End of year marked in style

Some of the Bream Bay Sliders before their annual Christmas do at Waipu Cove.

The usual wetsuits were swapped for fancy dress when the Bream Bay Sliders took to the water at their end of year get-together and Christmas do at Waipu Cove.

Chris Hall, from Ruakaka, puts on his finest for the Bream Bay Sliders end of year do.

Club spokesman Roger Hall said the event, on Sunday, was a chance for the club's members and their families to get together, have a bit of fun and dress up to go out on to the water.

"And it was a lot of fun," he said.

"Captain" Gary Whale from Waipu, takes flight at the Bream Bay Sliders Christmas Dress Up Day at Waipu Cove on Sunday.

Northern Advocate photographer and keen surfer Michael Cunningham went along to catch the action on and off the water.