Hi All,
Here's a brief from Race 3 which I've sent into http://www.sportzhub.com/
Race 3 of the Wellington Surf Ski and Waka Ama had the big thumbs up from the weather Gods after the cancellation of Race 2, three weeks ago. Forty four paddlers were greeted by a light to moderate southerly for the 8.2km race from Petone and around Matiu Island (Somes) and return.
Today it was pleasing to see the number of Surf ski paddlers has increased out there, so the Waka Ama paddlers may get out numbered if this trend continues.
It is always good to see people travelling to our races and today having people come over from the Wairarapa and also Levin and Otaki is good for us and in turn the paddlers reciprocate and travel to their areas and further a field when races are on as well.
Special mentions today to Grant Barriball, Jorn Scherzer and Paddy Rimene who had a good race finishing close together over todays course. Wellingtons newest Waka Ama Club Hokoikoi for taking out the first 3 placings in the W6.
Mike Tait from Levin headed the Surf ski field again this week, he also won the surf ski class in last weekends 4 bridges River race in Wanganui as well. Sandy Winterton, who in the past has paddled in the Sea Kayaks class, has taken quite quickly to getting his Fenn XT moving along and is now looking more than competitive.
After the paddling was over 19 spot prizes were dished out with some lucky enough to get something more than just a sore body from the days outing.
The races are every 3 weeks, the next one being on Sunday November 29, the venue is Ngatitoa Domain, Mana.
Results are Below:
For further info and photos http://www.surfskiandwakaama.blogspot.com/
Todays results:
W6: Holdens Hikoikoi crew 45:16,1; Katies Hokoikoi crew 46:11,2; Kiris Hokoikoi crew 53:06, 3; Kokiri Chicks 54:54
W2: Royce Gray/Willie Kappelly 46:39
W1 Men: Grant Barriball 44.58,1; Jorn Scherzer 45:30,2; Paddy Rimene 45:54,3;Tawhana Chadwick 48:27,4; Joe Nuku 50:25,5; Paki Rawiri 55:22,6.
W1 Women: Anita Taggart 52:49,1.
Sea Kayaks Men: Dave Fisher 49:21,1; Brent Harrison 50:08,2.
Sea Kayak Women: Dianne Morgan 59:27,1.
Surf ski Men: Mike Tait 42:26,1; Chester Burt 42:41,2; Andrew Carey 43:49,3; Les Morris 43:54,4; Sandy Winterton 45:32,5; Iain Gillies 47:49
Surf ski Women: Marianna Hodges 50:55,1; Mereana Hodges-Mike 52:20,2.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Race 3 on this Sunday 8th November 2009
Race 3
Petone Foreshore (opposite Tory St)
course around Matiu (Sommes) Island and back
distance 8km
Registration from 9.15am
race start 10am
$5 singles
$8 doubles
$12 Waka 6's
Open to all Surf ski, Waka Ama, Sea Kayaks, adventure racing doubles and stand up paddle boards
buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried.
The long range forecast looks like the southerlies should be dying off.
High tide is at 10 am.
If you are unsure about the course conditions for race day text or phone us on 976-1795 before 8.30am or after that text or phone on the number below.
An alternate course may be used if conditions aren't suitable to safely cater for all competitors
Race day contact: 0274 581-005
Petone Foreshore (opposite Tory St)
course around Matiu (Sommes) Island and back
distance 8km
Registration from 9.15am
race start 10am
$5 singles
$8 doubles
$12 Waka 6's
Open to all Surf ski, Waka Ama, Sea Kayaks, adventure racing doubles and stand up paddle boards
buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried.
The long range forecast looks like the southerlies should be dying off.
High tide is at 10 am.
If you are unsure about the course conditions for race day text or phone us on 976-1795 before 8.30am or after that text or phone on the number below.
An alternate course may be used if conditions aren't suitable to safely cater for all competitors
Race day contact: 0274 581-005
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Race this Sunday
Race 2 this Sunday October 18 from Hataitai Beach, Evans Bay.
The Forecast looks as though it will be a Southerly, so it will more than likely be around the Fountain on Oriental Parade and back.
