Legend Paddles Demos Mana KRC Stage race

Len and Kate from Legend paddles in Christchurch breezed into Wellington for two demo sessions on Sunday the first one at Mana KRC 8am till 11.30am and the second at Kupe Canoe Club in Wellington after lunch.
When you've got great NZ made paddles, and they road show them with demo sessions and get out amongst the Paddlers it makes sense to take a good look at them, and buy them like a good portion of Wellingtonians do...............buying NZ made is great for Our Economy.

Mana KRC had their stage race which consisted of a nice cool wintery southerly for starters, but the 18 paddlers were not deterred by the weather, it's all about wearing good clothing and getting out there and stirring the water up.
(Photo: Sandy Winterton)

Stage 1 was a 1 km handicapped leg parallel to the railway lines from the Whitirea end of the harbour.
Stage 2 From Mana Bridge a 4 km leg around to Browns Bay and return.
Stage 3 Half way down Porirua harbour a 2 km leg back to the Stage 1 start
Stage 4 From the Whitirea Jetty a 1 km leg back to the Mana Club
There were 15 to 20 min breaks between each leg.

There were a variety of boats in attendance.................. some sporting bungies around them which is very unusual for a race................ usually a good training methodology though..................some Paddlers also backing up from a 30 km race the day before in Blenheim "The Beavertown Bad Boy"................... and also good to see people travelling to races like Mike Tate does from Levin.

Most of all good it's very important to get a good variety of people particpating in events................... from those racing for the Town clock to those who are prepared to get out there and give it a crack.
The key to growing the Canoeing/Kayaking type Sports revolves around participation at all levels from Novice through to the Ultra Competitive.
(Photo: Mike Tate)
Communication and Publicising Events through a wide range of media are areas we must all continually work hard at also.

Results from todays effort http://www.manakayakracing.wordpress.com/
and yes it was Shaz out there taking some photos of all the paddlers today.

Coming Up.................
Aug 15 Race 5 W1 Harbour Series (10 km)
Aug 22 Foxton Loop Race (13 & 17 km)

Further info just e-mail me on: chester dot burt at gmail dot com
Chester