Yacht: Viking
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- Viking leads the First Class yachts in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta of 1894. Oil on canvas – AD Blake
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- Viking (A1) reaching down the Tamaki Strait, 30 November 2019
Viking is the largest surviving early Bailey racing yacht.
She was built for the wealthy Bloomfield brothers, Jack, Harry and Ernest and for more than 40 years was the largest yacht in New Zealand. Viking is presently(2009) owned by Admiral Sir Gordon Tait of Auckland and is now rigged as a ketch for cruising.
| Designer: | Charles Bailey Jnr |
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| Rig: | Bermudan Ketch |
| Year Built: | 1893 |
| Built By: | Charles Bailey Snr. |
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| LOD m / ft: | 19.5m / 64' |
| LWL m / ft: | 14.9m/49' |
| Beam m / ft: | 3.65m / 12' |
| Draft m / ft: | 2.74m / 9' |
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