when he bought her from Bender around 1908. He put a 20hp Gardner in her and lengthened both ends.
"...she was built by Harry Bender, in Wellington I think, as a steam launch. She then got tricked out with a retro bow etc and turned into 15hp Union petrol-engined auxiliary owned by G.H. Jackson who sold her in 1920 and had the strange yacht Psyche built by Ernie Lane in Picton which he sailed to Oz in 1926 (see pic of her in Little Ships). Jackson had married Helen Guard of Port Underwood and Taniwha became the undisputed champion of Cook Strait crossings. Reid and Perano took over Taniwha in 1920 for use in the Sounds. She was licensed to carry 35 passengers in 1924. But after that her fate is unknown to me."
[and]
After a spell fishing at the Chathams, Taniwha was badly damaged in a NW gale on the rocks at Evans Bay in October 1917 and was then sold as is where is by auction. I imagine she was bought and repaired by the likes of Ernie Lane. It's possible Jackson had sold her by 1913 when she went to the Chathams in fact.
Actually she started life as a fishing cutter called Louie, built by Harry Bender as a young man. He put a steam engine in her in 1898. I think Jackson changed her name to Taniwha when he bought her from Bender around 1908. He put a 20hp Gardner in her and lengthened both ends.
Photo source
RPNYC 100 Years
Tawhiri
Vessel Name
Tawhiri
Owners
Held by an unnamed trust (Nelson, 2008-); various owners (Lyttelton, 19??-2008); Noel Brown (Nelson, 1939-1951-??); C. R. McCullough, (Auckland, 19??-1939)
Notes
Won the Lyttelton-Wellington race 1940, and Wellington-Lyttelton race in 1951, the only vessel which mangaged to complete the race that year.
Te Aroha
Vessel Name
Te Aroha
Builder
R. G. Millman
Place built
Wellington
Year built
ca. 1898-1900
Year lost
1905
LOA
24
Beam
7
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
P. N. Wilson (Wellington, ??-1904-1905) ; R. G. Millman (Wellington, 1898-??)
Notes
Also known as Tearoa. Went ashore Pencarrow 1905 with loss of three lives.
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The Rip
Te Hongi
Vessel Name
Te Hongi
Builder
John Stewart Banner
Place built
Hokianga
Year built
1934
Construction
Double-skin NZ Kauri
LOA
43
Beam
9,6
Owners
Jack (or Jaques) Markwalder (1948); Bert Lamb H. F. Lamb (Wellington, 19??-1946); Shelley Atkinson (Auckland, 1935-19??)
Notes
6' draught.Atkinson commissioned John Wray to deliver the vessel to Auckland. See "South Sea Vagabonds". re-built in Auckland by Sam Ford. Lamb changed the vessel's name to "Te Hongi". Markwalder purchased her for Pacific cruise.
Te Runa
Vessel Name
Te Runa
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Messrs Norman and Miller (Wellington, 19??*1911-1912??)
Notes
Also spelled Te Rhuna. Up for sale Feb 1910. Converted to lead external keel 1910
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 10 June 1911
Thelma
Vessel Name
Thelma
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Designer
Edwin Bailey
Place built
Wellington
LOA
10'
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Colin Forbes (Wellington, ??-1914-??)
Photo source
NZ Yachtsmen 01 Aug. 1914
Thetis
Vessel Name
Thetis
Builder
Charles Bailey
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1879
Year lost
1893
Construction
NZ kauri on Pohutukawa frame. Aust. Iron bark keel
LOA
35
LWL
31
Beam
9, 3
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
M. Chapman and J. P. Maxwell (Wellington, 18??-1885-1893); Messrs E. C. Batkin and Werry (Wellington 1880-1887-18??)
Notes
Built for Wellington clients Batkin and Werry. Arrived Wellington 1880. Loosed moorings and ran ashore at Kaiwharawhara. Total loss.
Photo source
Little Ships 3rd ed
Toa
Vessel Name
Toa
Builder
Jack Chalmers
Designer
Jack Chalmers
Place built
Clyde Quay, Wellington
Year built
1896
LOA
28
Notes
Based on American ideas, she had long overhangs and boulder ballast. Was not successful.
Tom Wilford
Vessel Name
Tom Wilford
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1910
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Keir (Petone, 1910-1912)
Notes
Built for Keir, Commodore of the Heretaunga Boating Club. Renamed Winsome 1914.
Photo source
Wellington Museum of City and Sea
Toy
Vessel Name
Toy
Builder
Charles Bailey Sr
Designer
Charles Bailey Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1877?
