Support the Commerford Family – Sunday 3rd May – $20 per paddler
OC1 Outrigger/Waka – Hurricane – $2500 ono – SOLD
Very good condition, the odd scuff mark here and there.
Have owned for 4 years but it’s not had a lot of use. Selling for that very reason. Purchased from paddling friend, who’s the only other owner. The canoe is roughly a 2008 model.
Great waka, still one of the most popular race canoes. Catches bumps easy. Light weight – approx 13 kgs.
Contact: Shane Brooking – 0275 310 138
PCKC ‘S PLANNING TOOLS
Tēnā koutou e ngā pou herenga waka o Hoe Tonga
It was wonderful to attend the coaching clinic run by Corrina Gage on the weekend with so many of our Hoe Tonga clubs. Corrina was awesome and very giving with her knowledge and we definitely got lots out of it. We appreciated the great networking opportunity it provided for our local Hoe Tonga clubs, and were rapt to see that there is a definite interest in our clubs having more opportunities to share ideas and tools with each other to support one another.
So as promised at the coaching clinic, here are some of the planning tools we’ve developed at PCKC that we thought some clubs may be interested in having a look at:
- our 4xCOMMS planning template that we mentioned at the hui
- our crew selection policy (just because it’s mentioned in the 4xCOMMS template); and
- our novice programme plan 2015 (please note: this was a document presented to our PCKC Committee for endorsement of our novice programme this year). I’ve attached this because we have been asked by a couple of local clubs about our approach to getting a novice programme off the ground, and this paper pretty much sums up our learning from the last three years of running a novice programme (i.e. stuff that we’ve learnt through making mistakes!).
We hope that these may be of use to other clubs in our region. We’re not saying that these are particularly awesome or anything like that. These are just what we have used and have found helpful for us in the last couple of years. We’re happy for other clubs to use these templates as they wish and change them as required to suit their own purposes. We are always keen to learn from other clubs too, so if any other clubs would like to share any tools or resources that they developed or found useful, we would love to know about them.
Wishing you all well out on the water.
Ngā mihi,
Pania Tahau-Hodges
Porirua Canoe Kayak Club (PCKC)
Help the Comerfords
Waka Ama Whanau, the Comerford Whanau could do with our help. Brendan is fighting bowel cancer and his 3 year old son Jacob has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
http://givealittle.co.nz/cause/helpthecomerfords
Entries for Tai Tonga 41 Waka Ama Marathon
Click here to download the race information package.
Date: Sunday 26th APRIL 2015 (Cancelled if weather is too extreme)
Venue: Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club, 501 Evans Bay Parade, Wellington
Distances:
- 8km: designed for paddlers with little training and fitness or unsure if can complete a 12-15km course safely. Open to W6, W2, W1, Kayaks and Surf Skis Male/Female/Mixed. SUPs also welcome however the distance may be shortened on the day
- 12-15km: for those with plenty of race experience and able to complete the course in 90 minutes. Opened to W16, W2, W1, Kayak, Surf Skis Male/Female/Mixed. No SUPs for this distance.
Cost per paddler:
- 8km only – $15
- 12-15km only – $20;
- 2 or more races – $25
- One fee for all age groups and includes a snack at prize giving
Registrations:
- Waka Ama teams and paddlers must be registered with a member club of Waka Ama NZ.
- Teams may enter as Junior (under 20yrs) or Senior (20yrs and over). If a team has 1 or more senior paddler then that team is a Senior team. Please enter through your club rep as per Sprint Nationals, LDN, Whaingaroa Hoe etc
Entries Close: Wed, 22nd Apr 2015 at 11:59pm
Email: taitonga41@gmail.com
Waka Ama NZ Coaching Course – Hoe Tonga
For the past 12 months Waka Ama NZ has been developing a national coaching accreditation.
The national coach framework is made up of four coaching levels
- Foundation coach
- Development coach
- Performance coach
- and High performance coach
These four coach levels will aid the development of all paddlers and coaches from novice through to elite. Please click here to view the Waka Ama NZ Development Plan and Coaching Framework
We are very excited to be rolling out the first of our Foundation coach modules on the 18th April in the Hoe Tonga region
Venue: Hikoikoi Waka ama Club
24 Marine Parade
Petone
Delivered by: Corrina Gage
Time: 8.30am – 5pm
Need to bring: BYO lunch – Coffee and tea provided.
Cost:
$35 (affiliated member of Waka Ama NZ)
$60 (non affiliated)
Contact Details
Name: Conan Herbert
Email: conan@wakaama.co.nz
Online Entries: Registration
- Entries Close: Wed, 15th Apr 2015 at 11:59pm
- Roster Close:
- View Entries by Club
- View Entries by Event
- View Entries Statistics
Attachments
- Waka Ama NZ Coaching Course.pdf
0.17 MB
For further information
Porirua Grand Traverse Event
Welly Paddlers is running the “Water Management” for the PGT.
