2019-2020 Darcy
Price NZ Ocean Surfski Series
The CRNZ Distance Paddling Committee are
pleased to announce the establishment of the Darcy Price NZ Ocean Surfski
Series, for the 2019-2020 season.
With this series we hope to:
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Promote the sport & grow
the paddling community,
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Encourage paddlers to compete,
challenge themselves & experience these fantastic events;
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Provide a pathway for paddlers to
compete in international surfski events.
The series has been named after Darcy Price,
who sadly passed away in 2018. Born in Hawera, Darcy was one of the driving forces behind ski
paddling in New Zealand, founding the King and Queen of the Harbour and the
Takapuna Beach Series surfski races. He was also an accomplished anaesthetist
and was well known in medical circles for his practice and research.
Most of all, he was a fantastic guy and
enthusiastic paddling companion – many of us have fond memories of surfski
adventures shared with Darcy. We feel that this is a fitting tribute to Darcy
and that he would have loved the idea of promoting surfski paddling again in
New Zealand, giving more people the opportunity to enjoy this great sport in
some beautiful parts of the country.
These 5 events have been selected as
pinnacle surfski races around New Zealand, with great potential for downwind
ocean conditions & making the most of the NZ Coastline. They are all incredibly
well run by enthusiastic organisers, who are keen & willing to include
their events in this series.
Events:
1.
Poor Knights Crossing - Tutukaka. 7 September
2019
2.
King & Queen of the Harbour - Auckland. 30 November 2019.
3.
Bhutty Moore-morial Race -Tauranga. 1
February 2020
4.
King of the Bay - Nelson. 15 February
2020
South Island surf ski Champs - Nelson. 16 February 2020
South Island surf ski Champs - Nelson. 16 February 2020
5.
Heads to Harbour Race - Whakatane. 25 April
2020
(New event. Details coming soon!)
A paddler’s best 3 races will count towards
the series results, with a prizegiving at the final event. The specific races
& dates will be open and may vary each year. It is seen as complementary to
the established & broader, NZ Paddler Series (http://paddlerseries.nz/).
One of these events will also be the 2020 NZ
National Championship. These events will also form the selection criteria for
the ICF Ocean Surfski Worlds teams annually.
Further details on the selection policy
& points system will be released in the coming months.
Andrew Mowlem and the CRNZ Distance
Paddling Committee.
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