Mana Island Trip
This time next week we will be on our way to Mana Island !
Its a great adventure and a wonderful opportunity to explore one of New Zealand's special places.
Please join us if you can.
We have room for more helpers, so take advantage of this and share a unique experience with your child/ grandchild. niece or nephew.
The Boat
The vessel is a 23m Catamaran and is in Full Current Survey for the operation it is required to carry out.
There will be a qualified skipper on board with one other crew member.
The students enter the boat via a floating jetty.
All students will wear a lifejacket on board. These will be placed on the table when you get inside they can put them on before the boat leaves the dock. It is up to the adults if they want to wear a lifejacket.
There are 30 seats and the students usually sit down with the adults standing.
The boat trip takes around 20 minutes. 40% of the journey is at 10 knots over the bar then 20 knots for the journey to the island.
At the island the boat will drive up onto the beach and a ladder will come down to walk off.
The Ranger will meet you there. All students will need to have a biosecurity check before they leave the boat.
Once on the island they usually walk up a mown track to the top, have lunch then walk down. The track is a ‘gentle’ walk up.
Eliot carries out 3 weather checks leading up to the journey. He will also take a trip out to the island to check the conditions if required. He will liaise with Jan to make the call. He will always side with caution.
This is a not for profit set up that is designed to get schools to the island. They do trips with Friends of Mana and Forest and Bird but not for small groups.