W1 Winter Series

For the results from race Race 2 of the W1 winter Series http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/?p=1379 the weather sounds like it was er..................typically wintery out at Mana..............(I'm feeling for you all back home, We're at Lake Como at the mo and off to the mecca of paddling, Budapest Hungary, in two days time).

You will also see the next race 3 of the W1 Series is on July 4.

The Mana Kayak Club also has a winter/spring schedule of kayak races out as well, just click onto the link down the right hand side of the page to see their events etc.

I'm looking forward to getting back on the water when we get back and doing some of the W1 races...............just be kind to me out on the water................o.k. just kick my butt..............that will be cool.

Check out the 2010/2011 Welly Paddlers Series races schedule (pre Christmas) on the right of page.

We finalised this thanks to Paddy Rimene on June 5, and have based all the Series races around the Wairarapa race. Race 2 recognises the support that Paddy and guys like Eric Barber and the Wairarapa Multisporters have given to the Welly Paddlers Series.

Race 4, well this one's for Mike Tate and the Paddlers in his community, it takes us to Foxton where will will pick up from a race that the Surf Life Saving Clubs ran 10 years ago.
It used to run on the Manawatu River, from the Whirokino boat ramp to the Manawatu Boating Club............... but we will run a "Town to Beach"............... running out the wide part of the Loop and travelling 10 km to finish at the Boating Club, in the estuary at the Beach.

The Welly Paddlers series races alternate between downwind and sheltered waterway, we mix it up so we don't get too lazy.

We will carry on with the long, short and Stand Up Paddle board course options.

The races post Christmas will be posted in the first week of December, by that time other Sports will have their schedules organised, then we will post out events around those popular races (especially one's that have been around for 20 years).

We are very respectful when it comes to scheduling, as the aim is to get all paddlers prepared for the maintsream races around the Country................of course we're all about the grass roots too.................... so everyone counts at our races.

Chester