Race Registration from: 9.15am
Races Start @ 10.00am sharp
Distance 7 km
Buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried on your craft
Entry fee:
$5.00 singles
$8.00 doubles
$12.00 O.C.6’s
Sept 27 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Oct 18 Hataitai ( Hataitai Beach)
Nov 8 Petone (The Esplanade, opposite Tory St)
Nov 29 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Dec 20 Petone (Wgtn Waterski Club, by the Motorway)
The races scheduled for the new year should be finalised early Decemeber and are expected to run every 3 weeks again, from early January to late in April.
The Forecast looks as though it will be a Southerly, so it will more than likely be around the Fountain on Oriental Parade and back.
Race Registration from: 9.15am
Races Start @ 10.00am sharp
Distance 7 km
Buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried on your craft
Entry fee:
$5.00 singles
$8.00 doubles
$12.00 O.C.6’s
Sept 27 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Oct 18 Hataitai ( Hataitai Beach)
Nov 8 Petone (The Esplanade, opposite Tory St)
Nov 29 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Dec 20 Petone (Wgtn Waterski Club, by the Motorway)
The races scheduled for the new year should be finalised early Decemeber and are expected to run every 3 weeks again, from early January to late in April.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Race 1 Mana/Plimmerton
Thanks to all the paddlers and supporters who turned out to either paddle or watch todays opening race.
We had 38 paddlers on the water today and about 20 people who came along to support those paddling, either organising some of the crews or craft transportation, I recognise the extra effort quite a few people put in to make sure their Club mates are able to get out on the water and also the work that goes into getting crews from clubs sharing equipment and joining crews together to get an extra W6 on the water.
We had quite a steady Northerly wind during todays race which provided slightly messy conditions offshore and closer to shore providing probably better surfing conditions which most paddlers like to latch onto where ever possible.
The course today started in the Harbour Channel and headed parallel to the shoreline taking paddlers across to a buoy at Goat Point, from there is was straight out to the Inner Reef and navigating around the exposed rocks on it's outskirts. Once safely around the reef it was straight back past the start finish and around a buoy, back to the Goat Point buoy, then back to the finish completing a distance of 7.7 km.
Today we had many paddlers who were out on the water showing off there efforts from some hard training sessions in Preparation for the World Waka Ama Sprint Champs (Noumea 2010) others are using the Series as a good chance for some exercise or extra racing that maybe helpful leading up to other races around the Country.
Special mentions today to Chris Fox, Mandy Hatton, Tuhiwai Hauiti-Parapara for making my life easier today organising groups. Big thanks to Charmaine Matiaha who was a huge help today recording times with the help of Dianne Morgan also to Dave Ryde who was there to offer any support as well, from start to well after the finish.
Today we collected $134 in entry money and like every race we do all the money goes straight into the spot prize pool which was made up of $104 of grocery merchandise and $30 cash.
Noted from the Post race questions today was the fact that the Goat Point buoy was very difficult to spot and in the past it has always tested our eyesight.....................so if anyone has an orange buoy (or maybe two) and some easy to handle smooth weights to anchor them and would like to donate them for this Series please contact me at chester.burt@gmail.com and I'll make sure they are put to good use for future races.
Thanks to all who supported and helped others out around the course today it was a little bumpy for some out there. I've given Pete Notman a 2 minute time credit for assisting another paddler in todays race. Thanks to Dave Hicks and Dave Fisher for collecting the buoys after the race today and also Dave Fisher and Sandy for their GPS readings.
Below are the results that were sent into the Dompost, they should appear in the Scoreboard section on Monday or Tuesday providing they have space for us.
Canoeing
Wellington
Race 1, Surf ski and Waka Ama Series
Mana/PlimmertonCourse (7.7 km)
Waka 1 Men: Grant Barriball 46:27,1; Peki Emery 48.03,2; James Sadler 53:24,3; Willie Kappely 53:54,4; Royce Gray 54:15,5; Brendon Comerford 57:31,6.
