See Wooden Boat Parade for date and details.
Waka may lead the way as a flotilla of classic and wooden boats sail, chug, motor and paddle on Lake Rotoiti. The Classic & Wooden Boat Parade was started in 1998 to get Lake Rotoiti’s boats out of their sheds and on to the water. Over 70 boats joined the annual parade in 2013.
The first ever boats on Lake Rotoiti – the Maori waka, lead the way
As a spectator, a patch of grass, sunscreen and sun hat are all you need (hopefully you can leave the umbrella in the car). You might get hungry when others bring out the baking so take morning tea or walk the short distance up the road to Okere Falls Store/Cafe.
The Party Boat
If you’re like us and don’t know a clinker from an Albatross you can pick up some lingo from the commentary. We’ve never seen such a diverse range of boats on the water, sitting in the sun watching the parade was a fine start to a Saturday morning.
Classic & Wooden Boat Parade
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Classic & Wooden Boat Parade
Classic & Wooden Boat Parade
Ratanui
Classic & Wooden Parade
Right back at ya