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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022 Connecting Your Local Community starnews.co.nz 81-year-old completes tough swim Page 3 Festival attracts big pumpkins Page 5 1 – 3 July 2022 Christchurch Arena Former Ferrymead footballer could be World Cup-bound INFLUENTIAL: Joe Bell has matured from a talented junior player at Ferrymead Bays FC to a key component of the All Whites quest to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. PHOTOS: FERRYMEAD BAYS FC IT WAS OBVIOUSLY too soon to tell when Joe Bell, as an eight or nineyear-old, was on the ball, wrong-footing fellow fledgling footballers at Ferrymead Park. Yes, he had a presence and poise about him playing in junior grades at Ferrymead Bays FC, but not even astute observers at the club could anticipate Bell, now 22, would be a win away from playing at the World Cup just over a decade later. The England-born and Christchurchraised All Whites defensive midfielder took the first steps towards that ambitious goal in his adopted home when he played five-a-side futsal in a team set-up by his father Richard. Then he took his footballing talents to Wellington, United States, Norway and now Denmark. “He had made the best of every attribute he had and is a great testimony to any young lad with a passion and desire to achieve a career in football,” said Ferrymead Bays FC director of football Alan Walker. “He is a top lad and an absolute leader amongst men.” Images from the club album show a young Bell as captain in a team photo, scanning the options and jinking to maintain possession – the sort of skills he will ideally display in the World Cup qualifier with Costa Rica on neutral turf in Doha on June 15. •Read more about Bell, pages 7-8. Left: Joe Bell, with his hand on the ball, is a game away from being front and centre with the All Whites at a World Cup. Battle to replace Turner heats up • By Chris Barclay THE BATTLE to replace three-term Banks Peninsula Ward city councillor Andrew Turner is taking shape with a trio of candidates already vying to replace the outgoing incumbent deputy mayor. Current Banks Peninsula Community Board members Tyrone Fields and Tori Peden Andrew have expressed Turner their desire to step up a level in local government politics, while Lyttelton-based business consultant Libby Ornsby will stand for the first time. Ornsby was inspired by the Goughs Bay saga – where the community was cut off after a deluge in December – and city councillor Phil Mauger’s mayoral bid. “I thought I could work under someone like Phil. He’s very pragmatic and a ‘gets stuff done kind of guy’,” she said. •Turn to page 2 Just Listed! 94 Heberden Avenue, Sumner 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 living, 1 car garaging Sunny, Elevated Living Beautifully positioned, this classic three bedroom bungalow is a perfect opportunity to stake your claim in the enviable surrounds of Sumner. The warm tones of solid timber floorboards add a sense of old-world charm to this sympathetically updated property that boasts a log burner set against a stunning brick feature wall and bi-fold doors opening to the elevated north facing deck. Interest is expected to be substantial and serious buyers are advised to move swiftly. Auction: Coastal Auction Series, Thursday 26 May from 5pm, Sumner Surf Life Saving Club (unless sold prior) Open Homes: Wed/Sat/Sun 11.00 - 11.30am rwferrymead.co.nz/OPA30252 See Realty Feature Inside Call the Standevens Paula & Simon Standeven 0274 304 691 Elite Number 1 in sales 2017-2022 rwferrymead.co.nz | /TheStandevens today. Prier Manson Real Estate Limited Licensed ( REAA 2008)

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81-year-old

completes

tough swim

Page 3

Festival

attracts big

pumpkins

Page 5

1 – 3 July

2022

Christchurch Arena

Former Ferrymead footballer

could be World Cup-bound

INFLUENTIAL: Joe Bell

has matured from a

talented junior player at

Ferrymead Bays FC to a

key component of the All

Whites quest to qualify for

this year’s World Cup in

Qatar.

PHOTOS: FERRYMEAD

BAYS FC

IT WAS OBVIOUSLY too soon to

tell when Joe Bell, as an eight or nineyear-old,

was on the ball, wrong-footing

fellow fledgling footballers at Ferrymead

Park.

Yes, he had a presence and poise

about him playing in junior grades at

Ferrymead Bays FC, but not even astute

observers at the club could anticipate

Bell, now 22, would be a win away from

playing at the World Cup just over a

decade later.