Year lost
1915
LOA
7.3m
Owners
Albert Sanford (Auckland 187?-18??)
Notes
Open yacht. Charles Bailey Jr built a counter on Toy during a visit to Wellington. Lost during a gale in Wellington 1915.
Trixie
Vessel Name
Trixie
Builder
Fred Pratt and Harry Hardham
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1911
LOA
26
Owners
H. Turner and partner (Wellington, 1914-1915-??); Fred Pratt and Harry Hardham (Wellington, 1910-1914). Fred Pratt sold her in 1914.
Notes
Modified Seabird design with counter added.
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Tui
Vessel Name
Tui
Builder
A. and T. Petherick
LOA
20
Owners
A. and T. Petherick (Wellington)
Notes
Noted as derelict, partly broken up in a back yard in Kilbirnie July 1911
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 25 Nov. 1911
Typee
Vessel Name
Typee
Builder
Halvorsen
Place built
Sydney
Year built
1938
Construction
NZ kauri
LOA
37
Beam
12
Owners
Norman Thomas (Wellington, 1948-1950); W. J. Teasdel, L. A. Hill, J. Mawson (Wellington, ??-1948); H. F. Lamb (Wellington, 19??-19??); C. F. Pratt (Lyttelton, 19??-19??)
Notes
6' draught. Norwegian pilot cutter style. Sailed from Sydney to Lyttelton by C. F. Pratt. Norman W Thomas bought Typee in Dec 1948 or early 1949 from George Dimock in Wellington. He sold her in early 1950.
Photo source
David Thomas
Una
Vessel Name
Una
Builder
Edwin Bailey/Walter Taylor
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1913
LOA
18
Class
Centreboarder
Owners
Peebles, (Wellington, 1935-??); Coleman Bros (Wellington, 19??-1935)
Notes
Based on New England catboat designs. Built to race at Heretaunga Boating Club in Petone. Sister-ship to Nautilus built by Harry Head. Concrete keel added in 1917. Possibly renamed Platypus 1935.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Vagabond
Vessel Name
Vagabond
Builder
Joe Jukes
Place built
Balaena Bay, Wellington
Year built
1925
LOA
40
Beam
9, 6
Rig
Ketch-rigged motor sailer
Owners
Holmes family (Wellington/Waikawa, 1926- current); Arthur Holmes (1926-??)
Notes
Launched January 1926. Fitted with 10-14hp Ailsa-Craig, which had a new type of reducing gear allowing the propeller to turn at half the rate of the motor. This was intended to steady the vibrations of the motor. A sister ship (Nereides) was built 1926 for C. Mitchell of Wellington. Powered by Ailsa-Craig 35hp with reduction gear.
Photo source
RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
Venus
Vessel Name
Venus
Owners
Archibald Ibbotson (Wellington, 1930-1933-??); A. Lockie (Wellington, 1927-??); Elton (Wellington, 1915-??); Christeson (Wellington, 1912-??); Johnson and Walker (Wellington, ??-1911-??)
Notes
Keel remodelled 1912. engine stolen 1916. Moored in Evans Bay during the 1910s and 20s. Renamed Clutha in 1930.
Photo source
RPNYC archive
Veronica
Vessel Name
Veronica
LOA
30
Class
Launch
Owners
Johnson and Walker (Wellington, ??-1909-??)
Vida
Vessel Name
Vida
Class
Launch
Owners
James (Wanganui, 1909-??); Palmer (Wellington, ??-1909)
Notes
Active 1909/10
Viking
Vessel Name
Viking
Builder
Charles Bailey Jr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1893
LOA
67
LWL
49
Beam
12
Rig
Gaff yawl cutter
Class
Rater (23)
Owners
Bryan Todd (Wellington, 1946) ; New Zealand Navy (Auckland, 1936-1946); Sir Ernest Davis (Auckland, 19??-1936); Bloomfield Brothers (Auckland 1893-??)
Notes
Designed by Charles Bailey Jr. Carries a carved Viking as figurehead. Arrived Wellington 1946.
