Nick Skeats - Wylo 2

[muzled 140]

Interesting guy, sounds like he spent a good bit of time down here, anyone ever meet him?

 

http://wavetrain.net/boats-a-gear/830-nick-skeates-on-wylo-ii-the-ultimate-barebones-cruiser-and-his-ultimate-dirt-simple-boat

[madyottie 82]

Yep. He spent several years living in Whangarei. He was building a large(ish) steel hard chine boat in an Onerahi backyard for a guy called Ian White, another larger than life character from the OYC.

 

I was just a kid, my mum was working for Ian's wife at the time. That makes it maybe 35 years back.

 

Wylo 2 was featured in one of the nz sailing mags of the time, maybe seaspray? In the article there was a mention of them doing a race in the islands with "30 people, almost two tonnes" and performing well.

 

That's all I can remember ????

[Steve Pope 243]

I think Nick is living in NZ, Tauranga area ???

[waikiore 400]

Met him many times, probably gone down to Portugal about now, where he and like minds winter over for free, an inspiring character and the Wylo 11's really have covered the miles in both sizes and different keel /centreboard configurations. There are Wylos in Whitianga , Coromandel, KeriKeri, Whangarei and most interesting cruising grounds worldwide, he has aged somewhat since last I caught up with him, but that is happening to all of us... 

[Steve Pope 243]

Met him many times, probably gone down to Portugal about now, where he and like minds winter over for free, an inspiring character and the Wylo 11's really have covered the miles in both sizes and different keel /centreboard configurations. There are Wylos in Whitianga , Coromandel, KeriKeri, Whangarei and most interesting cruising grounds worldwide, he has aged somewhat since last I caught up with him, but that is happening to all of us...