The England-born and Christchurchraised

All Whites defensive midfielder

took the first steps towards that ambitious

goal in his adopted home when he

played five-a-side futsal in a team set-up

by his father Richard.

Then he took his footballing talents to

Wellington, United States, Norway and

now Denmark.

“He had made the best of every attribute

he had and is a great testimony to

any young lad with a passion and desire

to achieve a career in football,” said

Ferrymead Bays FC director of football

Alan Walker.

“He is a top lad and an absolute leader

amongst men.”

Images from the club album show a

young Bell as captain in a team photo,

scanning the options and jinking to

maintain possession – the sort of skills

he will ideally display in the World Cup

qualifier with Costa Rica on neutral turf

in Doha on June 15.

•Read more about Bell, pages 7-8.

Left: Joe Bell,

with his hand

on the ball, is

a game away

from being

front and

centre with the

All Whites at a

World Cup.

Battle to

replace

Turner

heats up

• By Chris Barclay

THE BATTLE to replace

three-term Banks Peninsula

Ward city councillor Andrew

Turner is taking shape with

a trio of candidates already

vying to replace

the outgoing

incumbent deputy

mayor.

Current Banks

Peninsula Community

Board members

Tyrone Fields

and Tori Peden Andrew

have expressed Turner

their desire to step

up a level in local government

politics, while Lyttelton-based

business consultant Libby Ornsby

will stand for the first time.

Ornsby was inspired by the

Goughs Bay saga – where the

community was cut off after a

deluge in December – and city

councillor Phil Mauger’s mayoral

bid.

“I thought I could work under

someone like Phil. He’s very

pragmatic and a ‘gets stuff done

kind of guy’,” she said.

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Candidates line up for election fight

•From page 1

Once Turner, caucus

leader of The People’s

Choice, announced in

February he was ending his

political career at the end of

this term in October, Fields

– one of two board members

representing Lyttelton – was

considered the front-runner

to stand for the left-leaning

faction.

The Somerfield-based IT

developer was elected to

the community board via

A NEW photography

exhibition opening

on Friday at Diamond

Harbour’s Stoddart Cottage

is focused on Banks

Peninsula women as they go

about their daily lives.

Called Peninsula Women,

the exhibition features the

work of Charteris Bay social

documentary photographer

Nicola Thorne.

THorne’s photos reveal

some of the diverse

roles women hold in the

peninsula environment

and range from a midwife

through to a sheep farmer.

THe documentary

photos focus on the

historic, cultural and social

dynamics of everyday

women.

Black and white images

Tyrone

Fields

a Lyttelton

subdivision

by-election

in 2018 and

retained the

role at the

following local

government

election.

“This is the logical

progression.

“When you’re on the

board you try and juggle a

job and be a board member

at the same time, you can’t

Jo Ryde.

capture and celebrate

women of varying ages and

backgrounds, who are both

ordinary and extraordinary

and whose achievements are

seldom recognised.

THorne graduated with

give all of

yourself to the

community like

you want to, but

councillors can,”

he said. Peden,

a Little Riverbased

business

owner, joined

the community board in

STRIKING: Nicola Thorne’s photo of midwife

Tori

Peden

2016 as an independent and

was chosen as chairwoman

in 2019. “This is the next

step up for me,” she said.

Reuben Davidson, The

an honours degree in

photography from the

University of Canterbury,

Ilam School of Fine Arts in

2018.

During her university

studies she developed a

People’s Choice

campaign

manager,

will seek to

continue

serving

Lyttelton at

board level,

while first-time

candidates, Cathy Lum-

Libby

Ornsby

Webb (Lyttelton) and Luana

Swindells (Mt Herbert),

will also seek election to the

board under The People’s

Choice banner.

Peninsula women focus of exhibition

passion in researching and

documenting contemporary

New Zealand women.

THorne’s work has been

shown in group exhibitions

at Christchurch’s CoCA and

Ashburton Art Gallery

Her previous documentary

projects have included an

insight into the lives of five

recent immigrants to postearthquake

Christchurch,

a study of New Zealand

working rural women and

a visual research project

on retirement in Diamond

Harbour.

Peninsula Women

is Thorne’s first solo

exhibition and runs until

May 29.

