Boating New Zealand — January 2018

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RAWHITI

RAWHITI is pleased to bring you the season’s greetings. She’s

the well-known Logan Bros keel yacht built for export to

Sydney in 1905 and sailed across the Tasman. After 40 years in

Australia she was bought by Hec Marler of Herne Bay and sailed

back in 1946. Now, after a remarkable restoration to original,

she sails on the Waitemata with the Classic Yacht Association of

New Zealand.

CELOX

CELOX was one of the outstanding mullet boats of all classes.

Arch Logan designed her and Logan Bros built her in late 1908

for Tom Percy of Parnell. The Auckland ballasted centreboard

mullet boats, in four length classes, 20ft, 22ft, 24ft and 26ft,

had become increasingly sophisticated since 1900 and were

magnificent racing and cruising yachts by 1908.

The Ponsonby Regatta Restrictions operated to ensure that

they could not stray far from their recent origins as fishing boats.

Celox was a success from the start, taking the championship from

Here’s a holiday diversion for the start

of 2018, nine random postcards of the

early 20th century, from north to south in

New Zealand, with some offbeat boats

that may tickle your 21st century fancy.

Happy

New Year!

with HAROLD KIDD

VINTAGEVIEW

RAWHITI

CELOX