Vessel: brigantine BREEZE (1981)
Maker
Sewell, Ralph Frank (b.1927, d.1999)
Boyd & McMaster Sailmakers (estab. 1920s)
Production date
1981
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The BREEZE Sailed to Mururoa and Tahiti in 1985 to protest French nuclear testing, after bombing of RAINBOW WARRIOR. Laid up at Kerikeri until 1989 when acquired by The New Zealand Maritime Museum Huia te Ananui a Tangaroa.
Boyd & McMaster Sailmakers (estab. 1920s): Sailmaker
Aluminium: Bilge pump,'Meteor'
Kauri: H - Deck Planking
Totara: H - Deck Planking
Kauri: H - Planking
Duradon: R - Sails
Oregon: R - Spars
Reg. Breadth (m): 5m (16 9/16ft): 0 - Whole
Reg. Depth (m): 1.6m (5 5/16ft): 0 - Whole
G.R.T. (ton): 31 ton (30.5t): 0 - Whole
N.r.t. (ton): 23 ton (22.6t): 0 - Whole
Length Overall (L.O.A.) (ft): 60ft (18.3m): 0 - Whole
Beam (ft): 16ft (4.9m): 0 - Whole
Draught (ft): 6 13/16ft (2.1m): 0 - Whole
Displacement (ton): 35 ton (34.4t): 0 - Whole
Sail Area (sq ft): 2330sq ft (217sq m): 0 - Whole
Power (hp): 64hp (48kw): 0 - Whole
Diameter (mm): 160mm (1/2ft): 0 - Whole
Height (mm): 260mm (7/8ft): e - toilet
Diameter (mm): 340mm (1 1/8ft): e - toilet
3D objects (HxWxD): H 210 x W 270 x D 70mm: 6 - Radio
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Auckland Region, Aotearoa New Zealand
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