Stoddart Cottage is open

Friday to Sunday from

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NEWS 3

Tough swim completed by 81-year-old

• By Mick Jensen

SUMNER RESIDENT Hugh

Cable has ticked off an open

water swim that he’s been

contemplating for a while.

THe 81-year-old swam from

Taylors Mistake to Scarborough

last week accompanied by an

escort boat and friend Kathryn

Newberry on a paddle board to

guide him.

With conditions near perfect,

the 2600m distance took the

octogenarian two hours to

complete.

THe water temperature was

a cool 14.5 deg C but a little

warmer than the chilly 8.5 deg C

temperature typical in July.

Hugh is a member of the

Scarborough Dippers, which

he joined in 2019, and goes for

a swim with them every day at

7am.

Swimmers dip year round and

in all conditions and use their

gatherings to raise funds for

local projects.

To prepare for his bucket list

item, Hugh put in some extra

training and swam twice a week

from Corsair Bay to Cass Bay.

Although he is quite deaf, he is

fit and active for his age.

A former veterinarian, he and

his wife Ursula moved from

South Africa to New Zealand in

Ursula and Hugh Cable.

2014.

Ursula is also a member of

the Scarborough Dippers and

says her husband was inspired

to push himself by other open

water swimmers.

‘‘Hugh has always been a fit

and active man. In South Africa

he ran an ultra marathon and

canoed rivers.

‘‘Swimming over there was

usually done in swimming pools

though.’’

Ursula said she was proud of

his latest achievement.

He had wanted to do the

swim challenge for a while, but

there were no other items on his

bucket list at this stage, she said.

Hugh has swimming in his

genes. His father was a champion

long distance swimmer and

swam until the age of 90.

As well as enjoying his daily

dip, he is also active in his

community.

He is a member of Probus,

involved with the community

garden and sings in the Sumner

choir.

Above – Hugh Cable nearing Sumner Beach. (Below) – Very

tired, he is accompanied by friend Kathryn Newberry as he

exits the water.

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NEWS 5

No budget for repair

• By Mick Jensen

IT WILL TAKE a successful

submission to city council’s draft

Annual Plan 2022/23 to get a

scruffy grass area on Redcliffs’

Beachville Rd esplanade, cleaned

up properly once and for all.

THe Redcliffs

Residents

Association has

been pushing for

the city council

to smarten up

the green area

since it was

unsuccessfully

Pat

McIntosh

sown a number

of years ago.

THe association

wants the job done properly

and ideally would also like low

wooden bollards placed alongside

the road to prevent cars from

doing damage or parking on the

Coastal Pathway.

THe city council has estimated

the cost of an irrigation system,

reseeding and installation of

bollards at the site at $162,500.

THere is no budget for the work,

and if it is to proceed it will need

to be included in the city council’s

draft Annual Plan.

THe RRA has received support

from the Linwood-Central-

Heathcote Community Board,

which intends putting in a

submission to the plan to get the

project done and is encouraging

RRA to do the same.

RRA secretary Pat McIntosh

said things had dragged on for far

too long, but she was ‘‘optimistic’’

they might now be going in the

right direction.

Information from the city

council showed that the original

re-grassing was treated as

a temporary measure, as at

that stage an installation of a

bike bump track was under

consideration for part of the

area.

THe city council has

acknowledged it hadn’t done the

job properly and further attempts

had also failed miserably.

THe grassy area remained

neglected and someone needed to

UNTIDY: The

grassed area on

the Beachville

Rd esplanade

remains bare and

neglected.

take responsibility for it, she said.

McIntosh said while areas

such as Woolston and Sumner

had been smartened up over

the the years, the master plan

for Redcliffs had never been

implemented.

She was pleased with the

response and support of the

community board and RRA

members would meet to decide

how they wanted to proceed.

‘‘THis is a high profile site we

are talking about and it is only

getting busier with the Coastal

Pathway.

‘‘What used to be a pleasant

area used for picnics and play is

full of weeds with bare patches

and is very unsightly.’’

There was a scaled down Little River Pumpkin

Festival this year because of Covid-19, but

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some giant specimens. Around 30 whopping

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and old were able to admire and even get to

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organised by the Little River Supporters Group

and included produce and white elephant

stalls. Funds raised went to the local school. The

pumpkin festival will return in 2023.

