An Auckland family rescued from their dismasted yacht north of New Zealand arrived back in the city today on board a French Navy patrol craft.

Charles Bradfield, his wife Joy and children Josh 18, Matt 16, Emma 14, Tom 13, Abby 10, and Rebekah six, were picked up by the patrol craft La Glorieuse early yesterday.
The family's 12.8m yacht, Carenza, was immobilised by rigging that wrapped the rudder and keel when the mast was lost. Charles Bradfield used a fishing line to rig an aerial to get a distress message to Taupo Marine Radio.
The Carenza was located by an RNZAF Hercules aircraft in cresting four to five metre seas, about 200 nautical miles (375km) north of New Zealand.
The La Glorieuse was en-route to New Zealand and diverted to assist. The seas were too heavy to attempt a transfer of the passengers when the patrol craft arrived about 11pm. A successful transfer was made early yesterday. The Bradfields arrived in Auckland this morning.