YACHTS DAMAGED BY VANDALS
Wellington Boat Harbour Raid (NZ. Press Association) WELLINGTON. Jan 22. Vandals in Wellington’s boat harbour last night caused considerable damage to centreboard yachts visiting the city for the annual anniversary week-end regatta Boats and gear were thrown into the water lines slashed and rudders removed. A large rubbish tin was also emptied into the cockpits of boats on the hard The vandals worked from °" e en ? of the hard to the w.ner before II o’clock last one boat own* er. Mr B Ryan. It s not as if we are rich men Most yachtsmen whose boats were damaged are jus’ workers and this is a real I olow to our pockets * with racing pos poned because of bad weather the t V r a ,2}'T en !his horning , r * pa,r the damage b . v ,he and the unfavourable conditions, some left for home.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29728, 23 January 1962, Page 12
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