Waka 1 Women: Chris Fox 52:01,1; Kris Dahl 56:36,2; Ngahuia Henare 57:54,3; Katie Townsend 64:53,4; Gaylene Sciascia 64:66,5; Barbara Rudd 68:27,6.
Waka 6 Men: Team 6 36:56,1; Grandad Terry 42:16.
Waka 6 Juniors: Don't touch my food 58:19,1.
Waka 2 Junior: Anton Taylor/Ryan Kinvig
Waka 1 Junior: Greg Morgan 61:00, 1.
Sea Kayaks Men: Sandy Winterton 46:42,1; Dave Fisher 47:17,2; Pete Notman 52:22,3.
Surf ski: Dave Hicks 39:06,1; Mike Tait 44:12,2; Mark White 51:21,3.
The next race is at Hataitai Beach, Evans Bay on October 18 registration from 9.15am start 10am distance should be between 7 and 8km
entry fee:
$5 singles
$8 doubles
$12 W6's
We had 38 paddlers on the water today and about 20 people who came along to support those paddling, either organising some of the crews or craft transportation, I recognise the extra effort quite a few people put in to make sure their Club mates are able to get out on the water and also the work that goes into getting crews from clubs sharing equipment and joining crews together to get an extra W6 on the water.
We had quite a steady Northerly wind during todays race which provided slightly messy conditions offshore and closer to shore providing probably better surfing conditions which most paddlers like to latch onto where ever possible.
The course today started in the Harbour Channel and headed parallel to the shoreline taking paddlers across to a buoy at Goat Point, from there is was straight out to the Inner Reef and navigating around the exposed rocks on it's outskirts. Once safely around the reef it was straight back past the start finish and around a buoy, back to the Goat Point buoy, then back to the finish completing a distance of 7.7 km.
Today we had many paddlers who were out on the water showing off there efforts from some hard training sessions in Preparation for the World Waka Ama Sprint Champs (Noumea 2010) others are using the Series as a good chance for some exercise or extra racing that maybe helpful leading up to other races around the Country.
Special mentions today to Chris Fox, Mandy Hatton, Tuhiwai Hauiti-Parapara for making my life easier today organising groups. Big thanks to Charmaine Matiaha who was a huge help today recording times with the help of Dianne Morgan also to Dave Ryde who was there to offer any support as well, from start to well after the finish.
Today we collected $134 in entry money and like every race we do all the money goes straight into the spot prize pool which was made up of $104 of grocery merchandise and $30 cash.
Noted from the Post race questions today was the fact that the Goat Point buoy was very difficult to spot and in the past it has always tested our eyesight.....................so if anyone has an orange buoy (or maybe two) and some easy to handle smooth weights to anchor them and would like to donate them for this Series please contact me at chester.burt@gmail.com and I'll make sure they are put to good use for future races.
Thanks to all who supported and helped others out around the course today it was a little bumpy for some out there. I've given Pete Notman a 2 minute time credit for assisting another paddler in todays race. Thanks to Dave Hicks and Dave Fisher for collecting the buoys after the race today and also Dave Fisher and Sandy for their GPS readings.
Below are the results that were sent into the Dompost, they should appear in the Scoreboard section on Monday or Tuesday providing they have space for us.
Canoeing
Wellington
Race 1, Surf ski and Waka Ama Series
Mana/PlimmertonCourse (7.7 km)
Waka 1 Men: Grant Barriball 46:27,1; Peki Emery 48.03,2; James Sadler 53:24,3; Willie Kappely 53:54,4; Royce Gray 54:15,5; Brendon Comerford 57:31,6.
Waka 1 Women: Chris Fox 52:01,1; Kris Dahl 56:36,2; Ngahuia Henare 57:54,3; Katie Townsend 64:53,4; Gaylene Sciascia 64:66,5; Barbara Rudd 68:27,6.
Waka 6 Men: Team 6 36:56,1; Grandad Terry 42:16.
Waka 6 Juniors: Don't touch my food 58:19,1.
Waka 2 Junior: Anton Taylor/Ryan Kinvig
Waka 1 Junior: Greg Morgan 61:00, 1.
