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Images of Wakatere- Pleased to be ashore after a long day

by Christine Hansen on 23 Apr 2011
2011 Toyota Optimist NZ Nationals Championship Christine Hansen

Photographer Christine Hansen took these images as the fleet in the 2011 Toyota Optimist Nationals came ashore after a long day on Day 3 on the water off Narrow Neck Beach, Auckland.









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