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SPORT 7

From grassroots to World Cup tilt

It’s all or nothing for

the All Whites when

they face Costa Rica in

June for a place in this

year’s World Cup finals

in Qatar, and a former

young Ferrymead-Bays

player, Joe Bell, could

be one of the team’s

most vital players. Now

based in Denmark, Bell

talks to Chris Rattue

of the New Zealand

Herald

EVERYTHING IS on the line

against Costa Rica isn’t it?

It’s a huge game, the World

Cup is a dream of mine, and

I’m sure my teammates as well.

But we do face this day in and

day out in the professional

environment, so hopefully we

are prepared as we can be for a

game of this scale.

When does the Costa Rica

homework begin?

Not so much yet, we are

all balancing it with our club

careers at the moment, but it will

be coming. Danny Hay and his

staff will spend hours and hours

trolling through clips of Costa

Rica, finding their finer points.

The most basic stuff we always

get is about an opponent’s

formation, general game

philosophy, are they possession

based or long ball, do they go

direct to their No 9, or do they

look more for wingers in behind.

There will be information for

specific players, their tendencies,

their main threats, players who

pose something different.

And they will try to counter

us. They will know Chris Wood

is very dangerous in the air will

try so minimise the crosses.

Did you watch the famous

All Whites’ qualification games

against Bahrain which got them

to the 2010 World Cup finals in

South Africa?

Absolutely, although I don’t

think you quite understand

what the accomplishment was

when you are a 10-year-old.

But it was fantastic for the

country. Watching players like

Winston Reid and Ryan Nelson,

they quickly become your role

models. Now we are the ones

stepping out on the pitch.

Ryan Nelsen was the driving

force back then – have you met

him?

He visited us during the

World Cup qualifiers in Qatar. I

might have met him before, we

are Christchurch boys, but not

formally like that.

He talked a lot about the

feelings he misses now that he’s

hung up the boots, about trying

to take in that moment, and

understand the responsibility.

We are not just playing for

ourselves and representing

everyone in New Zealand, but

also the players we played with

and the coaches who brought

us all up. He wasn’t trying to

put on a sense of pressure … it’s

about that feeling of fighting and

playing with your best mates.

What are those All Whites

bonds like?

There is nothing more special

than coming back to play with

our New Zealand team mates

and friends, knowing you can

look to your left and right and

see someone who would die for

you and your country.

The bonds have grown over

time. I did three years in the

Wellington Phoenix academy

with the likes of Sarpreet Singh

and Liberato Cacace, and we had

a bit of a rivalry with the Olé

INTERNATIONAL

CLASS: Eightcap

defensive

midfielder

Joe Bell has

developed into

a vital member

of the All Whites

as a World Cup

qualifier with

Costa Rica

looms.

PHOTO: GETTY

Academy players like Eli Just,

Callum McCowatt and Nando

Pijnaker. It was really good to

have that competitiveness and

we’re all great friends now.

You were born in England . . .

In Bristol – we moved to New

Zealand when I was three. My

parents were always planning

to leave England and were a few

weeks away from moving to

Canada – they had done all the

paperwork – when they decided

to give New Zealand a go at the

last minute.

My mum (Caroline) is a

psychiatrist and New Zealand

was keen on bringing doctors

over at the time. Mum and

dad (Richard) came over by

themselves for a few months and

just loved it. About a year later

we were set up in Christchurch.

It’s always a bit difficult being

on the other side of the world

from family but their love for

New Zealand outweighed the

negatives.

Dad is a film producer, mainly

focused on advertisements and

music videos, and is also a film

teacher in Christchurch.

Are you from a footballing

family?

As far as I am aware none

of our Bells have played

professionally. My dad played

and coached a bit and is a diehard

West Ham fan. I tried

really hard to support them but

he figured out relatively quickly

I didn’t. I love Barcelona. I’m a

big fan of Lionel Messi, the best

player in the world.

Any football heroes?

David Beckham at a young

age, but once I understood the

game better and developed a

better understanding of my

position it became Sergio

Busquets, who still plays for

Barcelona and captains Spain.

If we qualify, Spain are in our

group – freaky. It will be pretty

awesome, an extra motivation

to give that much more against

Costa Rica.

