Water Sports

View along New Brighton beach of people on the sand and kite surfing in the waves during the Ray White New Brighton Duke Festival of Surfing.

Action of a kite surfer jumping over a wave during the Ray White New Brighton Duke Festival of Surfing at New Brighton beach.

Manu Schafer in Sumner holding up a MCD surfboard.

Two surfers heading down towards Scarborough Beach wearing wet suits and carrying surf boards.

A windsurfer in the Avon-Heathcote estuary with views towards the central city and mountains in the background.

Mount Pleasant Yacht Club skipper Graeme Hore, his daughter, Sharon and their pet dog Gina in a sailboat in the Estuary. Gina, the mongrel terrier is wearing a tailor made life jacket.

Fourth form pupils from Hagley High School on board the yacht, Tana, in Lyttelton Harbour. The yacht is skippered by maths teacher, Steve McIntosh (centre).

A group of swimmers running towards the sea at New Brighton as part of the mid-winter swim.

Members of the Shirley Boys' High School underwater hockey team wearing flippers and snorkels in QEII Pool.

A group of young people wearing snorkels in the pool waiting to start a race at QEII Swimming Pool.

Wan Fraser of Lyttelton (close) and Kirsty Thompson of Opawa underwater at the QEII swimming pool performing synchronised swimming. Taken from an underwater viewing area.

Claire Gibbons (left), Lee-Ann Nicol, Patricia Smylie and Karen Johnson canoeing at Wainui YMCA camp.

View of the River Avon in Hagley Park of people in coloured tandem canoes along the river.

Steve Gurney peddling his canoes at the Wet Wet Carnival, Lyttelton Harbour.

Terry Creach, aged 11, canoeing in a branch of the Waimakariri River near the new suspension bridge at the Groynes in Northwood.

View of Dragon boat race teams preparing for a race as part of the festival. A food truck is parked on the banks on Lake Crichton.

"A beautiful view of the sailing Dinghies in the Sumner Beach from the Beachville Road, Redcliffs" - Contributor's note