NEW MOTOR YACHT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23218, 12 December 1938, Page 8

NEW MOTOR YACHT

BRIDGE-DECK CKUISEK LARGEST IN DOMINION LAUNCH OF TE RAUPARAHA A valuable addition to Auckland's fleet of pleasure craft was made oil Saturday morning, when a modern bridge-deck cruiser, buiit to the order of Mr. H. J. Mills, of Remuera, was launched from the yards of Messrs. C. Bailey and Sons, Beaumont Street, Freeman's Bay. Claimed to be the largest of her type in the Dominion, the new craft, which was named Te Rauparaha by Mrs. Mills as; she took the water, is Soft, overall, with a beam of 14ft. and a draught of oft. She is a single skin vessel, with bent frames and is constructed o| kauri with teak decks. In addition to her commodious bridge deck, the boat also has a flying bridge above it —the first of its kind to be fitted in pleasure craft in the Dominion. The main controls are in the bridge deck, but a second steering wheel is provided on the flying bridge which will enable her owner to steer the vessel from there in fine weather. The fore cabin is 14ft. in length and the galley 6ft. by the width of the vessel. The bridge deck is 14ft. long and is equipped with three The main cabin is 15ft. in length finished in teak and mahogany, with lockers and full-length bunks. Full headroom is provided throughout. Two 110 h.p. Buda Diesel motors are housed in a big engine-room under the bridge deck and are expected to give the vessel a cruising speed of 11 knots.. The launching ceremony took place in the presence of a large number of friends of the owner and others interested in motor boating. Later in the day the launch was placed on he? moorings in Hobson Bay.