Article about delivery voyage: Sea Spray 01 Aug. 1947
Article about delivery voyage: Sea Spray 01 Aug. 1947
Photo source
Gavin Pascoe
Viking
Vessel Name
Viking
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1890
Class
5 Rater
Owners
K. Jones (ca. 1947-1950); Charles Headland and James Elton, Cyril Headland from 1930 (Wellington, 1907-1920-ca. 1947); Freyberg Brothers (Wellington, ca. 1904-1907); J. Henshilwood and F. H. McKeever (Wellington, 1902-ca. 1905); E. Bucholz, G. H. Kebbell, G. C. Schwartz (Wellington, 1898-ca 1900); J. P. Maxwell (Wellington, 1893-1898); W. R. Wilson (Auckland, 1890-1893)
Notes
1st of the boats to have been built to the 5 rater rule in NZ. Launched as Moana, later renamed Waiwetu in Wellington. Won Wellington's first ocean race (Port Underwood) in 1911. Headland converted to marconis sails 1934 and built new house 1935. Wrecked near Ngauranga after loosing her moorings in 1899, and again in 1950.
Articles about a cruise to D'Urville Island:
NZ Yachtsman Oct. 1937
NZ Yachtsman Nov. 1937
Articles about a cruise to D'Urville Island:
NZ Yachtsman Oct. 1937
NZ Yachtsman Nov. 1937
Photo source
The Rip
Viola
Vessel Name
Viola
Builder
Le Huquet
Designer
Le Huquet
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1904/5
LOA
32'
LWL
25'
Beam
8'
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Charlie Holmes (Wellington, 1937-??); Charlie Neal (Wellington, 1920-1937); W. Duncan (Wellington, 1915-1920) ; Littler (Auckland, 19??-1915); W. T. Oakley (Auckland 1904-1906-??)
Notes
Wrecked at Cape Palliser 1942. Mr Tonks crewed with Neal.
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NZ Yachtsman, 11 Mar 1916
Violet
Vessel Name
Violet
Builder
Jas. McKeegan
Place built
Wellington
LOA
20-25 sources vary
Owners
Active Wellington ca. 1880. An open boat. Bob Stead (Wellington,??)
Notes
Wrecked at Scorching Bay
Violet
Vessel Name
Violet - see Hurrica
Vixen
Vessel Name
Vixen
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Designer
R. J. Scott
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1895
Class
1/2 rater
Owners
J. L. Vangioni (Akaroa, 19??-1911-??); R. J. Scott (Lyttelton, ca 1897-1901); T. Y. Wardrop (Wellington, 1895-1897)
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman
Volante
Vessel Name
Volante
Builder
Charles Bailey Jr.
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1915
LOA
36'
Owners
H.G. Anderson(Wellington, 1915-??)
Notes
was in NAPS in WW2 in 1942-3 at Wellington. Extensively damaged in a fire in 1943
Photo source
Gavin Pascoe
Vulcan
Vessel Name
Vulcan
Year built
Before 1886
Owners
R. C. Renner (Wellington, 18??-1893-1894??); Harold Bannister (Wellington, 1891-??); F. Carrington & Mercer(Wellington, ??-1890-1891); Herbert G. Smith (Wellington, ??-1887??)
Notes
Renamed Haeata 1893 or before.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Waimoa
Vessel Name
Waimoa
Place built
Wellington
Year built
ca. 1910
Construction
2 layers kauri planking, keel and keelson jarrah
LOA
28'
Beam
7', 6"
Rig
cutter
Owners
Mr Elliott (Wellington, 1920s/30s); French (Wellington, 1926-??); A. Cheeseman (Wellington, ??-1925-1926)
Notes
Active with the Te Ruru Yacht Club. Alternately spelled Waimea. Cheeseman was a Commodore of the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club. Refitted with a deeper keel 1927. When sold in 1928 had self draining cockpit
Wairere
Vessel Name
Wairere
Builder
Tom Le Huquet
Designer
Tom Le Huquet
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1902
LOA
33
Beam
7
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
[many names below will be confused with the MV Wairere]Mr Wilkinson (Whangarei, 1948); McCauley (Wellington, ??-1935); George Parkin (Wellington, ??-1935); Feltham Brothers (1909-??), Allan Johnson (Wellington, 1941-19??); J. Baldwin (Wellington, 1929-19??); Charles Holmes (Wellington, 1920-1928); Ted Hannon (Wellington, 1917-1920); Jack Young (Wellington, 1912-1917); J Huffam (Nelson, 1909-1912); J. Scott (Wellington, 1907-1912); Thomas Le Huquet (Auckland, 1902-1907)
Notes
Crewed by Thorndon Dinghy Sailing Club when owned by Scott Bros. Moored in Evans Bay during the 1920s. J Scott converted her to a yawl 1912. Forbes may have purchased a share 1912. Returned to cutter rig ca. 1926. Sank at her moorings in Evans Bay 1941. Salvaged by Allan Johnson. Carter (1948) notes she was still being overhauled, so likely she never got back in the water.
