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Haurongo: Brooke, John Balmain

A 1970 photograph of Jack Brooke racing a Sunburst dinghy

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A 1970 photograph of Jack Brooke racing a Sunburst dinghy

John Balmain (Jack) Brooke was renowned for his innovative yacht designs, which included the Sunburst training dinghy, designed in 1964.

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Jason Corkin. 'Brooke, John Balmain', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3164/a-1970-photograph-of-jack-brooke-racing-a-sunburst-dinghy (accessed 4 June 2026).