Welly Paddlers Series, Race 2 results

Todays race was transferred from Shelley Bay to Hataitai Beach after a scan over the course at 8.30 am and discovering we had a North Westerly that also had a bunch of un favourable gusts occuring every 20 minutes or so.

Those who were there to witness some of the power gusts smoking through after the finish will understand why I make these calls, it's to look after the majority of the field so that we are able to maintain a good Series.

I'm looking to make sure people are going to come back consistantly rather than feeling it's too rough and therefore opt to stay at home.

Good racing is about numbers and making sure we are able to actually grow larger feilds, you will then see a series of races within a race, which means everyone has the opportunity to battle it out with someone of their own fitness or ability, as fundamentally this is what grows all our paddling Sports.

Big thanks to the efforts of the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Squad lead by Craig Jones and Walter Maxwell it's good to have you guys involved with racing in the 3 various race Series around the Wellington paddling Scene over the last 5 months.

Also thanks again to all the "rough weather paddlers" for making out again today.........it's sometimes far from inviting out on the water some days.......... and this was obviously one of those days.

First time ever.............. the Surf skis outnumbered Waka Ama!!!! This may not happen again for some time as I'm sure the Waka Ama Community will be back en masse at Ngatitoa Domain for the next event on October 31.

Thanks to Neal "Movie Guy" Luka from Lyall Bay for giving Sharlene a hand to take the photos today.......hopefully we don't get 40 plus photos of son Trent in the photo slideshow (-:

Race 2 Hataitai Beach
4.8 km (3 x 1.6km laps)

Rob Nichol 25:29 SS
Craig Jones 25:50 MK
Tyler Maxwell 26:40 SS
Chester Burt 26:54 SS
Trent Luka 27:48 SS
Jack Manners 27:55 SS
Les Morris 28:39 SS
Jade South 28:45 SS
Katrina Madill 29:17 SS
Sandy Winterton 29:35 SK
Iain Gillies 31:00 SS
Donny Butters 31:46 SS
Dave Ryde 31:51 W1
Brent Harrison 32:27 MK
Piki Emery 33:12 W1
Kevin O'Connor 33:52 SS
Sam Short 34:20 SS
Rick Kopa 34:20 W1
Pete Notman 34:36 SK
Adelaide Cox 34:45 SS
Terry Gardiner W1

SS Surf ski MK Multisport Kayak SK Sea Kayak W1 Waka Ama