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RPNYC archive
Wairere II
Vessel Name
Wairere II
Builder
Le Huquet
Designer
Le Huquet
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1907
LOA
35
LWL
26,6
Beam
8,3
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
E Bucholz (Wellington, 1909-ca 1942); Thomas Le Huquet (Auckland, 1907-1909)
Notes
Draft 5,10. First engine (Ferro) engine installed 1910. Fitted with 6hp two stroke auxiliary in 1913. Arrived Wellington 1909. Painted black for a period from 1916.
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Photo source
Evening Post, 23 Jan 1934
Waitangi
Vessel Name
Waitangi
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1894
LOA
57, 7
LWL
38
Beam
11
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Classic Yacht Charitable Trust (Auckland ca. 2000-); Waitangi Syndicate (Melbourne 1986-ca. 2000); E. B. Chapman (Bay of Islands and Australia); W. A. Wilkinson (Auckland, ??-1948); Rowell and Smith (Wellington, 19??-1920-19??); Norman Gibb & Boulcott (Wellington, 1911-1913-??); McLean and Renner (Wellington, ??-1906-1911); Wellington syndicate: Jamieson, Georgeson, Kirker (Wellington 1894-1904-??)
Notes
Built specifically to win 1895 Wellington Anniversary Day Championship Race, which it did. Engine installed and converted to ketch 1909 (trisails). Reverted to gaff cutter 1911. Chapman may have converted her to a ketch for the trip to Townsville.
Article: Sea Spray 1 June 1946
Article: Sea Spray 1 June 1946
Photo source
Little Ships 3rd ed
Wakarere
Vessel Name
Wakarere
Designer
Sam Crocker
Owners
Matthew McCullough (Wellington, 2005-); Bill McCullough (Wellington, 1986-2005); Messrs Wemys & Paterson (Blenheim, 1968-19??); Robert Elliott (Wellington, 194?-19??); Sir James Elliott and sons (Wellington, 1938-194?)
Notes
Crocker design number 198. Her lines were taken off by Archie Scott in 1944. During the war years, was skippered by Roy Mill until he joined the armed forces when she was laid up until the Elliott boys returned. Took part in 1951 Lyttelton Race. Retired to Kaikoura with broken forestay.
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David Lackey
Wanderer
Vessel Name
Wanderer
Builder
Logan
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1905
LOA
35
LWL
25, 6
Beam
8, 6
Rig
Yawl
Owners
Rod Dunshea (Auckland, 199?-??); Greensill (Nelson, ca 1930-1950); Moore Bros. (Nelson, 1905-19??)
Notes
Was built with a self draining cockpit (drained into the sea) In 1925 was fitted with an inboard auxilliary and cruised to Tauranga via Auckland for swordfishing holiday.
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Photo source
RPNYC archive
Warehou
Vessel Name
Warehou
Owners
A. Elton (Wellington, ??-1915-??); J. McLean (Wellington, ??-1912-??)
Wave
Vessel Name
Wave
Builder
Ricketts
Place built
Nelson
Year built
ca.1879
Notes
12 tons. Reported to have new Wellington owner 1888.
White Heather
Vessel Name
White Heather
Builder
Bailey and Lowe
Place built
Auckland
LOA
38
Beam
10
Rig
Gaff cutter
Owners
Hadfield Smith (Wellington, 1920-1924); J. McLean (Wellington, 19??-1916-19??); Messrs Guy Hoggard and Basil Donne (Wellington 1909-1914-19??); E. L. Bucholz (Wellington, 1908-1909); Wheeler (Auckland, 19??-1908
Notes
Arrived Wellington 16 December 1908. Bucholz renamed her Ida, though reverted to her original name when he sold her. Converted to yawl late 1909 (Hoggard and Donne); Under McLean's ownership in 1916 was the first yacht to make the return voyage to the Chatham Islands from Wellington. Sold to Suva owners in 1925.
Photo source
RPNYC: One hundred years 1893-1893
White Wings
Vessel Name
White Wings
Builder
"Skip" Olsen
Designer
"Skip" Olsen
Place built
Kilbirnie, Wellington
Year built
1905
Owners
"Skip" Olsen (Wellington, 1905-ca. 1920)
Notes
Lightly ballasted, very fast downwind, not very good upwind. Dramatically altered in 1912 and extended by 6ft at the bow to 59ft oa, 12ft beam and drew 6ft 6in. Converted to launch 1920. Sold to a Wanganui owner for the purpose of fishing.
