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Round cockpit grating from AKARANA
Round cockpit grating from AKARANA

Round cockpit grating from AKARANA

Datec 1987
Object number00001664
NameGrating
MediumMetal
DimensionsOverall: 5.2 kg
ClassificationsVessels and fittings
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the New Zealand Government
SignificanceAKARANA is a yacht from the late 1880s designed and built to the tonnage rules for yacht racing. It has close connections to Australian yacht racing and recreational sailing from 1888 until the 1960s and is representative of the close ties between Australian and New Zealand yachting. AKARANA is also a rare Australian example of a design by Robert Logan, NZ, and shows his unique method of triple-skinned yacht construction.