Lake Rua after the Christchurch earthquake. Supplied image.
by Jodie Bakewell-White
Yachting New Zealand Commercial Maritime Member, the Canterbury Sailing School has been introducing children to sailing on Lake Rua, north east of Christchurch Airport for over ten years, but the suitability of the Lake as a venue is now in question in the wake of the Canterbury Quake.
“It was a quarry years ago that slowly filled up with water,” exoplains NZCT Regioanl Support Officer, Kate Spackman. “The land around it is fill, which as you can see from the photo, moved quite a lot in the earthquake.”
“Simon Rutherford and Geoff Wright are now looking for an alternative site to run their school sailing and learn to sail for Waimak, Christchurch and PPYC. The children have about five lessons on the sheltered lake and then they attend Learn-to-Sail at their yacht club.”
“The lake is larger but not as deep now that the banks have dropped to the bottom of the lake.”
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