09 March 2014

Capital school dragon-boating

This afternoon Wellington's harbour was thronged with teams and spectators for the secondary schools dragon-boating competition. It was a perfect day, with hardly any wind. The two races I stayed to watch were the Girls C Grade Final and the Mixed B Grade Final; the former was won by St Catherine's (which I'd never heard of, but it's apparently a Catholic girls' college in Kilbirnie) and the latter by Hutt Valley High No.2. Looked like a fun day on the water.

St Margaret's, Christchurch

St Catherine's

St Catherine's, winners of the Girls C Grade Final

Five in the field for the Mixed B Grade Final 

HVH No.2, winners of the Mixed B Grade Final

Busy lagoon on a typical Wellington day
See also:
Wellington: Ciclovia Miramar, 17 February 2014
Wellington: Waitangi Day capital roadtrip, 6 February 2014
Wellington: Pencarrow Lighthouse, 20 January 2014

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