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Story: Sailing and windsurfing

All images and media

From page 1 - The early years

Xarifa

Sailing-boat

Auckland regatta, 1862

Auckland regatta, 1862

Omatere mullet boat

Omatere mullet boat (1st of 2)

Plans of Omatere

Plans of Omatere (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - 1880s: increasing sophistication

Sailing in Nelson

Sailing in Nelson

Sailing canoes

Yachting fashions

Yachting fashions

Akarana

Akarana (1st of 3)

Akarana’s construction

Akarana’s construction (2nd of 3)

Akarana returned to Australia

Akarana returned to Australia (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - The classic period: 1890 to 1914

Logan Brothers advertisement

Logan Brothers advertisement (1st of 2)

Logan Brothers’ yard

Logan Brothers’ yard (2nd of 2)

Meteor

Tawera

Tawera (1st of 2)

Waitangi

Waitangi (2nd of 2)

Eka

Auckland motor launch

Auckland motor launch

From page 4 - Rapid growth: 1918 to 1940

Iron Duke

Iron Duke (1st of 2)

The Sanders Cup

The Sanders Cup (2nd of 2)

P-class championships

P-class championships

Arch Logan Memorial trophy

Arch Logan Memorial trophy

International racing

International racing

Ranger at speed

Ranger at speed

South Sea vagabonds

South Sea vagabonds

From page 5 - Yachting after 1945

Lyttelton yachts

Lyttelton yachts

Centreboard classes

Centreboard classes

Cherub-class yachts

Cherub-class yachts

Local regattas

Promoting fibreglass

Promoting fibreglass

Yachts in the Bay of Islands

Yachts in the Bay of Islands

Penny’s Sailing School

Penny’s Sailing School

From page 6 - International successes

1956 Olympic yachting team

1956 Olympic yachting team

Wellington to Lyttelton race, 1951

Wellington to Lyttelton race, 1951

Sydney to Hobart race, 1980

Sydney to Hobart race, 1980

Manson Marine anchor

Manson Marine anchor

Whitbread fleet leaves Auckland, 1998

Whitbread fleet leaves Auckland, 1998

Peter Blake

From page 7 - The America’s Cup

New Zealand at Fremantle

New Zealand at Fremantle

Red socks

Black Magic crosses the line

Black Magic crosses the line

Viaduct Basin

City of sales

New Zealand catamaran foiling, 2013

New Zealand catamaran foiling, 2013

From page 8 - Windsurfing

The windier the better

The windier the better

Barbara Kendall

Barbara Kendall

Jarrod Armitage

Jarrod Armitage

How to cite this page:

Harold Kidd, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sailing-and-windsurfing/media (accessed 29 September 2023)

Story by Harold Kidd, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Jun 2016