Every great journey begins with a big dream and the courage to chase it. Hugh and Pip Waghorn are 5th and 6th-generation locals, well-connected to the Akaroa & Banks Peninsula area. After 23 years of farming, they saw a gap in the market for luxurious, small-group cruises and, in 2004, brought the tourism operation, Bluefin Charters. The journey from being a “fish out of water” in an area they knew nothing about to being top of the list of “Things to do in the South Island” was not easy. It required hard work, business planning, and the mindset to achieve their goals. Today, they have developed a dolphin-watching nature cruise business that employs 10 team members, has won several awards, is consistently rated TripAdvisor’s #1 Boat Tour, and is New Zealand's first Tourism Experience to certify as a B Corp.