Rebuilding Pastime
In the June issue I left plucky Pastime at the end of 1894, wilting under a serious challenge from Mascotte, James Sinclair’s brilliant new 53ft cutter. There are four main threads to the story; the yacht’s amazing competition history and her survival; the connections of the present owners to her; the manner in which she is being restored; and finally, the deep roots Craig Wild has into the fabric of New Zealand’s yachting history.
To continue ’s competition history, the 1895 Lyttelton Regatta resulted in another win for with Collins’ first second and R.J. Scott’s third. retired with broken gaff jaws. and took the long trip north again on January 14th 1895 where they met the new Robert Logan crack sailed by Robert Logan Sr in the New Zealand Championship race at the Wellington Regatta.
