Held at the Rutherford Hotel Nelson
Host ports: Port Nelson Ltd & Port Marlborough Ltd.
Tuesday 16 November 2021 8:00 AM - Wednesday 17 November 2021 5:00 PM (UTC+13)
LOCATION: Rutherford Hotel, 27 Nile Street , Nelson 7010
A collection of action from the St Johns Bar Pilot Association In the early 1800′s as the commercial ports along the St Johns River began to develop, a select group of brave and skilled seafarers would row to sea to meet arriving cargo sailing ships. These daring individuals would use their extensive local knowledge to safely guide the sailing ships across the treacherous sand bars that guarded the river entrance. This was the origin of the St. Johns Bar Pilots. Initially it was a bit of a...