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R. Logan, boatbuilder

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R. Logan, boatbuilder

Auckland’s foremost wooden boatbuilders were the Logans – Robert Logan and his sons John, James, Robert, Arch and Willie. Logan built coastal steamers for local shipping lines, but the family really made its mark with their yachts that won many races, and later their finely crafted launches and pleasure cruisers.

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Reference: Cleave's Auckland city, suburban, provincial, commercial, municipal and general directory. Auckland: Arthur Cleave and Co., 1896

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Gavin McLean, Shipbuilding – The iron and steel era, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/5499/r-logan-boatbuilder (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.