Quarterback 1 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Where have all the Kiwi Thunderbird’s gone Back in the 1970 many Thunderbird 26s were home built several out of Panmure Yacht & Boating Club from my memory I have listed the early Owner Builders Comanche KZ 576 Taumai KZ602 Dave Warren Elude KZ 630 Claude Quinlan (parted out mid 90’s) Minute KZ 671 Te Manu KZ 939 Lloyd Don Huon Lass KZ1273 Thunderflash KZ 1306 John Bennett (Also parted out mid 2000 after being hit on its moorings) Sounion KZ1488 Road Runner Tom Partridge Ginga KZ1867 Alibi KZ2289 (Current Owner) Beckett/Lenox-King Bay Of Islands Freedom Too KZ2567 Candiah KZ2734 Arahura KZ6306 Anyone with the current info of these vessels please fills in the blanks or drop me an E john@sparloft.co.nz FYI follows the International Thunderbird site http://www.thunderbirdsailing.org/ Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I think I saw one maybe 2 up the Weiti river. There was definitely one. Name unknown but it looked in tidy shape. AA, you know of that boat/s?? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 think it was Comanche racing the bucks winter series about 95 or 96, father and young son team 2 handed series quite impressed with them however, as always, they got bitched out Link to post Share on other sites
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