Guest Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Here's a thread I'd like to see last a while. We had family from Aus visiting last week and Mum got out a box of old photos, so I grabbed a few sailing type ones to share. So who else is sitting on some old gems, we've seen the moustache brigade from the 70's , and I have seen a very young Sundreamer in a moth. So get to the bottom of that broom closet and share with us. In roughly chronological order Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 And one more for people like Smithy, KM and Repeat Offender to laugh at Link to post Share on other sites
Variant 2 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Wow, cool bike, is that a t90!?. I had an air cooled suzuki twin 2 stroke myself years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Good spotting Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Saturday Night Special Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 both these 2 are northand secondary schools regattas at Parua bay Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Saturday Night Special Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Cherub 1989 world contest Botany bay, R class at PT chev Cavalier clocks Regatta 1986 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Brilliant! Got dates fo rthe first ones? Anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Saturday Night Special Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 around February 1981 Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 -P335 winner, C division, Easter Regatta, Paremata, 1974 I think. -Pick up boat towing us around from the bays to the start, Paremata, mid 70s. L-R, Glen Sowry, Ken Rowell, Dave Barnes, me. -Me Laser Nationals, Murawai 1970 something. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rocket Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Is that Mike in the silly sailor hats photo? (looking very 70s...) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yep, was about the time they were building Outward Bound. Even better, check out the newspaper clipping above, I beat him! Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Not sure how old I was at the time. But it was the first sailboat I had ever been on. It was always power boating till then. And after as well as I was very into skiing and fishing and just being on the water. At some stage I got myself a Paper Tiger and had heaps of fun. On this Sailboat, I can vividly remember watch the deep sounder. it was one of those old Merlin things with the spinning disc and red light that moved around. I would watch the Red light move around and my imagination was thinking of what must have been below. Years later I got my dive ticket and went back to that area and took a look. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 These are two shots of Kotuku, a 36 footer that sailed with RNZYS Division IV (I think), taken on Auckland Anniversary Day around '77. The owner/skipper, with the white cap in the second photo, was Reg Morgan. My Dad is at the back and Rob Lovatt is in front of him. The guy in front of the skipper I think had the surname Davidson. The photos were taken by Roger Gilchrist, a friend of my parents who was a Herald photographer and was shooting the regatta that day. I sailed on Kotuku a few times as a kid. I'd be interested to know if anyone has any recollections of this boat, or knows anything about what happened to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 There's no such thing as a kite that's too big... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I sailed on Kotuku a few times as a kid. I'd be interested to know if anyone has any recollections of this boat, or knows anything about what happened to it. Kotuku was built in 1922 by Col Wild and named Delville, after Delville Wood in France where his brother was killed during WW1. She was built as an international 6-metre. Later had her counter bobbed and was renamed Kotuku around 1929 when Col Wild sold her. When I last saw her about 5 years ago, she was moored off Z pier - probably still there. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 not so much who as where...... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 SJB or Fossil should get the 2nd location as well as craft Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 'Tis the hydrofoil, Manuwai, yes? Great image, brings back memories. I will defer to the old jokers on the location though. What kind of city would put up a skinny bridge like that? Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 SJB or Fossil should get the 2nd location as well as craft Thats not on using SJB and Fossil in the same sentence, he's much older than me. Mawu Wai a PT20 hydrofoil owned by Robert Kerridge. Bottom of Albert Street, with the Bell Tea sign on the corner of Hobson and Sturdee streets or was it Nelson/Fanshawe streets, such a long time ago. Link to post Share on other sites
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