Photo source
Auckland Weekly News 09 April 1908
Windward
Vessel Name
Windward
Builder
R. G. Millman
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1911
Year lost
1931
LOA
28
Beam
8, 6
Rig
Yawl
Displacement
6.5 ton
Owners
T. P. Rollings (Wellington, 19??-1931); G. Nicholson (Wellington, 1923, 1925); (Wellington, ??); J. Webb (Wellington, ca 1917-1920 -??); F. Cooke (Wellington, 1913-ca1915) R. G. Millman and F. Cooke (Wellington, 1911-1913)
Notes
Draft 5,9. Disappeared with all hands on return trip from Chatham Islands, January 1931.
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Rob Irwin IV
Winona
Vessel Name
Winona
Notes
Arrived Wellington 1891/2. Also spelled Wenona. Renamed Flora by 1896.
Photo source
NZ Yachtsman 26 Aug. 1916
Wylo
Vessel Name
Wylo
Builder
Edwin Bailey
Designer
Prof. R. J. Scott (Christchurch)
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1911
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
LOA
30
LWL
24
Beam
9, 4
Displacement
6.3 tons
Owners
L. V. Martin (Wellington, 1946-??); Dr. Campbell-Young (Wellington, 1945??); Charlie Neal (Wellington, 1936-1945); Col. Esson (Wellington, 1925, 1926-1936); W. Duncan (Wellington 1920-19??); Cheek (Nelson, (1919-1920); W. J. Birnie (Wellington, 1912-1919)
Notes
Designed in 1904. Sail area 500 sq. feet. Fitted with Zealandia inboard at time of construction. W. Duncan was commodore of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club and chairman of the Wellington Yacht and Motor Boat Association.
1946 new sail plan
Photo source
Little Ships 3rd ed
Xanthe
Vessel Name
Xanthe
Builder
Henry Berg
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1888
Rig
Cutter
Owners
James Jamieson, Hearn Cowan, Brady, Georgeson and Peterson (Wellington 1888-90-??)
Xarifa
Vessel Name
Xarifa
Builder
Henry Berg
Place built
Wellington
Year built
1874
LOA
41, 2
Beam
10, 9
Rig
Gaff cutter
Displacement
18 ton
Owners
G. B. Richardson (Blenheim, 1894-1900); G. H. Jackson (Wellington, 189?-1893-1894); J. A. Persson and party (Wellington, 1891-??); E. C. Mills and Co. (187?-1891) G Firman (1874-?)
Notes
Launched in August, the build took 14 weeks. Hull lined with concrete. Reputed to be the first vessel built in Wellington with external lead ballast. E. C. Mills Jr, campaigned her successfully in Wellington, Nelson and Lyttleton during the 1870s and 1880s. Disappeared while at anchor in the Marlborough Sounds June 1900.
Photo source
Alexander Turnbull Library
Yum Yum
Vessel Name
Yum Yum
Builder
John Waymouth Jr
Designer
John Waymouth Sr
Place built
Auckland
Year built
1892
LOA
36
LWL
24
Beam
9, 3
Rig
Lug sloop
Class
2 1/2 rater
Owners
Ewen and Sue Chambers-Ross (Wellington, 2001-20??); Russell and Edwina Rimmington, Laurence Giles and Neil Beken (Auckland, 1992-2001)
Notes
Was compared at the time of launching to the designs of Herreshoff. Later converted to gaff cutter. Had full restoration during the 1990s.
Yvonne
Vessel Name
Yvonne
Builder
Robert Logan Sr
Designer
William Fife (modified by Buchanan?)
Year built
1893
Construction
Triple-planked kauri
LOA
43, 6
LWL
30, 6
Beam
8, 6
Rig
Gaff cutter
Class
5 rater
Owners
Trevor Joy, Jack Snow, and others (Wellington, ca1990-ca. 2000); (Mike Joy and Richard Carll (Wellington, ca. 1983-ca.1990); Prof. R. J. Scott (Lyttleton, 1908-??); Grigg (Longbeach, 1900-??); Arch Buchanan (1893-??)
Notes
Carried pole mast (as opposed to topast), which was a new idea for racing yachts. In Wellington by 1938. Currently in Lyttleton.
Articles:
NZ Yachtsman June 1937
Sea Spray 1 Sept. 1946
Articles:
NZ Yachtsman June 1937
Sea Spray 1 Sept. 1946
Photo source
John Bertenshaw
