Submitted by admin on April 23, 2009 - 00:31
Canoeists
The first European canoeists to cross the strait were the brothers G. and J. Park, who in 1890 made a journey from Mana Island to Dunedin in 14 ft canoes. The first canoeist to cross solo was H. Sherman, a 16-year-old Wellington boy, who in 1896 went from Mana Island to Cape Koamaru in a tiny craft 12 ft long.