Friday, October 26, 2012

Seaport Scene Issue 320

Race Across Cook Strait to Deliver New Vintage

Photo: Shirley Timms
On Thursday 11 October, 17 yachts carrying over one hundred hardy sailors, competed in the twelfth annual ‘Wine Race’; a challenging dash across Cook Strait, from Waikawa to Wellington, carrying Marlboroughs first vintage of Sauvignon Blanc for 2012.

The winner was Picton-based 41ft yacht ‘Nefertiti’, owned by Mike Vining, Bruce Lock, Noel Cohen and Henry Mayen, and skippered by Mike Vining. They carried Tohu Sauvignon Blanc 2012 and took out the Line Honours and Handicap of this years race in 5 hours 34 minutes.

Other Stories in This Issue


  • Captain's Table
  • Seaport News: First Cruise Ship of Season, Hail Picton, Steam Train in Picton + More...
  • Plight of Maui’s Dolphins
  • Shipping Schedule
  • Get Involved This Summer and Have a Unique Holiday Experience.
  • The Picton Scottish Country Dance
  • Pink Ladies Fundraise for Breast Cancer
  • Bike the Iconic Queen Charlotte Track
  • Playing Miss Havisham
  • JS Parker on Display
  • Seaport Happenings
  • Seen on the Scene
  • Reflections from the Picton Museum - Half Century for Outward Bound
  • Library Lines
  • On The Beat with Constable Newcombe
  • Naiad Hosts 25 International Defence Force Attaché
  • Ruth Pretty at Hunter’s Garden Marlborough Festival
  • Bachcare’s Picton Manager Takes the Stress Out of Owning a Holiday Home
  • Edwin Fox Turns 159
  • Go Vegan?
  • Picton Wine Club Mini Wine Festival at the Mercure
  • Picton Sailors Shine at Auckland Winter Champs
  • Golden Oldies Play Hard
  • Marlborough Colleges Sailing Club
  • Hall of Fame Induction for Picton Rowers

Get your copy of the Seaport Scene at one of the following outlets:

Picton: The Seaport Scene Office, FreshChoice, Take Note, Healthcare Pharmacy, Picton Library, On The Spot, Challenge Service Station, Picton Four Square

Blenheim: Perry's Book Shop

Don't forget:


  • Submit your poems or stories for the Writers Corner


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Seaport Scene Issue 319

Flotilla Protests NZ King Salmon Expansion



Over 30 vessels carrying an estimated 300 people took to the water to participate in a flotilla, protesting against the New Zealand King Salmon application to increase the number of salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds.

This has been a well-publicised process that has split many in the community, those who agree with the economic benefits of the expansion and those that are worried about the effect of more farms on the environment.

Read the whole story in the latest issue of the Seaport News!

Other Stories in This Issue

  • Captain's Table 
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Impunity, from the Sounds to the Ross Sea
  • Picton Fishers Memorial Ceremony
  • Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve Centenary
  • Flotilla Protests NZ King Salmon Expansion continued
  • Girl Guides Awarded Badges
  • Picton Toy Library Monster Market
  • Funding Workshop for Community Groups
  • Perano House Moves Home
  • Doctors Stay at Mistletoe Bay
  • South Island Salsa Competition
  • Deep Down Under Holiday Program
  • Seaport Happenings
  • Seen on the Scene
  • Reflections from the Picton Museum - 50 Years Of Interislander
  • Library Lines
  • Crossword answers
  • On The Beat with Self-Appointed Community Officer Ashworth
  • Meet the Police
  • Frugal Fuel
  • Spot, the Duck
  • Waikawa Boating Club Opening Day
  • Charity Helps Picton Bowling Club Irrigation
  • Toastmasters at Queen Charlotte College
  • Huge Laughs at Comedy Show
  • Family Move to Relaxing Holiday Destination... Picton
  • Pirates in Picton
  • Scoop’s Sports with Sam Swain - Marlborough Under 12 v Wellington Under 13
  • Fairview Windows and Doors Superboat NZ1
  • Annette Tanabose Delivers 100% Pure Welcome


Get your copy of the Seaport Scene at one of the following outlets:

Picton: The Seaport Scene Office, FreshChoice, Take Note, Healthcare Pharmacy, Picton Library, On The Spot, Challenge Service Station, Picton Four Square

Blenheim: Perry's Book Shop

Don't forget:

  • Find the Knot!!! Win a years subscription to the Seaport Scene.
  • Submit your poems or stories for the Writers Corner
  • Send us your stunning images of the place we live.