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Kōrero: Sailing and windsurfing

Auckland motor launch

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Auckland motor launch

In the early 1900s, Auckland builders began to produce motor launches. This remarkable example, Grey Witch, was built by T. M. Lane and could motor at 24 knots.

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Harold Kidd, Sailing and windsurfing – The classic period: 1890 to 1914, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7133/auckland-motor-launch (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Harold Kidd, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2016.