Results W1 Harbour Series Aug 15

32 Paddlers took to the water today for race 5 of Joern Scherzers W1 Harbour Series.............while Joern is away we offered to run this race for him..............So you can thank Sharlene and Tuhiwai for all the onshore work today.

The start was on the Pauatahanui side of the Mana Bridge, where it was out of the cool Southerly breeze pushing its way up through the Porirua Harbour.

The course headed around one of the moored boats just off Ivy bay, then headed under the Mana Bridge, down alongside the yachts near Te Onepoto Bay, then around a buoy by the jetty at Whitireia Polytechnic then back under the bridge to the finish.

Sorry about the first stretch to Ivy Bay it was a bit of a squeeze coming to the first turn and lead to a few gaps forming immediately after the log jam of boats all trying to turn at once

The distance was 8 km today, we had a low tide (a bit shallow and slow in places) a good upwind run, a downwind run and finally with the tide behind us coming down the finishing straight.

Big thanks to the support from Nigel, Frank and Mike, all of Rotorua, who were down for a Training Camp, Jack Wormald from Christchurch back again for another race, and also Kayak Coach Craig Jones and also Neal Luka from Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club for bringing some more of the Junior Squad through today.

Also big thanks to all the regulars (and the odd World Champion) who were out there amongst us all again on the water today.

The last W1 race of the Series is on Sept 5 and the first Welly Paddlers race for 2010/2011 Season Starts again on Sept 26th.

Results:
Tyler Maxwell 45:44 Ski
Chester Burt 45:57 Ski
Matt Archer 45:58 Multisport
Craig Jones 47:16 Multisport
Jack Manners 48:39 Ski
Trent Luka 49:41 Ski
Sandy Winterton 50:03 Ski
Dave Ryde 51:17 Ski
Grant Barriball 51:25 W1
Jack Wormald 51:32 W1
Iain Gillies 52:26 Ski
Tawhana Chadwick 53:18 W1
Paddy Rimene 54:22 W1
Brent Harrison 55:24 Multisport
Piki Emery 55:44 W1
Ricky Kopa 55:54 W1
George Faalogo 56:43 W1
Willie Kappely 57:12 W1
Thomas Tawhiri 57:29 W1
Chris Fox 58:20 W1
Nigel Baker 58:52 W1
Frank Timoti 60:59 W1
Mike Colenso-Mita 61:12 W1
Ray Kearns 61:26 W1
Terry Gardiner 61:54 W1
Pete Notman 61:58 Sea Kayak
Mereama Hodges 63:36 W1
Rota Taiatini 66:05 W1
Royce Gray 66:08 W1
Sarah Snow 66:36 W1
Selena Katene W1 short course
Joe Nuku W1 short course

Joern will post the full results and updated points on

http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/ in the next day or two.
Photos from today are found on the right hand side of the page.