Many moons ago now I discovered a beautiful little conversion of a Bluff pilot cutter [rowed] to a motor sailer.
This is the story of Pakawai and the Late Alister Youngs dream.
And some other stuff about boating in Bluff.
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Royal NZ Coastguard History
A service most boaties consider an essential. Recently for the first time the Government budgeted funds to keep this volunteer service alive.A good hunk of my life has been spent here in radio, on the water and on the road.Captain Barry Thompson … [Continue reading] about Royal NZ Coastguard History
The Achilles Story
Republication of the book by Jack Harker QSM about the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS Achilles famous for its part in the Battle of the River Plate and the sinking of the German Admiral Graf Spee on the 13th December 1939.The series of 20 Chapters will be … [Continue reading] about The Achilles Story
Almost HMNZS Neptune
HMS Neptune was to have been New Zealand’s fourth cruiser of World War Two. She had sailed from Scotland with a large number of New Zealanders who had been away since the early days of WWII to go back to New Zealand. Her crew was approximately 60 per … [Continue reading] about Almost HMNZS Neptune
The Tangiwai Disaster
The worst railway disaster in New Zealand’s history occurred on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Wellington-Auckland night express plunged into the flooded Whangaehu River just west of Tangiwai, 8 km west of Waiouru.Of the 285 people on board, 151 were … [Continue reading] about The Tangiwai Disaster
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