TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gray,David
AU  - Garrett,Ross
TI  - MERC by the sea: the story of Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre at Long Bay, Auckland, New Zealand 
SN  - 9780473451707
U1  - 797.10993 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [Place not identified]
PB  - [Self-published], 
KW  - Blake, Peter,
KW  - Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (Auckland, N.Z.)
KW  - History
KW  - Coasts
KW  - Recreational use
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Auckland
KW  - Boats and boating
KW  - Aquatic sports facilities
N2  - '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" -- Cover
ER  -