I watched excessive amounts of

YouTube videos of him through

high school, which probably

hindered my grades a bit. I can’t

even imagine what it would be

like to play against him.

What is it about Busquets?

In my opinion he is the

best No 6 player in the world.

He clearly has no physical

attributes which help him much

in football – he plays solely on

an ability to process the game

in his brain, the way he uses

disguises, reads and understands

the game, where his team mates

and opposition players are, the

deceptions - it’s like playing

chess on the field.

It’s hard to describe a genius -

there’s a good quote about him

which says ‘if you watch the

game you won’t see Busquets, but

if you watch Busquets you’ll see

the whole game’.

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‘The midfield is quite a mental game’

• From page 7

I still watch every game he

plays. And when you play against

someone like that, you get the

full understanding of how

incredible they are.

You also play with a lot of

poise . . .

I’m glad it comes off like that.

It’s about tapping into the mental

side of the game, something I’m

very interested in.

I studied psychology at college,

mainly for the sports side.

Professional football at this level

is difficult, the pressures, so it is

important to make sure you are

staying in the mindset.

The All Whites have a fantastic

psychologist Dom Vettise who

teaches the ‘green state’ – it’s

about staying in the flow state,

focussed on what goes on in the

moment and not the outside

implications.

I’m still learning but it’s

about recognising the moments

when you are falling out of that

mindset, recognising the triggers.

They could be something like

making a mistake, or like the

qualifying game against Tahiti

where they played a style which

could be frustrating. Tahiti were

very physical, using a lot of time on

the fouls, and that can easily take

you out of focusing on your job.

And one of your middle

names is Zen . . .

That was one of dad’s many

crazy ideas. I like the name. It’s

unique. Zen was nearly my first

name.

There is a growing technical

ability in the All Whites isn’t

there?

The entire squad for the

qualifiers was made up of

professional players with some in

really high-level environments.

We are starting to prove - it’s an

ongoing process - we can play

with the ball.

It’s not just technical ability,

but the mental approach. We’re

not just sending long balls to the

strikers, but try to build up our

attacks, and play out from the

goalkeeper. But that takes time

and courage on the pitch.

The Costa Rica game will be

an example of that. Can we still

play the way we want to with

such immense pressure, so much

money and experiences relying

on a single game?

Speaking of money - getting

to South Africa in 2010 was

worth millions to New Zealand

Football …

I’m not sure I want to know

the numbers but that would be

great for New Zealand football in

general. But I don’t think that sits

on people’s minds.

When did you decide that a

defensive midfield role was your

best position?

While playing for my collegiate

team in America. It’s a bit to do

EXPORT QUALITY: All

Whites defensive midfielder

Joe Bell joined Danish

Superliga champions

Brondby IF in January.

PHOTO: GETTY

with the physical components

– defensive midfielders don’t

require too many physical

attributes, don’t need too much

speed, and the American game is

incredibly fast. That highlighted

it was a good fit for me.

The midfield is quite a mental

game, and I find that tactical

component enjoyable.

How did you end up playing

in Scandinavia?

Norway first called after the

youth World Cup. I would have

entered the (American) MLS

draft on a Generation adidas

contract, which means you are

guaranteed a three-year contract

but don’t know where. That really

bothered me. I needed more

control over the environment I

would be in. The Norway club

was less of a risk and I had a good

relationship with the coaches

after doing a trial there.

Where does playing for

Brondby sit in your career

goals?

The support for us here is

incredible, which brings the

side effects of pressure and

expectation, but that’s good.

There is a lot of pride in the

club.

I’m the same as most young

players – you aspire to go as high

as you can. I want to go all the

way to the top. It takes time and a

lot of hard work, and I must still

prove myself at this level.

Chris Wood has been thriving

in the English Premier League

with Burnley and Newcastle

hasn’t he?

He’s a role model for all New

Zealand players, in working

hard and staying committed to a

goal. And to then score goals in

the EPL, to break history as the

highest goalscorer for Burnley -

that’s a crazy achievement. He’s

also just a fantastic guy, the most

down to earth superstar I’ve met

in my life.

He’s an invaluable resource for

us young boys in the national

team setup, because of what

he’s been through, the level’s

he playing at, the fact he was

such strong connections with

everyone in the team. The more

Chris Woods we can have the

better.

