he little keeler Scout, has raced successfully in and around Auckland with the C-class most of her life. A century of frustrated handicappers who worked with her age and/or waterline length, found that her performance belied both these measures and that handicapping the boat according to her place on the line was the only real measure of her potential. The secret to her performance lay in her design roots. Launched in 1909, she was built in the Whangarei backyard of three young brothers. They had sourced her lines from a magazine article about the recently agreed 6 Metre rule, extolling the virtues of a design that became an Olympic class for international racing. It was little wonder that Auckland boats had trouble beating this little racing machine. Her story as a work boat, home, racing yacht, and cruising and party boat for generations, is largely told by the people who sailed on Scout. Their stories over a century of change cast light on the yachting and social conditions of their day, giving a very personal view of the early years of Auckland yachting. Ending with Scout's creditable performance in the 6 Metre regatta at Newport in her century year 2009, this book celebrates a hundred years of one of Auckland's best little racing yachts. 110 pages

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