Brookes Boatbuilders

A history with pictures of some of our boat

Restorations and New-Build projects

Click on the blue names in the table below for their stories and pictures

Restoration of 1905 Logan built 'Rawhiti'	2005-2011
'New Build' project. 'Hannah Mae' 50ft gaff Pilot Cutter	2016 -
Restoration of 1939 Lidgard built 'Matia' 50ft	2019 -
Restoration of 1960 Fife built 'Impala' 38ft	2019 -
Restoration of 1897 Logan built 'Kotiri' 40ft	2019 -
Restoration project of the 'Ladye Wilma'. Built 1895	2019 -
Refit of 1934 Logan built 'Little Jim'	2007
Refit of 'Turakina' built 1949	2011
New deck on 'Chiloe' Brin Wilson 3skin Kauri Sloop 1970s	2007
Refit of 'Amakura II' 52ft Colin Wild launch 1936	2007
Mast repair of 1894 Logan built 'Waitangi'	2005
'New Build' project. 68ft hollow wood mast for 'Tawera'	2003
Restoration of the 30sq metre Class 'Vivi'. Built 1923	2002-04
'West Solent One Design' vintage sloops	1992-99
The 'International Dragon Class'	1996-97
Virtue Class Cutter 'Sea Mist'	1992
The Luke Gaff Yawl 'Cormorant'	1990's
East Coast One Design 'Delphine'	1990's
Traditional East Coast 'Winklebrig' repair	1990's
Portuguese Beach Boat 'Froggie'	1989-90
'International 6 metre Class' vintage sloops	1983-97
'Sprite' Class dinghys	1984-91
The traditionaly fitted out moulded dinghys	1990's
'The Early Days'. Gaffers - Winklebrigs - Dinghys	1970-84