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White Wings
White Wings
Vessel Name:White Wings
Builder:"Skip" Olsen
Designer:"Skip" Olsen
Place built:Kilbirnie, Wellington
Year built:1905
Owners:

"Skip" Olsen (Wellington, 1905-ca. 1920)


Notes:Lightly ballasted, very fast downwind, not very good upwind. Dramatically altered in 1912 and extended by 6ft at the bow to 59ft oa, 12ft beam and drew 6ft 6in. Converted to launch 1920. Sold to a Wanganui owner for the purpose of fishing.
Photo source:Auckland Weekly News 09 April 1908