Orders are taken on the 10th of each month. click on the link

below to see what is available

http://www.wakaama.co.nz/stories/read/1003314

Results from Race #5 follow. Check out the final race in this Winter Series to be hosted by Jorn Scherzer at Mana (TBC) on September 8 – Sunday starts at 10am. Prizegiving will follow when racing finishes thanks to those paddlers who have supported this series and Fergs Kayaks (for all your paddling gear).

There are plenty of opportunities to provide feedback regarding any of these races and perhaps even look at different venues, courses – just needs some willing people/group to put their hand up to run:) Don’t be shy……………

SUP Men 5.3km
36:54 Rob Collins
38:44 Hans Wannemacher
39:40 Chris Brown
40:40 Stu Hiddleston
40:56 Brodie McGregor
42:40 John Ryks
43:01 Kark LeQuesne
44:49 Clarke Townsley
50:05 Karl Wannemacher

SUP Ladies 5.3km
51:16 Alexandra Murphy
67:31 Sharlene Winiata

surf ski/kayak 11 km

58:53 Chester Burt
59:00 Mike Tate
63:48 Paddy Urlich
66:02 Dave Ryde
69:50 Dave McKnight
70:38 Sandy Winterton
72:47 Graham Daniel
DNF Paul Coles

W6 11km
60:27 Inano
70:44 Hawaiki Nui
79:30 Streamers (Junior Boys)

W1 Men 11km
66:38 Laurence Hynes
69:28 Neil O’Brien
71:06 James Sadler
72:24 Karl Timu
73:07 Pa Taikato
73:15 George Fa’alogo

W1 Women 6.62km
49:28 Lei Faletolu

Kokiri Tai Patu Waka are selling their Damaged W2 by tender. Please refer to instructions attached here regarding the tender process: Tender Instructions – W2

Rangatahi W2
Te au o Kokiri – W2

All offers must be sent before Friday 13th September midday by email. Further information contact: kokiriwakaamaclubpetone@gmail.com

Red Rocket Talent Agency

Audition interview Thursday 25 July

1 x  male 30 – 40 single Waka paddler
This paddler will need to provide his own waka
See him with his paddle paddling out into the harbour he stops and take stock of the view enjoying the moment.
3 minute video tool kit for Tourism, Trade and Enterprise and Education NZ (for this purpose called “NZ Story”)
Filming in Wellington 11 August – $1500.00 gross

If interested please email :  jude@launching.co.nz

The third race of the series is coming up tomorrow. Details can be found here: http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/?p=3538. The race will be in Wellington at Haitaitai Beach, details at http://wellypaddlers.blogspot.co.nz/.

Items of interest from the two last Hoe Tonga Meetings:

• New date: 1 Dec: NZ Active Post Waka Ama Challenge
• New date: 7-8 Dec: Hoe Tonga Regional Sprint Championships (reserve date 14-15 Dec)
• Mana Super 6 Ocean Challenge: race scheduled for 8 February, interested parties to assist with organising please contact Joern  
• World Sprints 2014 in Rio: Selection process has now been put in   place, see http://www.wakaama.co.nz/stories/read/1003299
•  Sanctioning: NKOA have now completed this policy; a copy is to be sent to each club in each region. From November all races on the national calendar have to be sanctioned in order for them to stay on the calendar.
• NKOA’s coaching  framework: The first 3 modules are completed and will released for trial to 3 groups.
• LDN 2014 will be held in Christchurch
• Race course: We started a discussion on possible sites/options for a sprint race course in the Wellington Region; the development of a water storage lake in the Hutt with the potential for use for waka ama sprint races could be promising
• AGM now on 9 September: clubs are asked to forward names of interested persons to stand for office
• New technologies: Hoe Tonga looking at the possibilities of use of I-pad app for timing distance races. This was used this year at LDN very successfully; we are also trialling a race tracking system called  Yacht Bot (app).

Full minutes from the last two meetings (click to open):

• 1 July 2013
• 10 June 2013
  

.HIkoikoi 7 Results

By Mere Elkington

My first image of Hawaiiki Nui Tuarua Waka Ama Club was James Hapeta, standing tall as his height would allow, hand screening his eyes from the sun as he watched his rangatahi paddling on the water. He turns to get a better position on the foreshore to view his teams’ possible outcome. In support on his left are Denise, his sweetheart and Regan. I didn’t see the outcome for his team; but it was indicated simply by a “Woo-hoo-hoo” and a beautiful toothy smile, as he did a quick and agile jump – and this encounter was only a session of training. My first lesson learnt, he had a passion for rangatahi participating in this sport of waka ama and his support was dedicated and committed.

I walk forward and introduce myself and for a moment I am caught off guard, as James clasps my hand and at the same time I get planted with a wet sloppy kiss crushed against my cheek, followed by a warm grizzly bear hug that dissipates all my nerves into a laugh. This introduction impacted my impression of James Hapeta, he was always a pleasure to be with and ever since I have known him, he has never made me feel any less than special…..A handsome, happy, humorous, hearty human being, who has blessed my life with his presence, passion and energy for this sport of being Maori – Waka Ama.

For those of us who have walked with you, who have talked with you, who have paddled with you, who have trained with you, who have been coached by you – as kindred spirits of Waka Ama, you will never be forgotten James – in waka you will always be remembered.

He wahi mihi tenei ki a koe – E Koro!
Haere, e nga mate
Haere ki te kainga tuturu
Haere ki too Matua I te Rangi
Haere, haere, haere!