The Harker name lives on in surf lifesaving, courtesy of a dominant Bay of Plenty win in the Surf League under-16 division.
Fifty five years after Reg Harker won the first of five New Zealand surf race titles, his grandson Taris was an integral part of the Bay team which collected 251 points over the two days of competition in Mount Maunganui.
They eased home ahead of Auckland (213 points), with Gisborne third on 187.
"It's been great to compete in a team with strengths all over the beach," the youngest Harker said. "It's good to have grandpa and the whole family down here watching - Aunty Janine was down here yesterday too and it made this win even more special."
Janine Harker and her brother Kim - father of Taris - were also accomplished surf lifesavers, with Taris following in their footsteps as a specialist ski paddler.