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Results, photos, Regional Secondary School Waka ama Sprints 2014

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Results FINAL Wellington Secondary School Waka ama Sprint Champs 2014

Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka ama Association would like to thank all the volunteers that made this event a success and acknowledge the support of College Sport Wellington.

College Sport Wellington will arrange medals for all 1st place winners of Championship Finals over the next two weeks for Schools.  Please contact Dave McKenzie at College Sport should you wish to discuss:  dave@collegesport.org.nz mob: 021 380 849.

A record #47 – W6 teams and #20 – W1 paddlers participated at Wellington Secondary School Waka ama Sprint Championships 2014 on Saturday 8 March from 16 Secondary Schools.  Our region has grown in numbers of Schools and paddlers participating – great news!

Good luck to all those teams and schools who will now travel to Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua to the National Secondary Schools Waka ama Sprint Champs 2014 where 90+ schools will compete.

Once again thanks to you all – paddlers, parents, supporters, schools, coaches and managers. Photos from this event can be found here……http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoetonga/sets/72157642364690243/
Apologies for delay in posting…………..any correspondence – feedback can be sent to hoetonga@gmail.com

Matariki Waka Ama Harbour Challenge

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Matariki  – Waka ama Harbour Challenge
When:     Sat, Jun 7, 2014, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PMHikoikoi_Banner_Web
              Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Hikoikoi Waka ama look forward to hosting this annual event in Wellington. Open to Waka ama/SUP/Kayak/SS/Canoe The event will be run in relay style with 7 stops – teams can do all 7 legs or change over For more information contact: hikoikoiwakaama@gmail.com

Quiz night Hikoikoi Waka Ama Club Fundraiser

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Fri, May 9, 2014, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM1897835_683849328332232_1959078574_n
Te Raukura – Wharewaka Function Centre, Jervois Quay, Wellington, New Zealand

Hikoikoi Waka ama invite paddlers and teams to challenge others (8-10) at our major fundraiser for 2014. To enter teams contact: hikoikoiwakaama@gmail.com Tickets $10pp Food and drinks available for purchase. Spot prizes and auctions

Come on and register your team today

Thank you to all Volunteers and support personnel at Regional Secondary School Sprints

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Without volunteers and support personnel successful waka ama events can not be held. On Saturday 8 March the Regional Secondary School waka ama sprints were held at Onepoto, Porirua. This year, 47 teams were registered. A record. A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers who gave so much of their time and effort to enable this to be the best Secondary School Sprints yet.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Lane Draw and Schedule Regional Secondary Schools 2014

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Race Schedule RSS 2014

The lane draw and race schedule is now available for our Regional Secondary Schools Waka ama Sprint Championships being held on Saturday 8 March 2014.

The weather looks favourable however should this event not go ahead due to weather notices will be posted on this site by 7am Saturday 8 March.

We have a record number of teams entered this year and look forward to an exciting days racing.

 

2014 Wellington Secondary School Waka ama Sprint Champs

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IMG_3768Event information pack & panui is now available.
2014 Wellington Secondary Schools – Waka ama
RSS Panui 2014

Hoe Tonga is once again gearing up for another spectacular event at Porirua showcasing waka ama and the potential this sport offers our youth to not only participate but gain life skills. Leadership, teamwork, commitment and confidence through individual performance is what we are looking to install in the next generation of paddlers.

Date: Saturday 8 March 2014
Postponement Date: Saturday 15 March 2014
250m & 500m Sprint Races
Time: Registration 8.30 (racing @9am – 5pm)
 Email: hoetonga@gmail.com

Race Director: Pania Tahau-Hodges
Organising Committee: Gaylene Sciascia, Chris Fox, Kiri Smith, Pania Tahau-Hodges

Entries are made by all Sport Coordinators at the respective Colleges and High Schools. If you need clarification on entry please contact:

Dave Mackenzie | Sport Manager
College Sport Wellington – proudly sponsored by The Dominion Post
( 04 939 1106 |   021 380 849 | * dave@collegesport.org.nz
– PO Box 26 042, Wellington 6442 | Level 2, 113 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington

Results and photos for Mana Super 6 Ocean Challenge

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Well, what a race: six leagues, six-mans, ocean racing, iron-man, downwind. Following a night of rain and almost no wind, by the time the race got under way, paddlers experienced fantastic surf race conditions, with a 15-20 knot Southerly/Southeasterly making it a great ride from Mana to Paraparaumu. It was not for the inexperienced though, the conditions were challenging, and unfortunately one team was unable to finish.

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=140556

The full course distance was 37km. It included going around Mana Island (with teams pumping into the Southerly for a 5km section, but some teams were joined by a pod of dolphins on the way, so it was worth it), but once they had moved around the Southern tip of Mana Island (with one team getting all cuddly with a submerged rock), it was a straight line 30km downwind all the way to Kapiti.

In the women’s division it was a tight battle nearly all the way, with all three teams finishing within 10min of each other, with the local Team Mura Va’ine from Porirua Canoe Kayak Club taking the honours just ahead of Team Malolo from Motueka Waka Ama Club.

In the men’s division, it was a hard battle for most of the way between Team Bhutty Bros from Hei Matau Paddlers (taking an inside line) and Team Jäger from Wairarapa Waka Ama (taking and outside line), with Team Bhutty Bros coming out on top and winning the inaugural event.

Missed the action? Check out the photos above (all can be downloaded in full size via flickr), and you can also replay the race at http://www.yacht-bot.com/races/5038. We tracked 6 of the 8 teams (the women started 15min before the men), and you will notice the different lines that teams took between Mana Island and Kapiti. Whereas the teams that hung out further would have got a bit more of a push through the Cook Straight tidal stream, they also had to battle more choppy Southeasterly conditions, so there were some tradeoffs.

A big thank you to our boaties, the Mana Coast Guard, and all the other numerous helpers and shuttle drivers!

If you have any feedback on the event, please let us know at mana.ocean.challenge@gmail.com. We hope to see you all back here next year.

Results

Bhutty Bros Hei Matau Paddlers Premier M 02:58:13
Jäger Wairarapa Waka Ama Premier M 03:01:30
le Ko Ko! Porirua Canoe Kayak Club Premier M 03:24.24
Little Bit Tipi Toa Waka Ama Master M 03:26:39
Te Rangihaeata Toa Waka Ama Premier M DNF
Mura Va’ine Porirua Canoe Kayak Club Premier W 03:59:41
Malolo Motueka Waka Ama Club Master W 04:01:38
Taimania Porirua Canoe Kayak Club Master W 04:10:14

A big thank you to all our sponsors, we had some fantastic spot prizes at the after-function.