The third annual PCKC ‘Have a Go’ Harbour Regatta successfully took place on Saturday 1^st November. 19 teams from 5 clubs in the Hoe Tonga Region took part in the regatta which focused on providing junior paddlers in the region an opportunity to practice their W6 paddling in sprint racing conditions. The regatta would not have been possible without the support and assistance of the following people and organisations –

• Hoe Tonga for providing resources for the race and posting information on their website
• TOA, Aniuwaru and Hawaikinui for generously loaning their W6 waka for the regatta
• Porirua City Council for granting consent for us to hold our regatta and for providing bins for us to use
• Mana Racing Canoe Club for allowing us access to their facilities
• The Mad Butcher Porirua for use of their fundraising BBQ
• BDP Edutainment (Greg Jones) for the sound system and great music
• Te Wananga o Aotearoa (through Shane Brooking) for use of their gazebos
• Hikoikoi, TOA, Hawaikinui and Te Rau o Te Rangi for entering in their junior teams to race and for being supportive and enthusiastic participants on the day
• And finally to the PCKC family who worked hard to make the regatta a success from coaching and managing paddlers to doing all of the big and small jobs needed to run a smooth regatta

On behalf of PCKC, thank you all very much.

Fahina Tulepu

Race Co-ordinator

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.