A couple of men relax on the deck of the Carino Catamaran and enjoy the sunshine as they drop anchor at Motuarohia (Roberton) Island off the North Island of New Zealand. On a daily basis, this sailing boat takes passengers out to view and swim with the bottlenose dolphins around the Bay of Islands.This spacious, brightly painted red and white catamaran allows people to become one on one with the dolphins, visit tranquil coves and islands where you can venture ashore. Here you can hike the trails, snorkel, enjoy the beach and then return to the Catamaran and enjoy a barbecue lunch before sailing back to Paihia, New Zealand.The crew of the boat are very knowledgeable of the area and the behavioral traits of the dolphins and they will make your trip extremely pleasurable. A quick sailing lesson is also available as you can help in setting and trimming the sails of the catamaran.The Carino leaves the dock at 9:30 in the morning and returns around 4:00 p. ... continue below the picture...
... m. with a maximum of forty passengers. Sailing the Bay of Islands in New Zealand is the ideal way to see the scenery and wildlife off the North Island of New Zealand and this boat is a great way to do it. Book well in advance as the Carino is a very popular catamaran and quite often the sailing trips are full.Carino, a 50 foot catamaran sailing boat, anchored at Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in the Bay of Islands, Northland, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/6.3, exposure time of 1/250 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 100mm.