These images are a selection from a photo album which belonged to A. J. (Jack) Petherick, who owned Rona from 1909 - 1919/20. The album was shared with us by Graham Petherick, one of his grandsons.
The images are in order of appearance in the album. The text accompanying are their captions as written in the album.
Rona's first sail 1911
Atalanta
Nanette
Viola
Wylo
Lowry Bay
Nancy Stair
Deck scene Waitangi
Windward
The Dinghy
Kotiri Viola racing
Wairere
Windward
From the crosstrees Rona
Deck Scene Rona
Galatea
Rona
Rona
Wanderer
Kotiri
Rona Bay
Venus
Waitangi
Rona
Waitangi
Atalanta
Ginty
Kotiri
Ailsa
On deck Ailsa
Rona
Viola
Launching Ailsa
Rona
Deck view Rona
Iolanthe
Rona
Cabin aft
Cabin forward Rona
Iolanthe
Nanette
Nanette
Naomi
John Ena on the patent slip
Atalanta
Iolanthe
Iolanthe
Iolanthe
Miru
Venus
Miru
Martin's Bay
Taniwha ashore
Trixie
Atalanta
Atalanta
Venus
Iolanthe
Iolanthe Venus
Racing
Venus
Kotiri
Viola
Atalanta
Atalanta
Kotiri
Atalanta
Miru
Opening PNYC season 1917
Wairere II
Dauntless
Kotiri
Kotiri
Kotiri
Venus
Wairere II
Kotiri
Viola
Mastheadman Rona
Rona
Rawene
Wairere I
The 'dink'
Lowry Bay
Waitangi
Rona Running
Trixie
PNYC start of ocean race 1918
Viola near Barret's Reef
Cruising Greville Harbour
Rona
Sunset Wellington Harbour
'Crew' Galatea
A Picton launch
Beacon French Pass
Galatea
Racing
Ship Cove
Windward entering Nelson
Muritai
Wharetea Bay D'Urville Island
A Nelson trading scow
Yacht Windward ashore on Nelson Harbour
Launch Maries in Queen Charlotte Sound