OCC Meeting
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 28 Nov 2014 23:57
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Ocean Cruising Club House
Meeting
   Chris and Steve, Scott-Free arrived
at Beez Neez and stealthily coped with the ladder. Chris promptly engineered a
delicious looking guacamole
dip and off we went up the hill to the home of Nina
and Tony, Port Officers for the Ocean Cruising Club. The first time we
had managed a meeting anywhere, up until now we have never been in the right
place at the right time.
  I stood and admired the view across to the sea a long way off. Meantime, more
people were arriving with eats.
   The good-sized
crowd had all signed the register and then we
were called for a Special Presentation to Laura
Dekker. Much has been written about this remarkable young lady, the
youngest to circumnavigate the globe. Sadly, she had to endure ten months of
Dutch court hearings trying to stop her ever setting out. Born in Whangarei
during her parents sailing adventure, she has now made the Town Basin her home.
She gives inspirational talks, does the odd delivery and her book came out just
a few weeks ago.
  The OCC founding
fathers son presented Laura with the OCC Award of
Merit, sadly spelling her surname incorrectly. Nevertheless Laura
accepted with grace and gave a heartfelt speech of thanks and a little about her
adventure.
   We mustered
outside for a photograph, then set about a
libation or two, gathered a plate of food and mingled with the interesting and like-minded sailing
community, many from the UK, some we had met en route but most new to us. We
bade our ‘thank yous’ to our hosts and repaired to Beez for a night cap or
three.
 The evening was made special by
meeting Laura.
ALL IN ALL A PLEASANT
EVENING
LOVELY TO SPEAK TO
LAURA |