What do you do to unwind,

when footballing commitments

allow?

I really enjoy the physical

things – growing up down

south I love a lot of surfing,

snowboarding, a bit of kite

surfing, mountain biking. It’s not

the easiest to do when so much is

demanded of us physically.

I’ve got All Whites teammates

nearby in Denmark – Eli Just,

Callum McCowatt and Marko

Stamenic. Spending time with

them is always nice when you

can’t do those other things.

You are not far from

Ukraine – is the war a daily

conversation?

I wouldn’t say that – we don’t

feel too many repercussions, no

sense of being unsafe. Denmark

and the club are doing all they

can to support Ukraine. We

played specific games in kits to

try and raise money to support

the people there. You see it all

through the city, many flags,

support and movements of

people.

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NEWS 11

The small vessel Ocean Bird

burning in Lyttelton Harbour during

the New Year’s Day Regatta, 1902

Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref

14985.105

https://www.teuaka.org.nz/onlinecollection/1135899

Ocean Bird being blown up.

Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref

14985.106

https://www.teuaka.org.nz/onlinecollection/1135900

Treasures from the past:

New Year’s Day explosive regatta

ON NEW Year’s Day of

1902 it has been reported

that the entire population

of Ōtautahi Christchurch

decamped and took to the

trains, tunnel bound for the

annual Lyttelton Regatta.

Competitive rowing

and yacht racing were

early sporting traditions

throughout the Australasian

colonies with Lyttelton’s

first rowing regatta

being held within six6

months of the First Four

Ships’ arrival – on May 24,

1851, to celebrate Her Majesty

Queen Victoria’s 32nd

birthday.

However, it was not until

1862 that the Lyttelton New

Year’s Day Regatta was

formally established in the

town’s water sports calendar.

While well attended by

‘holidaymakers’, it only

became popular with the

greater Canterbury region

after December 1867 when

the railway tunnel opened

up public transport to the

port town. And then in the

years following, the annual

New Year’s Day Regatta

grew to become the colony’s

largest aquatic sporting

festival.

On this particular New

Year’s Day in 1902, upwards

of 10,000 or more Cantabrians

gathered along the

wharves, foreshore, on the

hotel balconies and in the

sideshow alleys, to witness

the yachting, rowing and

swimming contests.

Unfortunately for the

yachts, while the day was

beautifully fine and sunny

there was no breeze to

speak of, and thus not

much of a sailing spectacle

either, with the assembled

racing yachts reportedly

laying “idle as a painted

ship upon a painted ocean”.

This unhappy circumstance

did not apparently

affect the mood of the festivities

which grew brighter

as the afternoon wore on,

quite possibly in anticipation

of its … explosive

climax.

We’re not quite sure when

Yachts Lyttelton Regatta 1890

Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref 14692.1

https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/1135601

this particular Lyttelton

tradition began or ended,

but the public spectacle of

submarine explosions at

the Lyttelton Regatta were

recorded from the 1890s

through to at least 1911.

On this tegatta day a

sacrificial vessel, the Ocean

Bird, had been specially

prepared by one Captain

Falconer and his torpedo

corps.

Around 3pm, the thronging

festival crowds were

alerted to the impending

explosive finale beyond the

harbour moles by a raging

fire and plumes of smoke

rising up from the doomed

ship.

After some 30 minutes,

by way of an electric cable

connected from the breakwater

through to the mine

laid under her hull, Captain

Falconer tripped the switch

and the Ocean Bird was literally

blown to smithereens

in a loud explosion and

giant water spout accompanied

by the rousing cheers

of the people.

While the New Year’s Day

Regatta and its submarine

explosions appear to

have faded in importance

sometime before World

War 1, the Lyttelton sailing

tradition has remained an

important part of the port’s

history.

With the original Canterbury

Yacht and Motor

Boat Club being established

in 1921, its successor, the

Naval Point Club Lyttelton,

celebrated the centenary of

club sailing in Whakaraupō

Lyttelton Harbour with a

regatta in November 2021.

And we look forward

to the third season of the

international SailGP in

Lyttelton next year from

March 18-19, 2023, with or

perhaps without a spectacular

submarine explosion?

Bay Harbour: May 04, 2022

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