CARBON CREDITS CRC BAY OF ISLANDS SAILING WEEK 2020
It’s a bit like joining a team of players in our other national obsession. Kia Kaha (stay strong) fields a crew of 15, each specialising in a particular role to keep the big sled sliding through the water.
“Is there a toilet down below?” I ask one of the young cockpit crew. “I dunno,” he replies, “I’ve never been down there.” And likewise the engine, as we rattle down channel towards the start line. “Oh – a Yanmar of some sort,” says one of the wise heads from the back of the boat, “about 40 something horsepower.”
But when the boat gets sailing they slot into their roles – everyone focussed