We’ve had to make a call not to include W6 in this years event due to the extremely low tide we have for this years event, with so many big craft against smaller kayaks in the narrow channels on the out and back course, it simply won’t work as well as we’d like.
W1’s and W2’s will be catered for….and some clubs may be able to loan or hire W2 craft if they are not using them.
It may provide an opportunity for an experienced paddler to paddle with a novice paddlers around the 10 km course in a W2 ?
Next year the event will likely be on a full high tide and we’ll have full inclusion of the big W6 Waka or even W 12 and will also include a shorter across the harbour dash from Onepoto to Whitreia……..for novice paddlers or even those in for a quick sprint.
Thank you to everyone who’s expressed enthusiasm to enter a W6 this year……we’ll be much better positioned next year, to give everyone the course and experience they will appreciate and enjoy being a part of.
See you all at the Tai Tonga 41 Marathon in Evans Bay on April 26.
Chester
Welly Paddlers
Outrigger canoe team crosses the Cook Strait
It has been 12 years, but now a team of local paddlers has done it again: paddle across the Cook Strait in a W6. A big thanks to Interislander and Fergs Kayaks for making this possible.
Jörn Scherzer, organiser of the team, says the idea for the Cook Strait crossing came about because he sometimes gets asked about running a race across the Strait. And of course, paddling across the Strait is one of those things you have to tick off your bucket list.
(For a full set of pictures, please click on the picture above, or follow this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoetonga/sets/72157651212863038/. (Video coverage will follow in the near future.)
But what many people don’t realise is that the Strait is one of the most unpredictable stretches of water you can find, with strong tidal flows and often strong winds. So organising a crossing does not come easy, planning of this venture started in August last year.
On the day it meant an early start at 4am, with the team starting its paddle at 5.30am from Mana in Porirua. The team members were Matt Archer, Lawrence Hynes, Pa Taikato, Grant Barriball, Marianna Hodges, and Jörn Scherzer.
The forecast for the crossing was for light conditions, with a Northerly kicking in from the afternoon. Turns out it was pretty flat all the way in the morning, except for a light Southerly swell and plenty of rips and eddies near the Brothers Islands and around Cape Koamaru. (Click on the picture below to replay the crossing. Note that cell phone coverage in the Sounds is poor, so the replay only covers the crossing up to Cape Koamaru / Arapawa Island.)
For the first hour the team paddled in complete darkness, and it’s only once the team had passed Mana Island, over 12km into the crossing, that the first signs of morning emerged. 4 hours and 40 minutes later, having covered a distance of 55km, the team reached Ship Cove in the Outer Marlborough Sounds.
Ship Cove gave safe harbour to Captain James Cook on five occasions during the 1770s; it now makes for a picturesque location to finish a venture such as this.
The team then caught a water taxi to Picton with the canoe in tow (with Mattie loving the ride). The team then enjoyed the comfort of the Interislander ferry on their return journey to Wellington.
The team would like to thank Interislander Ferries and Fergs Kayaks for their outstanding support for this venture. A big thank you also to support boatie Murray Leacock and assistant Lei Faletolu, and Porirua Canoe Kayak Club for providing crucial equipment support.
For the past two years, Jörn in collaboration with Lei Faletolu and James Sadler has organised the Mana Super 6 Ocean Challenge, a one-way ocean race between Porirua and Kapiti. W6 teams paddle a distance of 39km, preferably with the wind on their back, in what can be demanding rough water conditions. The race is the longest waka ama marathon race in New Zealand.
For 2016, they will be investigating in further detail the financial feasibility of adding a Cook Straight crossing as a potential race course option. Securing sufficient logistical support and sponsorship would be essential.
Today’s crossing was a test of whether the distance of 55km can be done by a team in an iron-man format, if the conditions are right. The answer is yes, it can be done.
Consultation open on W12 Regional Premier Team selection process
Good morning
At the last regional Hoe Tonga meeting, the executive presented some potential options for how to select the W12 Regional Premier Team going forward.
Paddlers are invited to submit their views to either the regional administrator at hoetonga@gmail.com, or to their clubs. Clubs may also submit their views on, or alternatively they may also submit their own proposals for consideration (eg if they have an option that has not yet been considered).
Please submit your views no later than 31 May.
Joern Scherzer
(President, Hoe Tonga)
Waka Ama Facilitator part-time position.
The following part-time position is available – Part -time Waka Ama Facilitator working with the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club on behalf of Tunui waka ama club based in Oriental Parade. If you are interested read the position description and contact Roimata for further information at tunuiwakaama@gmail.com.
Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association 