Daring
4WD assistance to get underway from local farmer.
14th November installing temporary beams to hold things together for a bit longer.
A beautifully crafted windlass.
A delicate lifting operation.
All planks and minor timbers are Kauri and all framing elements (ribs, knees and sternposts etc.) are Metrosideros (probably Pohutukawa).
Arrived at the end of the beach preparing to haul through the soft sand to get up to the road.
A yellow caution sign attached to a wooden post at an archaeological shipwreck site, warning against removing materials. The sign mentions the site is protected under New Zealand law and encourages reporting suspicious activity.
Auckland Cranes spread the strop loads and handled with care when lifting clear of trailer.
Back below high tide ready to be loaded onto the boat haulage trailer.
Ballast rocks found by the Daring. Certainly not local Muriwai stones.
Band saw marks still clearly visible in the well preserved kauri timbers.
Bracing time.
Bracing to hold things together for just a bit longer.
Clear of the next tide. Bruce Tantrum and Baden Pascoe congratulating John Street. Safely above the next high tide 12th Dec 2018.
Coin located in the bilge.
Collecting ocean debris.
Conducting the orchestra.
Conservators Sara Gainsford and Susanne Grieve Rawson.
Close-up of a rusted, old electrical outlet with three circular holes, mounted on a rusty metal pipe, against a sandy surface with wooden planks in the background.
Two people examining the wreckage of an old, weathered wooden boat on a sandy beach under a clear sky.
A large piece of driftwood on a sandy beach with ocean waves in the background and a vehicle parked to the right.
During the archaeological dig on 28th November sacks of grass seed, beautifully preserved, were uncovered.
Multiple excavators working on a sunken boat on a muddy shoreline during daytime
Large hole in the ground with a wooden boat resting on the edge, surrounded by excavators at a construction site.
A firefighter in yellow gear sprays water on a large wooden boat that is on a green trailer, with a fire truck in the background.
A wooden boat is out of the water on a construction site with bulldozers and workers in the background.
An old, abandoned wooden shipwreck, The Daring, on a sandy beach during sunset with a partly cloudy sky.
The Daring, wooden shipwreck, on a sandy beach with blue sky and scattered clouds.
Unloading at Hobsonville.
Hopefully not the last sunset for the Daring.
Hopefully these straps will keep her together for a bit longer.
Hose down by Muriwai Volunteer Fire Brigade while waiting for night to be authorised to transport to Hobsonville.
How she looked not long after emerging from the sands in May 2018.
How the Daring would have been eased onto the lee shore under anchor in 1865. Sketch by Steve Horsley.
Keeping the moisture in the timbers to slow the drying.
Knife sheath located in the bilge.
Loader moving up to hook onto trailer and tractor hooked up to truck to spread the pull power.
Logs constantly drift up the coast as the sea eats into the sand dunes felling the trees into the high tides.
Mainsheet fittings on taff rail. It would be great if whoever removed these and the taff rail decided to return them to the boat.
Mangawhai Museum model of the shipyard where the Daring was built, including Donald McInnes cottage.
Mangawhai Museum.
Manufacturers logo on the muntz metal.
Moving in the heavy machinery through Woodhill Forest.
Muntz metal sheathing with original stamp in perfect condition.
One Tough Little Boat.
Painting by Steve Horsley depicting the Daring on the Muriwai NZ coastline.
Ready to unload at Yachting Developments Ltd Hobsonville.
Removing the sand from within the hull hoping the next tide doesn't refill it.
Replacing the main beams that have disappeared with the tide or souvenir hunters.
Rolling on the track matts to spread the weight on the sand.
Security man Roger Winslade examines the bottle found in the hull.
Settled on her blocks and propped ready for temporary canvases and water spraying system to be fitted.
Shaving cup located in the bilge.
Shiver me timbers who.
Shoe located in the bilge.
Shoring up the timbers, in a way to not mark them, to hold her together until we can get to lift her.
Some rock and roll to break her free.
Steady as she goes.
Close-up of a wooden boat in water, showing weathered and aged planks.
Old wooden boat stranded on a sandy beach with rolling dunes in the background.
Close-up of a wooden surface with two nail holes.
Close-up of a wooden surface with visible grain, knots, and imperfections.
Rusty, derailed railroad boat stuck on a beach.
Close-up of a wooden handrail on a rustic wooden observation deck or walkway.
An old wooden boat resting on a sandy beach with a cloudy sky in the background.
A weathered, partially submerged wooden boat frame with visible signs of decay and rusted nails, floating in water.
A large wooden shipwreck on a sandy beach with three people and a cameraman nearby, with cliffs in the background.
Close-up of damaged, weathered wooden planks with rusty nails, part of a wooden structure.
Old wooden boat hull on the beach under a cloudy sky, with protruding ribs and a tied rope.
Close-up of a damaged wooden boat on a muddy shoreline, showing broken and burnt wooden planks.
Close-up of a weathered, broken wooden boat resting on sandy ground, with some metal wires attached, indicating it is no longer in use.
Close-up of a damaged wooden boat on a sandy beach, showing broken and weathered planks and beams.
Close-up of old, weathered wooden beams with rusty nails and some straw-like debris in a dark space.
Close-up of damaged wood and metal, with peeling paint and visible rivets.
Close-up of old, weathered wooden surface with rusted metal hardware and fasteners.
A weathered, old wooden boat on a sandy beach, with parts of the boat appearing damaged or decayed.
Close-up of a weathered, rusty wooden boat under construction or repair, with nails and planks visible, on water.
Close-up of a weathered, partially submerged wooden boat on a sandy beach.
Close-up of an old, weathered wooden boat resting on the sandy beach, with visible nails and some blackened areas on the wood.
Strong Pohutukawa breast hook.
Sunset.
Tarpaulins set up to keep the boat cool until the shrink wrap scaffold can be erected.
Television NZ reporting from within the hull. Documentary to be aired in 2019.
Temporary beams attached without damaging the timbers.
Wreckage of a boat partially submerged as waves crash over it on a sandy beach.
That final push from the boys made all the difference.
That Relentless Ocean.
The Daring anchor chain has taken on a new form.
The Daring location on Muriwai Beach. 36 29 19.92952 S 174 10 03.49146 E.
The excavators are lifting the boat and walking up the beach while the bulldozer assists in pulling.
The excavation begins. 10th Dec 2018.
The hunt for artefacts on 6th December 2018.
The lifting strops were pulled under the vessel once a pipe had been sluiced through.
The Mangawhai beach where the Daring was built in 1863.
The muntz metal sheathing is still protecting below the water line.
The registration beam with the hull full of sand below.
Track matts on the move from back to front.
Trucking out.
Trucking out.
Trucking out.
Trucking out.
Trucking out.
Trucking out.
Twice a day the battle with the tide goes on. One tough little ship.
Unhooking tractor and free to run on the hard iron sands of Muriwai Beach at 55 kph.
Wreckage of a small boat washed up on wet sandy beach with waves crashing around it, overcast sky.
Captain Samuel Phipps
D H McKenzie
David Kirkwood and his son Pepa Tauke Kirkwood. Photo supplied by great great granddaughter Carmen Kirkwood of Karaka.