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The Docks

Boats on display at Town Basin

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Discover the beauty of the wakas and old classics, explore the current working boats or catch a ride on the steam boats. There will be around 30 boats on display at the Town Basin during the festival.

Past

WAKAS

Okeanus P

Okeanus P

Waka Horurua

Hinemoana

Hinemoana

Waka Horurua

Te Waka Whakaruru Te Hau

Te Waka Whakaruru Te Hau

Waka

Waimiriri

Waimiriri

Waka

THE OLD BEAUTIES

Akarana

Akarana

A 20 meter pilot boat, built for Ports of Auckland in 1960.

Arcturus

Arcturus

67ft Staysail Schooner, build 1930 in USA

Clarionet

Clarionet

60.3ft Traditional Gaff Rigged Schooner. Designed 1936, built 1978–2009 by Wally Roberts in Northland.

Firebird

Firebird

Classic Speedboad

John Dory

John Dory

A 10.9 meter fishing dory, built for coastal long lining in 1970.

My girl

My girl

Classic Launch

Ngataki

Ngataki

Classic Yacht

Norse Bay

Norse Bay

Classic Fishing Boat

Ranui

Ranui

A 22 meter Norwegian pilot house ketch.

Sea Bee

Sea Bee

A 46.ft motor launch, built in 1965 for tuna and crayfish industry.

Quest II

Quest II

A 40ft launch, built in 1924.

STEAM FLEET

Kelly Maree

Kelly Maree

A 7-meter replica of an 1890’s steam-powered pleasure launch.

SS Puke

SS Puke

New Zealand's oldest working steamboat.

Mary Rose

Mary Rose

A 5.2 meter steam launch, built in 1948l

CUTE & CURIOUS

Dodger II

Dodger II

Scupper 21

Ginger Nut

Ginger Nut

A motor boat

Taiko

Taiko

11.4 meter junk rigged dory schooner. Built in 2003.

Present

WORKING BOATS

Berkley

Berkley

Northport Pilot Boat

Hawk

Hawk

Custom's NZ boat

Iona

Iona

Barge - Multicat

SV Resilience

SV Resilience

75ft Research Vessel

Future

Game Changer

Game Changer

Electric Propulsion by Naut

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