Saturday, October 28, 2017

Auckland, the Very Vintage Day Out. ... 28 PHOTOS

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Auckland, the Very Vintage Day Out.


Today and tomorrow – Aucklanders welcome to The Very Vintage Day Out 2017. It is running at Shed10, Queens Wharf, Auckland, Saturday 28th October and Sunday 29th October.

Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm on Saturday 28th October and 10am to 4pm Sunday 29th October.

History: the event was running successfully for 5 years as a single day event at Alexandra Park Raceway. Now the Very Vintage Day Out has been purchased by Sheena and Mike Oughton.
Sheena has extensive experience in the exhibition industry and delivering major events with ATEED and Mike has been in sales and marketing for many years.

Their shared vision is to grow the event to include all elements of the vintage era in a larger vintage venue and format but retaining all the key ingredients of the earlier events.

The Vintage Day include the crowning of the Miss Pin Up New Zealand 2017 in association with Sailor Jerry, The Very Vintage photo safari and the Very Vintage Bake Off in association with Edmonds.

VVDO 2017 will have a full programme of entertainment for the weekend including live bands, dancers, performers, a vintage car display, motorbike display, military display, makeovers, fashion shows, high tea as well as over 80 vendors on site selling a huge range of vintage products.

View below our photos from the Very Vintage Day Out.

Visit our web site www.SoftFern.com for great photos of Auckland events.


Classic Excalibur - Excalibur series III 1977 Sports Roadster/ Convertible

Classic Excalibur - Excalibur series III 1977 Sports Roadster/ Convertible




Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Indy 500 Pace Car Edition 1978

Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Indy 500 Pace Car Edition 1978




1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu

1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu




Classic car

Classic car




1954 Austin Healey 100-4

1954 Austin Healey 100-4




Austin A55, Silver, 6 reg,    Austin A55 Cambridge (1957-58)

Austin A55, Silver, 6 reg, Austin A55 Cambridge (1957-58)




Classic car: 1948 Austin 16, Dark Green.

Classic car: 1948 Austin 16, Dark Green.




Austin A 95 (Austin Westminster)  Production?: ?1956–1959, Engine?: ?2.6 L C-Series I6

Austin A 95 (Austin Westminster) Production?: ?1956–1959, Engine?: ?2.6 L C-Series I6




The Alvis 4.3-litre and Alvis Speed 25 were British luxury touring cars announced in August 1936 and made until 1940 by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in Coventry.

The Alvis 4.3-litre and Alvis Speed 25 were British luxury touring cars announced in August 1936 and made until 1940 by Alvis Car and Engineering Company in Coventry.




Classic Cadillac

Classic Cadillac




Glamorous pink 1959 Cadillac Sedan - CUTE4U

Glamorous pink 1959 Cadillac Sedan - CUTE4U




Red Classic Cadillac

Red Classic Cadillac




Orange 1956 Chevrolet 1300 pickup truck

Orange 1956 Chevrolet 1300 pickup truck




Morgan Supersports car. Awesome  Morgan Three-Wheeler, with iconic design of the S&S engine out front and exposed.

Morgan Supersports car. Awesome Morgan Three-Wheeler, with iconic design of the S&S engine out front and exposed.




Vintage gunmen

Vintage gunmen




Aucklanders welcome to The Very Vintage Day Out 2017 at Shed10, Queens Wharf.

Aucklanders welcome to The Very Vintage Day Out 2017 at Shed10, Queens Wharf.




1942 Ford GPW, Military Jeep

1942 Ford GPW, Military Jeep




Dodge Charger 1967 first generation, with 8 cylinder engine

Dodge Charger 1967 first generation, with 8 cylinder engine




1969 Shelby GT500 - 428 Cobra Jet

1969 Shelby GT500 - 428 Cobra Jet




Classic 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu

Classic 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu




1968 Pontiac Firebird 350 HO

1968 Pontiac Firebird 350 HO




Ford Mustang 1965

Ford Mustang 1965




Auckland, the Very Vintage Day Out.





Chevrolet Corvette (C3)

Chevrolet Corvette (C3)




1977 Pontiac Trans Am Gold

1977 Pontiac Trans Am Gold




1942 Ford GPW, Military Jeep

1942 Ford GPW, Military Jeep




Auckland, the Very Vintage Day Out.

Auckland, the Very Vintage Day Out.




Dodge Charger 1967

Dodge Charger 1967




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Wednesday, October 25, 2017



Esmeralda - tall ship raising sails and leaving Auckland.
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Auckland, The Royal New Zealand Navy – 75 Anniversary. From our archive. ... 15 PHOTOS

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Auckland, The Royal New Zealand Navy – 75 Anniversary.


Last year, at October 2016 marked the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of New Zealand Navy.

On 1 October 1941, His Majesty King George VI approved the designation “Royal New Zealand Navy” for the regular element of the New Zealand Naval Forces (with Reserve and Volunteer Reserve elements appropriately titled.)

So the date is being celebrated with a programme of commemorative events and activities – collectively named Operation NEPTUNE.
Ships from Australia, Canada, Cook Islands, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, Tonga, and the United States arrived to Auckland helping the Navy to celebrate its milestone.

Vessels have been berth either at Ports of Auckland (Captain Cook Wharf, Queens Wharf, Princess Wharf, Wynyard Wharf) and Devonport Naval Base.