Sea Kayaks Men: Sandy Winterton 46:42,1; Dave Fisher 47:17,2; Pete Notman 52:22,3.
Surf ski: Dave Hicks 39:06,1; Mike Tait 44:12,2; Mark White 51:21,3.
The next race is at Hataitai Beach, Evans Bay on October 18 registration from 9.15am start 10am distance should be between 7 and 8km
entry fee:
$5 singles
$8 doubles
$12 W6's
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
2009/2010 Races
Sorry for the late posting of these dates though most of you should have recieved these dates a few days ago if you are on the e-mail list, if not contact us and we'll add you to the Group mailouts
Sept 27 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Oct 18 Hataitai ( Hataitai Beach)
Nov 8 Petone (The Esplanade, opposite Tory St)
Nov 29 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Dec 20 Petone (Wgtn Waterski Club, by the Motorway)
Buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried on your craft
Race Registration from: 9.15am
All Races Start @ 10.00am sharp
Distances 7 – 8 km
Entry fee:
$5.00 singles
$8.00 doubles
$12.00 O.C.6’s
All entry money goes into the spot prize pool for that race.
Open to All Surf skis, Waka Ama, Sea Kayaks, SUP's, (Stand Up Paddle Boards) Adventure Racing doubles and ocean rowing craft.
NOTE: The above are the dates for pre-Christmas races, the calendar for the New year will be posted early December 2009.
It is anticipated that the New Year races will run from January through to April 2010.
Series Enquires:
Email: chester.burt at gmail.com
or Phone Chester or Sharlene on 04-976-1795
Race Day Contact Number: 0274-581-005
Sept 27 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Oct 18 Hataitai ( Hataitai Beach)
Nov 8 Petone (The Esplanade, opposite Tory St)
Nov 29 Porirua (Ngatitoa Domain)
Dec 20 Petone (Wgtn Waterski Club, by the Motorway)
Buoyancy vests are compulsory either worn or carried on your craft
Race Registration from: 9.15am
All Races Start @ 10.00am sharp
Distances 7 – 8 km
Entry fee:
$5.00 singles
$8.00 doubles
$12.00 O.C.6’s
All entry money goes into the spot prize pool for that race.
Open to All Surf skis, Waka Ama, Sea Kayaks, SUP's, (Stand Up Paddle Boards) Adventure Racing doubles and ocean rowing craft.
NOTE: The above are the dates for pre-Christmas races, the calendar for the New year will be posted early December 2009.
It is anticipated that the New Year races will run from January through to April 2010.
Series Enquires:
Email: chester.burt at gmail.com
or Phone Chester or Sharlene on 04-976-1795
Race Day Contact Number: 0274-581-005
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Race 2 Waka Ama Series
Race 2 was held out by the Kokiri Club by the Motorway again. This weeks course ran parallel to the Petone foreshore up the Hutt river and around the Waione St. bridge and back a distance of 9km.
There was a light NE breeze and the tide was heading out so it was quite shallow across most of the course.
Jörn says the next race will be in about 3 weeks time as they are working around the Waka Ama Worlds Trials.
OC1 Men
Grant Barribal 49:40
Patrick (Paddy)Rimene 50:18
Jörn Scherzer 51:30
Piki Emery 52:30
Joe Nuku 53:30
Tawhana Chadwick 53:42
Paki Rawiri 54:38
OC1 Women
Chris Fox 57:02
Anita Taggart 57:32
Kris Dahl 1:01:10
OC2
Royce & Willie 53:08
Holden & Joe
Surfski
Chester Burt 46:26
Eric Waterson 47:30
If you'd like to compare times on this course scroll back through older Posts at the bottom of the page do this twice and you'll find the last Petone/Seaview race about 2/3's of the way down the page. (Note: the conditions that day were Southerly with the tide being higher)
There was a light NE breeze and the tide was heading out so it was quite shallow across most of the course.
Jörn says the next race will be in about 3 weeks time as they are working around the Waka Ama Worlds Trials.
