| Camira | |
|---|---|
 Camera MH1 | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sail Number | MH1 |
| Club | Middle Harbour Yacht Club |
| Owner (s) | Brude Walker Darcy Huddleston Dr Rob Cutler Graham Nock Wally Burke |
| Designer (s) | Wally Ward |
| Builder(s) | Darcy Huddleston |
| Builder | Darcy Huddleston |
| Designer | Wally Ward |
Camira
Camira built by Darcy Huddleston, was race with Middle Harbour Yacht Club by Darcy and later by Wally Burke and is still (in 1999) on the club's register, now owned by Dr Rob Cutler.
History | Wally Ward designs and the CA's - Southern Woodenboat Sailing by Ian Ward CAMIRA and CARESS were the first of the CA's. In 1948, Wally designed a larger boat, CAMIRA for a family friend Darcy Huddleston, an ICI chemist, who built her himself at the corner of Condamine and Beach St in Balgowlah, Sydney. Her mast was the spruce main wing spar from a de Havilland Mosquito aircraft. She was bought by Graham Nock of Nock & Kirby's who later sold her to Wally Burke, commodore of Middle Harbour Yacht Club. Wally sailed her up the coast, making it all the way through the Myall lakes to Bulladehlah. In 1966 she was sold to brothers Rob and Sir Roden Cutler VC, Governor of NSW. In 1976 the mast and rigging were replaced and a coach house roof added in 1982. She was eventually sold in 2004 and is currently owned by shipwright Bruce Walker who lives aboard and aims to restore her. She is at Davis Marina in North Harbour. |
Pictures |  Camera MH1 |