Description
The art of building clinker or shiplap dinghies and boats was one of the skill sets of the shipwrights that immigrated to New Zealand during the early colonisation years. This skill was simply considered a must if they were seeking employment on a ship or as a ships carpenter.
Tha Auckland Province was fortunate that several Scottish families landed here. The most notable being Henry Niccol, who, with his family arrived here in late 1842 as passengers on the Jane Gifford. His arrival, and a few of his extended family members, began to desigh and build the first watercraft and ships in Auckland. This was the beginning of the industry..
Looking back over the many yachting classes that were clinker built, New Zealand produced some of the best, if not the best, high performance clinker boats in the World.
This book is a celebration of the Clinker boat in New Zealand.
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