Davey Jones of Wakatahuri and The Sounds Wrecking Co.
by Davey Jones and Martin Berthold
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 Wakatahuri in the outer Pelorus Sound at the top of the South Island has been many things to many people; a fish factory, a boatyard, a ship-breaking base and a community hub. For the McManaway, Wells and Jones families it has been a place to live and thrive and for countless fishermen, seafarers and summer visitors it has been a place of fascination and wonder.

Davey Jones came to Wakatahuri as a young fisherman in 1956 and he still lives there much of the time. This book draws on the stories he heard from the Wells family and from his own experiences as a ship-breaker, boatbuilder, trawlerman and ocean wanderer.

Published by David Harrison Jones
Available August 2025
ISBN 978-0-473744618

$60.00+$7.50 pp in NZ
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