Trans Taupo race.
Neil Gellatly has contacted us to spread the word on his event.
A quick brief the race was run last year for the first time it had particpants on Waka Ama, Surf skis, sea kayaks and Ocean rowing craft.
Craig Anderson from our Series competed in it last year as well as Shane Ross from Wellington.
The race is not a direct across the length of the lake Taupo race ...........it has 3 landbased safety checkpoints that have to be reached on the 44km journey.
All the info is on the website below.
The Trans Taupo is a 44km paddle across the pure crystal mountain fed waters of New Zealand’s (and Australasia's) largest freshwater lake. Open to Sea kayaks, Surf Ski’s Waka-ama and Ocean Rowers, with both Solo (single, double, quad, & W6) and team relay categories for each (with the option of land or open water change-over’s); this event is pinnacle of open fresh water paddling. Visit http://www.transtaupo.co.nz/ to get inspired by the challenge laid forth, and be sure to enter early to secure you place on the start line. The second running of this superb race is on Saturday 28th March 2009.
Kayak/Canoe Rogaine
This one is on Saturday March 7, 2009 and is being organised by Craig Anderson
The event is going to be held around the Pauatahanui Estuary, Porirua Harbour and Plimmerton beach area.
The event is open to Kayaks, Canoes and Waka Ama
The nuts and bolts are it should take around two hours and you have to reach and clip off your card at various checkpoints, you do really well if you reach as many as you can and that there point value is quite high, and you reach the finish before the two hours is up.
For all the entry stuff, rules, maps etc
http://paddleporirua.pbwiki.com/
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