Watch the racing live:
The weather forecast is for rather chilly Southerly, so make sure you bring warm clothing. Canoes should also be fitted with skirts.
As canoes will be equipped with trackers, please ensure that they are returned to registration before your team leaves the race venue.
To view additional information, including finding out who has entered, please go to https://hoetonga.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/hoe-tonga-w6-paddla-series-2016/.
It was a beautiful sunny day, albeit with a biting Southwesterly. Numbers were a bit down, but a few hardy souls battled it out anyway.
Here the results for Race 3:
| Overall | Name | Time | Craft | W1 Men | W1 Wo | SS/SK |
| 1 | Jörn Scherzer | 0:49:51 | W1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Lawrence Hynes | 0:50:04 | W1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Karl Timu | 0:51:26 | SS | 1 | ||
| 4 | Rueben Hill | 0:52:31 | SS | 2 | ||
| 5 | Barton Fletcher | 0:52:35 | SS | 3 | ||
| 6 | Bowen Cook | 1:06:45 | W1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Mahinaarangi Rikihana | 1:08:47 | W1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Fern Thompson | 1:11:18 | W1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Izzy Bruce | 1:12:48 | W1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Willie Johnstone | Coaching | W1 |
Don’t forget to get your entries in for Race 2 of the Hoe Tonga W6 PADDLA Series this Sunday, also at Dolly Varden Beach.
Several ama have been stolen or vandalised at Mana Pasifika OCC based at Ngati Toa Domain.
Anita Taggart’s ama was blue and was from a surfrigger. Dennis Ngatai had a yellow click-in ama, also for a surfrigger, Piki Emery had a white ama for a Tomahawk.
If you find these, or someone is trying to sell these to you, please contact Hoe Tonga or the owners.
This race will be at Dolly Varden Beach (next to Paremata Bridge in Mana/Porirua). The forecast is for a strong Westerly.
The course may involve going to Onepoto and back (to get shelter from the wind), and on to Brown’s Bay and back.
When you arrive, please come to registration (ask for Joern or Tanya).
Want to know more about the Series? Go to http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/?p=5207
Race 2 will be on Sunday, 7 August (previously Saturday, 6 August).
Click here to download the event panui for Race 2.
NOTE:
ENTRIES CLOSE 3 AUGUST
ROSTER CLOSES 5 AUGUST
Thats’s right, a brand new Tai Paddle will be one of our spot prizes for the Hoe Tonga W6 PADDLA Series.
But you have to race (and be on the roster for your respective team) in order to go in the draw. So go on, get those entries sorted.
For more detail and to see who has entered, go to https://hoetonga.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/hoe-tonga-w6-paddla-series-2016/.
Please don’t leave this until the last minute, as this makes it hard on organisers. All entries are to be online done by your club reps.
Postponement!
Due to the very poor weather forecast for this coming Sunday, the Ice Water Paddler Series Race 3 has been postponed until Sunday 31 July.
I know that some of us are hardy enough that we would paddle regardless, but I’m worried about keeping the time keepers happy too ;).
Questions? Call Joern on 021-1250997
Paddlers were greeted by a pretty decent chilly Southeasterly, but otherwise sunny-ish conditions at Race 1 of the Series. A big thanks to all teams supporting the event, and what a fantastic effort by PCKC as the host of Race 1. The event was very well run, and sets a benchmark for races 2 and 3.
Click here for the results of Race 1, including the number of series points collected by each team so far.
Want to replay the racing? Click on the links below:
Race 2 will be hosted by Hawaiki Nui Tuarua Waka Ama Club, on 6 August 2016. Please ensure that you get your entries on time for Race 2 and 3. For Race 1 we had several teams enter at the last minute, which makes it hard for organisers to plan ahead. Please help our event organisers by being organised.
To view additional information, please go to https://hoetonga.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/hoe-tonga-w6-paddla-series-2016/.
Another series race is coming up this Sunday. Get your singles out of the shed! The location will be in Petone, motorway end (unless advised otherwise). You can register on the day, $5 a paddler.
Please be there by no later than 9.30am, so that we can the race briefing under way at 9.45am and start on time at 10am.
Follow these links to follow the racing:
Open Women and Mixed (from 9.15am): http://www.yacht-bot.com/races/11164
Open Men (from 1:30pm): http://www.yacht-bot.com/races/11165
Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association 