At the races

The W1 Harbour Series wrapped up on Saturday with 20 paddlers racing in better conditions than they would have had if they had raced yesterday. The weather was brilliant. Great effort from all you paddlers who have supported Joerns and Tanias Events over the Winter to Spring months.
results are now up on http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/

On Sunday the kayakers who headed over to the Wairarapa for the Ruamahanga Kayak Race managed to escape most of the forecast Gale North Westerlies and were rewarded with the highest flow ever for the race down this stretch with 125 cumecs, a really quick trip and the good flow evened the feild out as usual with everyone finishing within 30 mintues of each other pretty much. Final..........and revised head count for this race 25.
for results of the race http://www.wmsc.org.nz/ or look for the race article on http://www.sportzhub.com/

This weekend, Sept 12 some of us are heading up to do New Zealands largest Canoe/kayak race.
The Cambridge to Hamilton is an iconic event has has been running now for about 30 years I guess. Last year it attracted 320 paddlers in craft from Touring, Sea and Multisport and Olympic class K1 Sprint kayaks to Surf skis and Waka Ama's. The event has the main 24 km option and also a short course option of 11km from the Narrows to Hamilton
For entry details http://www.theboatshed.net.nz/

The weekend after next, Sept 19 we're heading down to do the Twin Rivers kayak race (21km) in Blenheim http://www.marlboughmultsport.wordpress.com/ This race is a goody............. a relaxing trip over on the Ferry................an overnight stop in "Beavertown" and the finishing point is in one of the most impressive finishing arenas I have seen at any kayak race. Well worth the trip and well sponsored by the local wineries.

Sunday Sept 26 sees the first event of the Welly Paddlers Series for the 2010/2011 Season, this one will kick off over in the Wairarapa, on the Ruamahanga River based at the Waterski Club.
The day before some of us will also be doing the NZ 10 km Kayak Champs out at Mana http://www.manakayakracing.wordpress.com/ for details on that event.