How to cross the bar safely
Even for the most experienced boaties, bar crossings are a high-risk activity. This clip provides information on how to make safer bar crossings.
Bar crossings should always be approached with the right preparation and attitude of caution. Always make sure you head out with an experienced skipper prior to attempting to cross a bar for the first time.

Produced by Waikato Regional Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with funding from ACC and Maritime NZ.

Bar crossings should always be approached with the right preparation and attitude of caution. Always make sure you head out with an experienced skipper prior to attempting to cross a bar for the first time.

There are location-specific bar crossing clips available for the following bars: Bowen Town, Maketu, Raglan, Tairua.

Produced by Waikato Regional Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with funding from ACC and Maritime New Zealand.