OC1 Men
Grant Barribal 49:40
Patrick (Paddy)Rimene 50:18
Jörn Scherzer 51:30
Piki Emery 52:30
Joe Nuku 53:30
Tawhana Chadwick 53:42
Paki Rawiri 54:38
OC1 Women
Chris Fox 57:02
Anita Taggart 57:32
Kris Dahl 1:01:10
OC2
Royce & Willie 53:08
Holden & Joe
Surfski
Chester Burt 46:26
Eric Waterson 47:30
If you'd like to compare times on this course scroll back through older Posts at the bottom of the page do this twice and you'll find the last Petone/Seaview race about 2/3's of the way down the page. (Note: the conditions that day were Southerly with the tide being higher)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Waka Ama Races
Sorry for the lateness in adding the below to the Blogspot.
Jörn has taken up the challenge and is running these races and they are open to all paddlers, so your support will be appreciated.
Chester
Attention W1 paddlers
The second instalment of the W1 Harbour Series will be run this Sunday!
Date: Sunday, 9 August
Time: meet at 9.30am, race start at 10am
Where: Petone Foreshore (at the motorway end) in northerly conditions or Oriental Bay Beach (Swimming Pool end) in southerly conditions, venue to be confirmed on Friday evening depending on weather conditions
Distance: ~ 10km
Safety: Paddlers are to ensure that they carry all necessary safety gear, i.e. life jacket, bailer, etc.Cost: nil, just your enthusiasm
Purpose: This event is for those looking for some competition and for those wanting to spice up their W1 training sessions.
The event is open to all paddling craft.
It is intended that the series be run every two to three weeks, until the start of the Surfski and Waka Ama Series that normally runs between October and March.
If you have any questions, please contact Joern Scherzer @ 021-1250997. See you there,Joern
PS: Previous week’s results below:
Series 1
Date 02-Aug-09
Place Petone
Distance 13.2km
OC1
Jörn Scherzer 01:20:00
Rob Taggart 01:21:55
Paki Rawiri 01:22:10
Tawhana Chadwick 01:25:34
Chris Fox 01:25:53
Anita Taggart 01:26:47
Kris Dahl 01:33:24
OC2
Holden & Joe 01:28:24
Royce & Willie 01:28:05
Jörn Scherzer 38 Staithes Drive NorthWhitby 5024Porirua (near Wellington), New Zealand
Phone: +64-4-2359118
Mobile: +64-21-1250997
Email: joern.scherzer@gmail.com
Jörn has taken up the challenge and is running these races and they are open to all paddlers, so your support will be appreciated.
Chester
Attention W1 paddlers
The second instalment of the W1 Harbour Series will be run this Sunday!
Date: Sunday, 9 August
Time: meet at 9.30am, race start at 10am
Where: Petone Foreshore (at the motorway end) in northerly conditions or Oriental Bay Beach (Swimming Pool end) in southerly conditions, venue to be confirmed on Friday evening depending on weather conditions
Distance: ~ 10km
Safety: Paddlers are to ensure that they carry all necessary safety gear, i.e. life jacket, bailer, etc.Cost: nil, just your enthusiasm
Purpose: This event is for those looking for some competition and for those wanting to spice up their W1 training sessions.
The event is open to all paddling craft.
It is intended that the series be run every two to three weeks, until the start of the Surfski and Waka Ama Series that normally runs between October and March.
If you have any questions, please contact Joern Scherzer @ 021-1250997. See you there,Joern
PS: Previous week’s results below:
Series 1
Date 02-Aug-09
Place Petone
Distance 13.2km
OC1
Jörn Scherzer 01:20:00
Rob Taggart 01:21:55
Paki Rawiri 01:22:10
Tawhana Chadwick 01:25:34
Chris Fox 01:25:53
Anita Taggart 01:26:47
Kris Dahl 01:33:24
OC2
Holden & Joe 01:28:24
Royce & Willie 01:28:05
Jörn Scherzer 38 Staithes Drive NorthWhitby 5024Porirua (near Wellington), New Zealand
Phone: +64-4-2359118
Mobile: +64-21-1250997
Email: joern.scherzer@gmail.com
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