sounds like a great Idea Debbie,
Something else coming up later in the year is the Super V8's at Pukekohe. I'll be going to that definitely, if there are enough people interested we coula make that a club social event. idea anyway, could guage interest later. All these tracks days, drags day events are cool too, but we have to remember the family orinetation we strived to achieve last year. Keep everyone included. The party you guys had for a housewarming , it was good to see a lot of people bring along their partners etc.
One other possible cruise point and BBQ lunch idea could be Goats island marine reserve. Fairly cool snorkleling with the fishes, but for those non-swimmers or not into that, a nice place to hang out, (in good weather), also a nice distance away for a cruise venue too.