An interesting experience befell two youths in an outrigger canoe off Waikanae beach during last week-end. With sail up they were about 150 yards off shore when a school of porpoises joined them, playing round and under them so close that the young fellows struck out at them with their paddles. Watchers say this lasted nearly half an hour until, both happening to lean simultaneously over the side opposite to the light metal outrigger, it came out of the water, and the canoe capsized them among the big fish, both parties probably being equally surprised. It was a cool day and the canoeists were clothed. They would nave had a difficult task swimming and pushing their craft ashore with the sail in the water but a launch which happened to be in the vicinity came to their rescue.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 258, 30 October 1937, Page 4
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