A Grand Start to the Year

Eric Willbur and Emmy Newbould are currently exploring New Zealand aboard their Brickyard Cove-based Flying Dutchman 37 Nataraja. They spent New Year’s Eve at Motukawanui Island off the northeast tip of New Zealand, where they met some new friends.

"Shortly after anchoring, six dolphins came into the anchorage with a powerboat," writes Emmy. "The boat anchored next to us and the dolphins hung out between our two boats all afternoon. They put on quite a show all day long, leaping in the air, swimming around in circles, rolling on their backs, tail walking, and swimming under our boat. It was pretty amazing. We figure it’s going to be a very special year with these dolphins as an opener!"