There were lots of safety demonstrations going on, including this 'rescue' by helicopter. We were very interested, as this is the way casualties are taken off yachts at sea. Something we hope never to experience, but we're always interested to see how it works.
After all this excitement, we visited the Marine Education Centre at Island Bay, a valiant volunteer effort which was extremely busy. Ice creams revived us and we headed back to Upper Hutt. About 5.30 in the afternoon we set off on our travels again.