The New Zealand Navy featured HMNZS CANTERBURY, OTAGO, WELLINGTON, TE KAHA, TE MANA, ENDEAVOUR, and MANAWANUI, as well as two inshore patrol vessels, a P-3K2 Orion and two Seasprite helicopters. The full list of vessels includes:
CNS Yang Cheng (China), USS Sampson (US), HMNZS Te Mana, Bark Esmeralda (Chile), ROKS Chungbuk (Republic of Korea), HMNZS Manawanui, INS Sumitra (India), RSS Resolution (Singapore), HMAS Darwin (Australia), HMNZS Otago, HMNZS Hawea, HMNZS Te Kaha, HMNZS Endeavour, HMNZS Taupo, HMAS Dechaineux (Australia), JDS Takanami (Japan), HMCS Vancouver (Canada), KRI Banda Aceh (Indonesia), CIPPB Te Kukupa (Cook Islands), VOEA Pangai (Tonga), SPB Nafanua (Samoa).

At the Open Day military ships friends and allies were open to the public to have a walk around certain parts of the vessel.

It was a beautiful sunny day for Aucklanders to enjoy the event. So see below photos from SoftFern archiveThe Royal New Zealand Navy – 75 events.


Esmeralda - tall ship raising sails and leaving Auckland.

Esmeralda - tall ship raising sails and leaving Auckland.




JS Takanami (DD-110) (????) is the lead vessel of the Takanami-class destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Class and type:  Takanami-class destroyer
Displacement:  4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard 6,300 long tons (6,401 t) full load
Length:  151 m (495 ft)
Beam:  17.4 m (57 ft)
Height:  10.9 m (36 ft)

JS Takanami (DD-110)




Crew from KRI Banda Aceh - Landing Platform Docks of the Indonesian Navy.

Crew from KRI Banda Aceh - Landing Platform Docks of the Indonesian Navy.




Auckland port. Cargo container ships.

Auckland port. Cargo container ships.




Esmeralda - steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship raising sails.

Esmeralda - steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship raising sails.




Cruise liner at Princess Wharf.

Cruise liner at Princess Wharf.




HMNZS Taupo is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ships are designed for maritime surveillance and patrol missions around New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and out to the 200 nautical mile limit of our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

HMNZS Taupo is a Protector-class inshore patrol boat of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The ships are designed for maritime surveillance and patrol missions around New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and out to the 200 nautical mile limit of our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).




Front view of Esmeralda - steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy.

Front view of Esmeralda - steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy.






CNS Yang Cheng - is frigate is a class of Chinese multi-role frigates, the first of which entered service with the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force in 2007. 4,053 tonnes and 134 m length.




JS Takanami (DD-110) main caliber turret.

JS Takanami (DD-110) main caliber turret.




Tall ship of the Chilean Navy – Esmeralda.

Tall ship of the Chilean Navy – Esmeralda.




Armed with 12.75 mm machine gun.

Armed with 12.75 mm machine gun.




View at the flight deck of RSS Resolution (Singapore).

View at the flight deck of RSS Resolution (Singapore).




ROKS Chungbuk (Republic of Korea) - Coastal defence frigate.

ROKS Chungbuk (Republic of Korea) - Coastal defence frigate.




MY Sam Simon is the vessel of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet. Was named after American television producer and writer Sam Simon.

MY Sam Simon is the vessel of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet. Was named after American television producer and writer Sam Simon.




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Monday, October 16, 2017

Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Photos from www.SoftFern.com archive. ... 11 PHOTOS

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Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.


Watch photos from www.SoftFern.com archive related to sailing. Auckland is well known as City of sails. Many events happened here – Americas Cup races in 2000 and 2003, Volvo Ocean Race 2012, Volvo Ocean Race 2014, The Royal New Zealand Navy - 75 Anniversary and a lot of others.

Below are some photos about Auckland In-Port Race which occurred in March, 2012. Participated teams:

1. Groupama – the winner Volvo Ocean Race (250).

2. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand, skippered by Chris Nicholson from Australia (226) – the second place.

3. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG, skippered by Ken Read from the USA (220) – third place.

4. Team Téléfonica (209).

5. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (124).

6. Team Sanya (40), skippered by Mike Sanderson from New Zealand..

Visit our web site www.SoftFern.com for great photos and videos.


Abu Dhabi ocean racing, Groupama sailing team and Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand are so close to each other!

Abu Dhabi ocean racing, Groupama sailing team and Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand are so close to each other!




Aucklanders watching Volvo Ocean Race 2012 at Dove Myer Robinson Park.

Aucklanders watching Volvo Ocean Race 2012 at Dove Myer Robinson Park.




Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand getting forward.

Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand getting forward.




Yachts view from the top point.

Yachts view from the top point.




Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.





Auckland in-port race 2012.

Auckland in-port race 2012.




Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.





2012 yachts: Abu Dhabi ocean racing , Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand, Team Téléfonica and PUMA Ocean Racing.

2012 yachts: Abu Dhabi ocean racing , Camper, Emirates Team New Zealand, Team Téléfonica and PUMA Ocean Racing.




Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.





Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.





Volvo Ocean Race 2012 - Auckland In-Port Race.





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