Parade of Classic & Wooden Boats

Lake Rotoiti

North Island, New Zealand.

8th Annual Flotilla

Saturday 5th February 2005

                                              
                                                                                                            

We were again fortunate in acquiring the services of Chris Laird as chief judge for the 2005 parade. Chris has had a lifetime of boating from sailing dinghies to large racing yachts, from power boats with some offshore racing to large launches and has been holidaying at Rotoiti for 55 years.
 His occupation for the last 30 years has been a Marine Surveyor / Loss Adjuster acting as damage/pre purchase Surveyor, Salvage Contractor and Marine Consultant.
He is passionate about old wooden boats, both large and small, and takes a particular interest in the restoration and preservation of our lovely old ladies of the sea.
 He currently owns two 12 foot clinker dinghies and a 16 foot clinker launch with an original 6hp Norman air cooled motor.
 He sees the regatta as a magnificent way to generate public enthusiasm in the restoration and presentation of our maritime history, an interest which is still in his view far short of what is needed to preserve our classics.
"Thankyou Chris for giving this association your time and the passion with which you carried out your task".

The Judges decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

2005 Competition Results

This year Chris chose to give merit awards to reflect the years of boating on Rotoiti and his choices are as follows:

Dinghy:         No.26 Jezablle
                   No.3   Honey
                   No.45 Unnamed Sailing Dinghy

Runaboat:     No.33 Rumrunner
                   No.27 Thunderball
                   No.12 Mirante

Cabin Boat:   No.10 Can-b-dun
                  No. 7  Manu Rewa 2

Launch:       No.1  Waimata
                  No.39 Mirabelle
                  No.42 Caravel

Yacht:         No.16 Luiana
                  No.41 Uffa
                  No. 31 Charmer

Best Bribe: Rhonda Clark from No. 8 Jocelyn Anne, for offering the judge a cup of perc coffee on the way down the lake!

Supreme optimism award: No.46 Lisette, for having a fishing line out on the way down the lake!

 

 

2004 Competition Results

Boats were judged in the following categories:

 1   Best restored dinghy. # 34  ‘Lisette’

 2   Best original dinghy.  # 5 ‘Honey’

 3   Best restored launch, powerboat or yacht. #  33 ‘Little Jo’

 4   Best original launch, powerboat or yacht. # 20 ‘African Queen’

 5   Best Boat. # 3 ‘Mary Rose’

 6   A 'fortunate to be afloat and eagerly awaiting restoration' prize.

 7   Best 'themed' vessel and crew. # 2 ‘Cygnus’

 8   Best dressed crew. #1 'Arapawa'

 9   Best dressed individual. 'The Mermaid' from 'Cygnus'

10  Most valuable crew member for services to the lake. Tom Maunder from 'Rosie'

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