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New Surf Boat
Another surf canoe was presented to the Waikanae Surf Life-saving Club by J. Wattie Canneries recently. Named the J. Wattie 2, the new boat was officially launched on November 10.
Club members and youngsters of the Nippers Club crowd round the new boat for the presentation ceremony.
Wattie's manager Arthur Leeves (left) hands over the boat to Waikanae club captain Andrew Kerr and Mrs Leeves initiates the boat with "bubbly."
Andrew Kerr and Arthur Leeves looking over the J. Wattie 1 which has done yeoman service for the club over the past years.
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