Atarangi History

Designer: Bert Woollacott Design: May According to Atarangi's AYMBA registration card Built by John Gladden in Auckland and was first registered to DR Knight of Francis Street, Takapuna, Auckland on the 1st October 1950 and issued with sail number F-64. In 1969, when the registration system was restructured, she took sail number 964. Entered in the Whangarei-Noumea race 1967 by DD Read of the Onerahi Yacht Club. Finished 35th across the line and 32nd overall and 12th on handicap in her division. Dimensions 33'10" x 8'5" x 4'9". 582 sq ft sail, 25 hp, Launched cl950. Painted white with buff deck and red bottom. NZ owners RD Knight (Auckland)1950 +?. Roy Katterfeldt 19547-1964? DD Read (New Plymouth at1.d Whangarei) 1963-1970+?. DD Bassett (Whangarei) 1971 +?. Information we (CP/TC) have traced in Australia: Australian owners Jim and Vicky Camp bought Atarangi in Devonport where she was moored in the Tamaki River 1978. They sailed her to Australia. She was moored at the Gold Coast. Vicky Camp and Rob Pontil then owned Atarangi 1979-1993. They sailed from Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomons. Boat was eventually moored Mission Beach, North Queensland. Michael and Gail May (Cairns) 1993-1996, Patrick and Sue Centurino (Townsville) 1996-2000, Christine Covich and Steven Smith (Townsville, Gladstone, Cairns) 2000-2007, Carolyn Pike and Tony Cuthbertson (Magnetic Island) 2007-