Gulf Harbour Marina Check Point
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Te Kāpehu Whētu - The Maori Star Compass
By Dean Morris
Design Statement
- The old and the new. Celebrating exploration and discovery. Sail away from your safe harbour, catch the wind in your sails. EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER
Using the arcs of the sun and the rising and setting of the stars aligning the canoe in a direction of travel through the night and the sun in the day, Te Kāpehu Whētu helped navigators memorise more than 200 stars. In modern times the compass, detecting and responding to the Earth’s natural magnetic fields is a popular navigation tool.
GULF HARBOUR MARINA CHECK POINT
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HISTORY
The site, is also known as Hobbs Bay, was sold in the early seventies by the Hobbs family and construction of the marina began. In March 1995 the grand opening was held.
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