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waterfront business in brief… MIA awards individual contribution During the Marina Industry Association's Marine 13 Conference, held in Sydney, Australia in April, John Spragg was recognized for his contributions to the marina industry and was awarded the Outstanding Individual Contribution to the marina industry award. John Spragg entered the marina design and construction industry in 1994 after 25 years in major construction in Australia. In 1996, Spragg joined the Bellingham Marine team and helped set up the company's operations in Australia. Today, Spragg is a director and general manager of Bellingham Marine Australia, Bellingham Marine South East Asia and Bellingham Marine Singapore; Director of Bellingham Marine New Zealand and Bellingham Marine Xiamen; Representative Director of Bellingham Marine Korea Co., and is responsible for the Licensee JV partner Septech in the Middle East. Didymo in Fiordland Invasive freshwater algae didymo has been found west of the main divide for the first time – in Fiordland's Large Burn valley. The Department of Conservation was deeply disappointed by the discovery as they battle to keep clear of Fiordland didymo. Fish & Game field officer Bill Jarvie said that they were at a loss to know how didymo had arrived in the area, given that anglers are strictly required to obtain a "Clean Gear Certificate" before entering Fiordland to fish. Didymo was first discovered in Waiau River in 2004 and Western Fiordland was one of the last South Island rivers to remain free of didymo. 52 Voyager Maritime Museum to host Auckland's first Tall Ships Festival THIS LABOUR WEEKEND the Voyager New Zealand maritime museum will host Auckland's long awaited Tall Ships Festival. After participating in tall ships festivals in Sydney and Melbourne, nine ships and over eight hundred sailors will take part in the first ever trans-Tasman Tall Ships race (from Sydney to Opua) culminating in their arrival in Auckland at around 2pm on Friday Tecla October 25. The event will be a magnificent spectacle as these extraordinary vessels – led by the Spirit of New Zealand – are guided by Maori Waka from North Head to their berths at Queens, Hobson and Princes wharves. Hundreds are expected to join the festivities at Auckland's waterfront says Alastair Aitken, chairman Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum Trust Board. "We are delighted to be involved in co-ordinating a visit from these magnificent tall ships. We must not forget the historical significance of tall ships in the European settlement of New Zealand. So many families took that long arduous journey from the United Kingdom to our shores in tall ships." The ships will be open to the public on both Saturday and Sunday. At 10am on the Saturday at crews will march along the waterfront from Wynyard Quarter to the Cloud, led by the Royal New Zealand Navy band. An official welcome and powhiri will be held at the Cloud. These striking ships represent a great diversity of design and contrasting appearance. Among them is the 102-year-old three masted bark Europa originally built in Germany and now belonging to Holland. Also present will be the schooner Oosterschelde. The largest restored Dutch sailing ship, she is a monument for Dutch shipbuilding and maritime navigation under sail. The youngest in the fleet is Young Endeavour given to Australia by the United Kingdom as a bicentennial gift in 1988. Then there's the Spirit of New Zealand, Professional Skipper September/October 2013 Young Endeavour believed to be the world's busiest youth training ship, undertaking an annual programme of 340 days at sea. Unique to this fleet is the United Kingdom's Lord Nelson, the first ship in the world to be designed and built to enable people of all physical abilities to sail side by side on equal terms. The full complement of tall ships in Auckland for Labour Weekend will be: Dewaruci – Indonesia; Oosterschelde, Tecla and Europa from Holland; Picton Castle from Canada; Lord Nelson – United Kingdom; Young Endeavour – Australia; and Kiwi vessels Spirit of New Zealand and R. Tucker Thompson. Voyager's own tall ship the brigantine Breeze is also to join this festival weekend. The Tall Ships Festival Director and former Spirit of Adventure CEO John Lister says that this is a wonderful opportunity for Aucklanders to witness the spectacle of a Tall Ships Fleet. "It's rare to get such a group of ships in our part of the world and too good an opportunity to let slip by." The Tall Ships Festival is supported by Auckland Council, Ports of Auckland, Waterfront Auckland and ATEED. www.skipper.co.nz