Event planning meeting with MKRC

From Welly Paddlers.
Sharlene and myself met with the Mana Kayak Racing Club Committee on Monday July 19.
The main idea was to discuss the scheduling of events in the Wellington and surrounding areas.

Welly Paddlers, being the new Custodians of the Greta Point Twilight Series, (which was previously run by both Shane and also Jill Ross,) we had to also address date clashes and overlaps when both entities wished to run each of their Series.

After much discussion at the meeting, and it's fair to say some of us, do have different opinions and ideas, and this is fact very healthy.

We agreed that the date we had previously scheduled the Greta Point Twlight Series be pushed forward to allow Mana seven weeks to run their Rubber Duck Series http://manakayakracing.wordpress.com/ from September 28 through to November 9, 2010.

The Greta Point Twilight Series will run from November 16 - December 21, 2010 then from January 11 - March 29, 2011.

The Greta Point Twilight Series will stay pretty much the same, carrying on the same spirit of this very successful Series which Shane had added his magic touch to over the last 10 years.
All entry fee money goes straight back into the event to pay for a BBQ and drinks gathering immediately after the last races at the end of December and the end of March.................
Entry fee: $5 for everyone...............except for Shane and Jill Ross they get free entry for the duration of this years Series..............10 years dedication to running this event, it's the least we can do.

Mana Kayak Racing Club will continue to run their Rubber Duck handicap Series with the winner on handicap each night carrying the rubber duck through each race and who ever holds it at the end of the last race is declared the winner of the Series.
All proceeds from the Rubber Duck Series go directly back into the MKRC club to fund Sport development/membership activities.
Entry fee: Mana members free, non members $5

We did have a clash of dates with Mana's calendar but have worked through these dates and they now work well with both parties.

Next year we will do the same again with MKRC and work through our schedules of events together, before we publish them.

Chester Burt
Sharlene Winiata
www.wellypaddlers.blogspot.com
chester.burt at gmail dot com
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022 6455 820