Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
I had an amazing couple of days with steam folks at the Lake Rotoiti (South) classic boat festival in St Arnaud, New Zealand. I cannot thank them enough for their hospitality, their trust in letting me run their boats and traction engine, and for putting up with me waving a GoPro around 90% of the bloody time. Also for putting me up when I dipped my fruit and phone in the lake and needed a couple days to get a new screen. Again, some of the most generous and welcoming folks a person could ever ask for.
A VERY special thank you to;
Alan and Leslie Familton
Brent and Lynn Winter
and
Reece and Johanna Cobb
Without you folks, and the New Zealand steam community as a whole, none of this would have been possible.
To learn more about Steam Societies and Steam Boats in New Zealand and Australasia, visit:
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
facebook.com/AuckSteamEngineSociety
facebook.com/steamtractionsocietynz
feilding.co.nz/address/attractions--activities/museum---the-steam-traction-society.html
facebook.com/RoxnDamo
manawatunz.co.nz/listing/tokomaru-steam-engine-museum
steamscene.co.nz
facebook.com/steamscene
waimarie.co.nz
hikitia.nz
realnz.com/en/experiences/day-cruises/tss-earnslaw-lake-cruises
https://www.murrayriverpaddlesteamers.com.au/
https://www.shf.org.au/
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
thesteamboatingforum.net/forum
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
If you like what I create, and are willing to help me afford the camera equipment and fuel to get to the places I film... every penny is greatly appreciated.
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I had an amazing couple of days with steam folks at the Lake Rotoiti (South) classic boat festival in St Arnaud, New Zealand. I cannot thank them enough for their hospitality, their trust in letting me run their boats and traction engine, and for putting up with me waving a GoPro around 90% of the bloody time. Also for putting me up when I dipped my fruit and phone in the lake and needed a couple days to get a new screen. Again, some of the most generous and welcoming folks a person could ever ask for.
A VERY special thank you to;
Alan and Leslie Familton
Brent and Lynn Winter
and
Reece and Johanna Cobb
Without you folks, and the New Zealand steam community as a whole, none of this would have been possible.
To learn more about Steam Societies and Steam Boats in New Zealand and Australasia, visit:
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
facebook.com/AuckSteamEngineSociety
facebook.com/steamtractionsocietynz
feilding.co.nz/address/attractions--activities/museum---the-steam-traction-society.html
facebook.com/RoxnDamo
manawatunz.co.nz/listing/tokomaru-steam-engine-museum
steamscene.co.nz
facebook.com/steamscene
waimarie.co.nz
hikitia.nz
realnz.com/en/experiences/day-cruises/tss-earnslaw-lake-cruises
https://www.murrayriverpaddlesteamers.com.au/
https://www.shf.org.au/
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
thesteamboatingforum.net/forum
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
If you like what I create, and are willing to help me afford the camera equipment and fuel to get to the places I film... every penny is greatly appreciated.
venmo.com/code?user_id=2041531309490176263&created=1765993545
NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: goo.gl/8NDLUV
#steam #steamboat #steamboatwillie #steamengine #steamer #steamgames #steamgame #steampunk #steampump #steampower #steampowered #steamengines #steamboiler #steamboilers #steamlaunch #steamtrainlovers #steamtrainsboy #steamtrains #steamtrain #newzealand #newzeland #newzealandlife #newzealandfinds #australasia #steamship #steamtug #steamturbine #steamtutorial #boiler #oilburner #coal #coalburner #cleancoal #woodpellet #woodpellets #steamcarwash #steamcar #jaylenosgarage #jayleno #epstein #ukraine #sharkweek #superbowl #worldseries #fifa #olympics #goldmedal #goldmines #fabrication #welding #rivet #fra #jimmykimmel #steamcamp #offgrid #steamlibrary #steamlife
#selfsufficiency #coal #cleancoal #fossilfuels #wood #woodworking #oil #aotrea
