Winter Races

The Annual Foxton Loop kayak race is on in two weeks time.

This race has been running for about 20 years now and for the last 3 years, has been running the short course of 12km which comprises the pure Loop section (in the old days it used to go up to the Whirokino Bridge on S.H.1 to make it 17km)

Anyhow being a Loop course the start and finish is at the same place and to get to it by heading North into Foxton you turn left at Union St then turn right into Harbour St.
Registration will be at the Hall right by the water from 9.50am till 10.15am.
Briefing is at 10.20am with the race starting at 10.30am.

It's a great little course that meanders through the countryside via the Loop which varies from being about 40 metres wide down to about 2 metres wide, in a short section of the waterway, and of course it pops out onto the Manawatu River as well, which feeds the Loop with varying levels of tidal water.
All good it's raced on the highest spring tide and last year it was flooded so there were a few shortcuts to be had so the times were quite fast, 53 minutes up to about 1hr 25m.

Entry fee is $15 and food and prizes are included in the entry with the event being Sponsored by Quality Kayaks.

Its open to everyone who is keen from K1's to touring kayaks, multisport kayaks, doubles, sea kayaks to surfskis and even an OC6 Waka Ama from Otaki made it through the course in 1995.

For those who are waiting for some races of the Surf ski and Waka Ama variety the schedule will be put together and approved around mid August with the first race starting around the end of September.