MERC by the Sea The Story of Sir Peter Blake Marine Education Recreation Centre

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MERC by the Sea: The Story of Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre at Long Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
by David Gray, Ross Garrett
Signed by David Gray
‘This book describes how a live-in learning centre evolved as an answer to” “the unforgivable statistic (1983) stating thet 20%-50% of school children in Auckland City of Sails, did not have the opportunity to learn about the sea around us and how to enjoy or care for it.” A small group of teachers, yachtsmen and volunteers struggled over twelve years to finally welcome children aboard in 1990″

Paperback, 2018, 254 pages, very good condition