Islesburgh's sailing experiences
Easter 2009
Akaroa Classic Boat Festival, 21-22 November 2009
Here are some photos of our Eun Mara on Lake Benmore, on our Easter cruise with the Otago Trailer Yacht Sqaudron. There were seventeen boats together on the Friday night, then we went to another place on our own for Saturday night, and joined the others again on the Sunday. Benmore is a fairly convoluted hydro lake, in what was a steep valley. We did some sailing but a lot of motoring too. We had beautiful calm autumn weather. From Benmore we went to a motor camp at Lake Wanaka, where some Auckland friends joined us, on tour with their caravan. We took them motoring on the lake, on another calm day with perfect reflections.
(Sounds idyllic to me - R)
Akaroa Classic Boat Festival, 21-22 November 2009
Here are some photos from the Akaroa Classic Boat Festival last weekend, 21-22 November. We were judged the Best Boat overall! The judges were top people on the New Zealand classic-boat scene. They knew of the canoe yawl tradition of Albert Strange and George Holmes, and were very pleased to see one in New Zealand. They liked my work too! I thought you might like the Tammie Norrie. My tabernacle is 3" (75mm) higher than in the plans. In the "trailing rig" photos, she's parked over a large pot-hole.
New trailing rig
Caledonia Yawl 'Thwistle' and Eun Mara
Tammie Norrie "Archie"
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At moorings
Ensign at the Mizzen Gaff
A visitor