Monday, 5 September 2016
Media Alert
Take a trip back in time on a legendary steam tug

WHAT: Celebrate our city during this year’s Auckland Heritage Festival with Ports of Auckland. Take a trip back in time on a 90-minute cruise aboard the legendaryWilliam C Daldy steam tugboat, one of the port’s first tugs dating back to 1935. These family-friendly tours weave in and out of the port’s wharves and sail under the Auckland Harbour Bridge where the Daldy once famously saved a piece from floating away during construction.

WHEN: 24-25 September, 1-2 & 8-9 October at10.00am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

WHERE: Boarding takes place at Hobson Wharf West, just behind the New Zealand Maritime Museum, in the Viaduct Harbour.

WHY: Ports of Auckland funds and organises these tours to allow Aucklanders to enjoy a living piece of our maritime heritage. Proceeds from ticket sales going to theWilliam C Daldy Preservation Society, a volunteer organisation that works to keep the Daldy in magnificent shape, and the Ports of Auckland Education Programme, providing Auckland schools with free educational tours of their port.

BOOKINGS: Bookings are essential as tours fill up fast. Visit www.heritage-port-sailings.eventbrite.co.nz to book your tour now.

MORE INFO: The port also provides brochures for a self-guided walk along the iconic Red Fence throughout the festival. Brochures can be collected from the New Zealand Maritime Museum from mid-September or downloaded atpoal.co.nz. For more information on Ports of Auckland’s involvement in the Auckland Heritage Festival click here.

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