North Sailing News

A group of lifeguards practising off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand´s North Island have recently revealed how they were protected by a pod of bottlenose dolphins. The lifeguards reported that they spent approximately 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins. It is believed that this altruistic behaviour was due to the presence of a 3 metre great white shark in the area. After herding the lifeguards together the dolphins continually circled around them, becoming more agitated and tail slapping as they went, while the shark approached as close as 2 metres to the swimmers. Eventually, the dolphins managed to ward off the shark and the lifeguards managed to swim the 100 meters safely back to shore.

Recently, people from North Sailing visited the famous expedition vessel Dagmar Aeen when she had just finished her record breaking journey around the North Pole.

Although North Sailing´s boats have been docked for the winter, the company´s staff has been busy preparing for the winter.