Summary

• Venue: Onepoto Domain, Porirua Harbour
• Host: Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association
• Date: 7/8 December 2013
• Reserve days: 14/15 December 2013
• Distance: W1 250/500m; W6 500m/1000m/1500m
• Divisions: Midget to Master 70
• The event is open for paddlers/teams from outside the Wellington region, albeit they are not eligible for prizes.
• Entries closed Monday, 2 Dec 2013
• NEW: There are two new club trophies up for grabs this year (shown below): the “Club Excellence Award” (based on points accumulated over race finals), and the “James Hapeta Club Spirit Award” (based on the club’s actions). Who will be the first clubs to put their name on them?

View entries

• W6: by event
• W6: by club
• W1: by event
• W1: by club

Note!

• Click here to download the race information package (updated on 7 Nov 2013).
• UPDATED: Criteria and process for W1 qualification and selection for Nationals 2014
• Waiver form (must be signed by every paddler that is competing)
• Entries are to be done online via your club representative (at NKOA’s online system): click here to enter
• Race rules (updated November 2013)
• There will be a late fee if an entry is received after the deadline.
• There are no refunds for entries that chose not to race or show up on race day.

Questions? Email hoetonga@gmail.com or call 021-1250997.

The Regional Sprint Champs are now scheduled to go ahead this weekend, but please expect relatively strong winds between 15 and 20knots.

Please find below the updated schedules and lane draws for both days. There have been some minor changes (eg some withdrawals, a couple of teams such as Master Women W6 500m have been combined with the Open Women).

Important notice:

Due to the stronger winds on Sunday, we are planning to run some W1 events (Intermediate and J16) on Saturday afternoon, in between the W6 events, exact timing to be confirmed but likely after 2.30pm. This affects W1 races 01-06 and W1 races 09, 11, 13 & 14. This means that Saturday is likely to be a long day, but Sunday will be shorter as a result, with an approximate lunch time finish on Sunday.

W6 (Saturday)

• Schedule
• Lane draw (including W1 Int and J16 races in the afternoon)

W1 (Sunday)

• Schedule (Note: W1 Int and J16 races to be run on Saturday 14 Dec, exact times to be confirmed, but likely Saturday) afternoon)
• Lane draw

Club reps and team managers:

Please come to registration asap in the morning. Note that all paddlers (or their parents/caregivers) must sign an event waiver form. Please hand in the signed form at Registration on race day, this is a prerequisite before teams and paddlers are able to race.

Click here to download the form.

Also please make yourself available for a team managers briefing at approximately 8.30 at Registration.

To make the day more enjoyable and relaxing for all of you, please find below (i) an overview of the different roles (what to do), and (ii) the volunteer roster (what station people are on, and when)

To access a brief overview of the roles of each race station, please click here.

To access the roster, please click the link below.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak5pwpKKFJ3HdGFueXNKU3RUbFVRV3FHbWtHdHBPWkE&usp=sharing

If there are changes, please let us know asap (at hoetonga@gmail.com or 021-1250997).

Important notice to clubs and team managers:

At the upcoming Regional Sprint Championship 2013, all paddlers (or their parents) must sign an event waiver form.

Click here to download the form.

Please hand in the signed form at Registration on race day, this is a prerequisite before teams and paddlers are able to race.

For those clubs that have paddlers that wish to compete in a WT12 at Nationals 2014, but do not have enough to make up a WT12 within their own club, Waka Ama NZ offers the possibility for two clubs to combine to form a regioinal WT12 (refer to rule 21.7 in the NKOA race rules).

Relevant entries must be made by the region, and Hoe Tonga has an established process in order to make those entries.

Click here to download the document outlining this process.

If your club wishes to make an entry, your club must follow this process and the proposed entry must be received at hoetonga@gmail.com no later than 14 December 2013.

Received entries will be processed by the Hoe Tonga administrator (or any Executive Officer if required).

Note:

• The fact that Waka Ama NZ allows regional “inter-club” WT12 entries does not mean that your club can form a more competitive WT12 by leaving out paddlers from within your club that would otherwise be eligible to compete in your WT12. You MUST first use all eligible paddlers from within your club. Note that at Nationals 2013 some entries were later found to be illegitimate and had to be withdrawn.
• It is the clubs’ responsibility to ensure that the entries that they submit are legitimate. Club executive approval is required. While Hoe Tonga makes every effort to check that the proposed WT12 entry is legitimate, we are constrained in terms of our time and resources, so acceptance of an entry on our behalf does not mean that the entry is legitimate.
• Regionally selected WT12 (Premier Men and Women only) are determined through a different process, please refer to the the race information package for the Regional Sprint Championships 2013.