Salute to the Maori King

Yes, there is such a thing as the Maori King (Tūheitia Paki). All the wakes paddled past him and raised their paddles in salute.
I'm afraid you will be seeing a lot of the regatta over the next few days. I took over 1000 photos

[Diane Judith]

Great Shot. Love the facial expressions

[Lynda McG]

Brilliant shot - fav!

[Dianne]

A terrific image. Fav

[Helen]

Great candid shot, fav

[Graham Harcombe]

It's the facial expressions that are so striking - great!

[Alfred Rico]

Awesome! FAB!

[Sylvia Binch]

What a great capture !

[sally agnew]

Great shot :)

[Babs]

They look quite intimidating I hope they are friendly.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Henri Russell]

I love seeing your photos of the Maori celebrations. They bring back such fun memories of our visit there.

[Carole Sandford]

Great capture! It’s interesting for us on the other side of the world to see such celebrations.

[Suzanne]

Fabulous capture

[Lesley Aldridge]

Oh wow, great expressions!

[Joanna kate]

Wonderfully dramatic expressions

[Margo]

They have such long tongues!!

[Trish Plutz]

I love that ancient traditions continue in the world.