| Show V A 4 H 1 J J i r hots Oft OH U. U S. S B Py HEATHER Jt NAPIER American Field Service ice Exchange Student from New cw Zealand For New T Zealanders during these two weeks week now in process commencing with the Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas season and including the New Year the beach with its rowing boats Y yachts canoes and motor boats either cither purely for the pleasure of at cruising or for lor fishing is the answer The Thet t typical New Z Zealand beach at athis this his time has almost as many boats in sight as there arc are peo pie pic Children at al early carly ages hosin boys hos In particular arc are g given cn perhaps a rowing Crowing boat or a aa a. a small yacht for lor Christmas by S Santa Claus Glaus and their sheer delight shown b by their eagerness is obvious ious Falling out and being soaked time and time again is half ball of the fun Iun Often Otten swimmers have ha to contend with many different bowls boats of all aU sizes in the way The fhe motor boat disturbs the water to the thc extent of making large waves as it whips in and out of often c giving ing rides to complete complete com com- strangers angers who arc are interested inter inter- interested ested and arid just hang around A el very popular past time for or father and d son is to go o out a amile amile m. m mile le or two two and fish mostly for or for small whitebait whitebait white white- bait bail near the shore fishing from the rocks Water skiing siding is attempted by with the skilled and amateurs often adding a touch of ot humor to the scene Yachting is also very popular especially on the scorching hot calm da day with races being constantly constantly constantly con con- in progress On New Years Year's Day there is always a huge yachting regatta especially especially in Auckland Auckland- The broad expanse of the Harbor harbor Har Hal bor and the Gulf affords af af- I Ibor fords tremendous opportunities for fOI Auckland Y yachtsmen and may well be described a s yachtsmen's paradise The volcanic volcanic volcanic vol vol- vol- vol canic cone of Island Auckland's familiar landmark in the background makes a spectacular scene being the I commencement spot and point of destination of m many a race yachts range from rom the small P up class size belon belonging int to the small boys bos to a t much bigger one with a 3 large crew Numerous swimmers fi ti n d much in racing from one anchored anchored an an- d boat to another enabling ling them to swim out much further taking rests as the they go At the thc end nd of ot each boating season usually after the thc Easter vacation the boats are arc probably I ly Iy taken home and repainted for far or next ht 1 cx year or some arc are hauled up to the thc family boat boathouse boathouse house on the he shore or to the seaside cabin leaving ing t the h it e beach deserted |
