Weekend.........and mid week events

Ocean Outfitters kicked off the first of the dedicated Stand Up Paddle board events in the weekend, plenty of new faces and some old faces turned out........and also a number of SUP paddlers missing in action. Still with 10 more events on the schedule and some warmer weather on the horizon the number will swell even more. Good work Chris Brown and all the paddlers who turned out.

To view photos from the Mana SUP Series and the other events click here https://www.facebook.com/OceanOutfitters.co.nz

The Mana Kayak Racing Club Rubber Ducky series is on again tonight.....if you miss the event this week you can view who made it along again this week by checking the results here http://manakayakracing.wordpress.com/results/

James Sadler contacted Sharlene via her facebook page to let us

know that Kokiri Tai Patu Marae are hosting an event on Saturday October 19 (Alternate day October 20).

Basically the event is starting from the reclaimed land near the Seaview Marina on Port Road. There's a 14.5 km and a 9 km course for sit down paddlers and a 4 km course for Stand Ups. The event is open to Waka Ama, Kayaks, surf skis and SUP's. For all the information on this event click here http://www.hoetonga.co.nz/?p=3927

Quickly rounding up my efforts today........I've been taking a bunch of images for Think Kayak and Fergs Kayaks for product marketing purposes. You'll see a revamped Think Kayak slide show here in about a weeks time........but in the meantime here's a sneak preview of some of the images. Left to right the........ Ion....Evo II....Big Eze.....Eze for more information on these skis click here http://thinkkayak.com/

I also squeaked out for a 7 km SUP paddle late this afternoon so there's an image from that session.......better fly off to work...

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