Very good condition, the odd scuff mark here and there.
Have owned for 4 years but it’s not had a lot of use. Selling for that very reason. Purchased from paddling friend, who’s the only other owner. The canoe is roughly a 2008 model.
Great waka, still one of the most popular race canoes. Catches bumps easy. Light weight – approx 13 kgs.
Contact: Shane Brooking – 0275 310 138
Tēnā koutou e ngā pou herenga waka o Hoe Tonga
It was wonderful to attend the coaching clinic run by Corrina Gage on the weekend with so many of our Hoe Tonga clubs. Corrina was awesome and very giving with her knowledge and we definitely got lots out of it. We appreciated the great networking opportunity it provided for our local Hoe Tonga clubs, and were rapt to see that there is a definite interest in our clubs having more opportunities to share ideas and tools with each other to support one another.
So as promised at the coaching clinic, here are some of the planning tools we’ve developed at PCKC that we thought some clubs may be interested in having a look at:
We hope that these may be of use to other clubs in our region. We’re not saying that these are particularly awesome or anything like that. These are just what we have used and have found helpful for us in the last couple of years. We’re happy for other clubs to use these templates as they wish and change them as required to suit their own purposes. We are always keen to learn from other clubs too, so if any other clubs would like to share any tools or resources that they developed or found useful, we would love to know about them.
Wishing you all well out on the water.
Ngā mihi,
Pania Tahau-Hodges
Porirua Canoe Kayak Club (PCKC)
Waka Ama Whanau, the Comerford Whanau could do with our help. Brendan is fighting bowel cancer and his 3 year old son Jacob has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
http://givealittle.co.nz/cause/helpthecomerfords
Click here to download the race information package.
Date: Sunday 26th APRIL 2015 (Cancelled if weather is too extreme)
Venue: Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club, 501 Evans Bay Parade, Wellington
Distances:
Cost per paddler:
Registrations:
Entries Close: Wed, 22nd Apr 2015 at 11:59pm
Email: taitonga41@gmail.com
Contact Details
It has been 12 years, but now a team of local paddlers has done it again: paddle across the Cook Strait in a W6. A big thanks to Interislander and Fergs Kayaks for making this possible.
Jörn Scherzer, organiser of the team, says the idea for the Cook Strait crossing came about because he sometimes gets asked about running a race across the Strait. And of course, paddling across the Strait is one of those things you have to tick off your bucket list.
(For a full set of pictures, please click on the picture above, or follow this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoetonga/sets/72157651212863038/. (Video coverage will follow in the near future.)
But what many people don’t realise is that the Strait is one of the most unpredictable stretches of water you can find, with strong tidal flows and often strong winds. So organising a crossing does not come easy, planning of this venture started in August last year.
On the day it meant an early start at 4am, with the team starting its paddle at 5.30am from Mana in Porirua. The team members were Matt Archer, Lawrence Hynes, Pa Taikato, Grant Barriball, Marianna Hodges, and Jörn Scherzer.
The forecast for the crossing was for light conditions, with a Northerly kicking in from the afternoon. Turns out it was pretty flat all the way in the morning, except for a light Southerly swell and plenty of rips and eddies near the Brothers Islands and around Cape Koamaru. (Click on the picture below to replay the crossing. Note that cell phone coverage in the Sounds is poor, so the replay only covers the crossing up to Cape Koamaru / Arapawa Island.)
For the first hour the team paddled in complete darkness, and it’s only once the team had passed Mana Island, over 12km into the crossing, that the first signs of morning emerged. 4 hours and 40 minutes later, having covered a distance of 55km, the team reached Ship Cove in the Outer Marlborough Sounds.
Ship Cove gave safe harbour to Captain James Cook on five occasions during the 1770s; it now makes for a picturesque location to finish a venture such as this.
The team then caught a water taxi to Picton with the canoe in tow (with Mattie loving the ride). The team then enjoyed the comfort of the Interislander ferry on their return journey to Wellington.
The team would like to thank Interislander Ferries and Fergs Kayaks for their outstanding support for this venture. A big thank you also to support boatie Murray Leacock and assistant Lei Faletolu, and Porirua Canoe Kayak Club for providing crucial equipment support.
For the past two years, Jörn in collaboration with Lei Faletolu and James Sadler has organised the Mana Super 6 Ocean Challenge, a one-way ocean race between Porirua and Kapiti. W6 teams paddle a distance of 39km, preferably with the wind on their back, in what can be demanding rough water conditions. The race is the longest waka ama marathon race in New Zealand.
For 2016, they will be investigating in further detail the financial feasibility of adding a Cook Straight crossing as a potential race course option. Securing sufficient logistical support and sponsorship would be essential.
Today’s crossing was a test of whether the distance of 55km can be done by a team in an iron-man format, if the conditions are right. The answer is yes, it can be done.
Good morning
At the last regional Hoe Tonga meeting, the executive presented some potential options for how to select the W12 Regional Premier Team going forward.
Paddlers are invited to submit their views to either the regional administrator at hoetonga@gmail.com, or to their clubs. Clubs may also submit their views on, or alternatively they may also submit their own proposals for consideration (eg if they have an option that has not yet been considered).
Please submit your views no later than 31 May.
Joern Scherzer
(President, Hoe Tonga)
The following part-time position is available – Part -time Waka Ama Facilitator working with the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club on behalf of Tunui waka ama club based in Oriental Parade. If you are interested read the position description and contact Roimata for further information at tunuiwakaama@gmail.com.
Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association 