Sport Wellington  have two ‘Getting Started in Coaching’ courses coming up in November.

Mungavin Community Hall,   Mungavin Ave Porirua,   4 November 6 -8 pm

Kuranui College,  East St . Greytown,  Wairarapa     10 November 6 -8 pm

please check the link below for more details.

Click to access Sport-Connector-October-2014.pdf

http://wakaama.co.nz/racecalendar/lookup/1081

http://wakaama.co.nz/stories

PCKC warmly invites waka ama clubs in the Hoe Tonga region to register their junior waka ama crews for the ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Regatta.

Venue: Onepoto, Porirua Harbour       Date: 1 November

Registrations will be open from 15 – 29 October 2014.

The ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Regatta will be held on Saturday 1 November 2014 (Sunday 2 November as a back-up if weather is bad). All crews are asked to report to the registration desk between 8.30am-9.00am

The regatta will be held at the Onepoto end of Porirua Harbour and is open to Midget, Intermediate, J16 and J19 crews and paddlers from the Hoe Tonga region.

A programme with the schedule of races will be posted on Friday 31 October. If you have any queries or would like further information, please contact: Fahina Tulepu, Race Organiser, cell. 021 136 5121,hodges.tulepu@xtra.co.nz or email poriruacanoekayakclub@gmail.com.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Registration Form

‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series_Race information (1)

Are your guys and gals up for the NORFOLK OCEAN CHALLENGE? The inaugural Outrigger Canoe Event on Norfolk Island in January 2015.Take a look at some of the details here: www.norfolkislandtravelcentre.com/noc-rego or emailmaria@travelcentre. see the attached information on the event and package prices ex

VHF Radio Use Guidelines

 

• Listen before talking, make sure the  channel is clear.
• If there are other users consider an alternative channel. Either VHF 17 or 77 can be used for water sports events.
• Only use enough power to do the job you need.  Over a short distance (about a kilometre) low power should be more than enough, and this will cause less interference with users on other parts of the harbour.  This will also increase battery life.
• Think about what you want to say before you begin transmitting, keep messages short and to the point.
• Speak clearly and not too fast.
• Shelter the microphone from the wind, wind noise can make you very difficult to understand.
• Avoid inadvertently pressing the mic’ button, including when stored, as an open mic’ prevents all other transmissions.
• Use names or some sort of identification over the radio. Normal procedure is to say the name of the station you are calling and then yours, eg if calling from the shore to a rescue boat say “support boat 3 from race control”

 

Tunui Waka Ama Club invite you to attend the blessinbg and launching  of our

new W1 and to acknowledge the contribution our our founder, Uncle Amster Reedy

Last week saw the loss of Amster Reedy to the Waka Ama whanau.

Amster Reedy was a founder of the Tu Nui a Te Ika Outrigger Canoe Club in Wellington and was instrumental in getting the sport of Waka Ama started in the Hoe Tonga region. The Waka Ama community are grateful for all that you have given and the legacy that remains.

PADDLERS PLEASE NOTE

Porirua Rowing Club would like to give all waka ama clubs in the region a heads up that they will be hosting a regional rowing regatta at Onepoto on Saturday 11 October 2014 (back-up date in case of bad weather is Sunday 12 October). The event will be based in the area around the rowing club at Onepoto (including the grass areas by the clubrooms and the car park) and the course will run along the Titahi Bay Main Road side of the harbour, starting from the south end of  the harbour down by Takapuwāhia and running all the way down towards the clubrooms. The club has asked if waka ama clubs in the region could please support this event in two ways:

1)      by asking their paddlers to keep well clear of the course on this date to ensure they are able to run their regatta smoothly

2)      if clubs that store their waka down by the rowing club could please ensure that there is a gap/clearway by  the clubrooms big enough for the visiting rowing clubs to get their boats through from the car park area and down to the water.

Please help this local club run a successful event by following these requests – your support is greatly appreciated.

Arohamai for this e-mail however we humbly seek any assistance from the wider local waka ama network.

Between Friday, 15^th August 2014 and Sunday, 17^th August 2014 the weekend just passed a waka ama W6 and trailer belonging to our Trust (Waikato Waka Ama Sports Foundation) was stolen from a secure and locked base at Hopuhopu yard.  It’s clear this theft was planned, deliberate and taken from Tainui-Waikato premises by person/s who knew how to evade normal security i.e. cameras and knew exactly what they wanted to steal.

Whilst the Police have been formally informed and have begun their investigations it is clear from our perspective that the perpetrators will eventually seek to utilize the waka ama and as because it is of “W6 size” it will be noticed if and when it is used or attempts that might be made to sell it.

The description of the Waka W6 is translucent blue gunnels, seats and spray skirt with a white hull and is a Moana Nui W6 brand built by them in April-June 2012, the trailer was grey in colour and has a permanent chassis number, registration and license of G379S, whilst these may be amended in future there are other distinctive permanent markings.

We seek any information that may lead to the recovery of this valued community resource and ask that if you are approached about use of a waka W6 and trailer that you please confirm its ownership and if you have any doubt contact the Ngaruawahia Police, Sarah Gales or alternatively a confidential e-mail to me

I am authorized by the Waikato Waka Ama Sports Foundation to put out this e-mail and any queries can be directed to me including more detail if required, I will also be putting this out to Waka Ama NZ / Nga Kaihoe o Aotearoa.

Thank you regardless for your support and time, I sincerely hope this never ever happens to you or your club and that you are able to continue with the awesome positive waka ama activities with our whanau on the water, nga mihi…

Bill Takerei

Deputy Chairperson

Waikato Waka Ama Sports Foundation

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