Whangārei Young Mariners top in their field
15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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This group of 12 young mariners from Whangārei placed in 42 events between them.
Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz
A group of young Whangārei female seafarers have returned from a national regatta with a horde of trophies and a ton of confidence after taking out this year s national regatta.
A dozen girls aged between 7-17 from the Whangārei Young Mariners unit travelled to Rotorua for the recent Young Mariner National Regatta and returned with 42 placings within their various age groups. Twenty-six of these were firsts in sailing, canoeing, rigging, pulling (rowing), swimming, seamanship – both on and off the water – as well as target shooting.