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.

Welly Paddlers – check out dates and events

www.wellypaddlers.blogspot.co.nz/2014/02/stand-out-in-crowd.html

Motorway Classic Race

Volunteers are needed to assist with this event.

Regional Secondary Schools Waka Ama regatta

Saturday 8 March ( postponement date 15 March)

Onepoto, , Porirua.

If you are able to assist at  this event please email

hoetonga@gmail.com

thank you.

This programme will teach you skills around Waka Ama, including paddling, coaching and team work.   You will  also complete the Day skippers and VHF certificate.  The programme encourages lifelong learning and development which is taught in a supportive  safe and positive environment.  You will complete a Level 1 coaching unit which you can use across other sporting arenas.

Information evenings will be held at TWOA Campus Porirua  6pm – 7.30pm

Wed 29 January

Wed 5 February

Wed 12 February

Wed 19 February.
For more information please contact;Ivy-Lee Topia on  04 237 7166- 027 5699963 or email  ivy-lee.topia@twoa.ac.nz

I have a Kialoa Lanikai for sale. Its size is 51 inch. It’s in good condition and while it has had a couple of small repairs they are only visible on close inspection and the shaft has been strengthened with some carbon.

I am happy for anyone interested to go for a paddle and try it out. Contact Jörn Scherzer on 021-1250997. $220 or nearest offer.

Please take 5min to fill in our short survey, this will help us improve the event in the future.

Click here to tell us what you think about Regionals 2013

A big thanks to all paddlers, supporters and hard-working volunteers for making it a great weekend. It has been a record year, with 9 out of 12 clubs and over 400 paddlers competing.

As usual, it was far from calm, throwing in some challenging conditions especially for W1 paddlers. However, these are the sorts of conditions we are seeing every year, and they will hold paddlers in good steed as they prepare for Nationals 2014.

• W6 results (14 Dec)
• W1 results (15 Dec)

The “Club Excellence Award”, in which clubs accumulated points for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placings (4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively), was won by Porirua Canoe Kayak Club with over 140 points. Congratulations!

Also up for grabs was the “James Hapeta Club Spirit Award”. Denise Hapeta presented the trophy and offered some inspiring words, and we are sure James would have enjoyed the day as much as we did. A number of factors were considered as officials decided on the winner, including (but not limitied to) how organised the club was before and during the event, whether waiver forms were completed, whether paddlers wore their correct uniforms, and whether they offered assistance where needed. There was a tight battle between Hikoikoi Waka Club, Tai Tonga 41 OCC, and Porirua Canoe Kayak Club to take out this trophy. Congratulations to Tai Tonga 41 OCC as the 2013 winner.

Photos of the event will be posted within the next few days here on our website and flickr.com, they will again be freely available.

With regard to selection, please download the following file that shows the rankings of paddlers for each division.

• Selection for Nationals 2014 (includes W1 and WT12 Regional Premier Teams)

Note:

• Due to a number of DNS in the Intermediate Men division, rankings 5-6 were based on performance at Nationals 2013.
• Please refer to Hoe Tonga’s W1 selection policy for relevant processes

With regard to the regional “mixed” WT12, further information will be posted shortly. Note that Waka Ama NZ’s policy stipulates that those paddlers taking part in the Premier Regional WT12 and/or the W1 Dash races cannot take part in the “mixed” WT12.