This years theme for "The Motorway Classic" is about Community.
The Event first hit the waters of Wellington in 1990 one of a number of project Events that Mark Watson (Mana Kayak Racing Club) started up. Welly Paddlers has been organising the Event since 2004.
The aim of the event, is the bringing together of all kayakers, waka ama, multisport, surf lifesavers, stand up and prone paddlers together in the one place at least once a year.
If you enjoy paddling, communicating and socialising with everyone in the wider paddling community, this is the perfect opportunity to meet and greet and encourage others, into your sport and leisure activities.
The Event Venue is based within the Honiana Te Puni Reserve, Petone and based outside The Wellington Waterski Club.
Event is on Sunday March 22
Registration from 8.30 am
Event Briefing at 9.45 am
Registration Closes at 9.40 am
Event Starts at 10 am
All the Event detail, conditions of entry and online banking payment detail is contained here -www.facebook.com/events/1313362668839403/
PLEASE NOTE : A LATE ENTRY FEE APPLIES AFTER FRIDAY MARCH 20 AT 8 PM
($10 extra per craft)
If you have a Welly Paddlers Event number on your craft already, please let us know and we'll check it off against our master sheet of numbers.
Your Event number is to be placed on the left hand front of your craft (wihtin 1 metre of the bow) as pictured.
Toilet Facilties near the Event.
On the Petone Esplanade there are a number of Toilet Facility Blocks.....the closest two blocks are circled in yellow below.
1. Entrance to Honiana Te Puni Reserve - turn left as you enter the reserve
2. Opposite Bay Street which is 5 steets East from the Petone Wharf
3. Behind the Petone Settlers Museum
click any any image to enlarge
Craft Staging area.
There will be a large number of craft around.....please use the area circled in green.
If your craft is super light and we have a breezy Northerly.... I suggest that all craft are pointed into the wind on the grassy area in front of......and north of the Wellington Waterski Club.
Please keep the boat ramp area clear for W6 trailers...... and also allow other motorboats clear access to launch craft.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE A LOW TIDE FOR THE EVENT.
Low tide is at 10:11 am
Pictured above are the 2 x short course options.
1 lap = 3 km
2 laps = 6 km
Note the direction of turns....also note the finish shute for all courses is between the red and yellow finish buoys.
You will also see the white hazard lines......PLEASE STAY WIDE OF THE POINT PRIOR TO THE SHORT COURSE TURN (before the BP Station) THERE ARE ROCKS ON THIS POINT - STAY 40 METRES CLEAR OF THE SHORELINE AND YOU WILL BE FINE.
The second section of white hazard lines.... this area contains a small 5 metre x 2 metre reef which will be exposed on the day due to the low tide.
Above is the 13 km long course to the Interislander reclamation and return.
Paddlers will need to achieve 1 hr 45 minutes to paddle this course......if you do not paddle regularly...... I suggest that you choose either the 3 km or 6 km options.
This course is easily paddled quite close to shore......within 5 - 10 metres of the shoreline after the BP Station. If it's quite windy (if you feel your balance is not quite 100 %) paddlers can still progress well over the full course close to the shoreline.
10:00 am - Long course recreational / cruisers start
10:10 am - Long Course W6 and surf canoe start
10:12 am - Long course singles and doubles
10:15 am - Short course starts
12.15 pm Event Spotprize giving (completion by 12.45 pm)
We will aim to post the Provisonal Results on Webscorer by 2 pm with a quick selection of photos......then by 5 pm any adjustments that are needed.
This year we will have 2 - 3 photographers, and we are looking at posting around 200 photos of paddlers, both on the water and around the briefing and spot prizegiving areas.
The process of editing all the photos between 3 cameras takes a bit of time. Scrolling and editing our way through around 600 + photos and getting the most flattering and lively photos, and we should have this task completed by 5 pm....then we will add all these photo to the earlier album / post
All we ask is that paddlers enter in the week prior, this helps us spread the registration work out.....and saves you a cue on the day.
Entering early assists us to be be super organised on the day, and have everything running on schedule, it also assists us with the purchase of the spot prizes....which include our usual cash spot prizes.
Until then we look forward to responding via email by clicking on the link here for detail - www.facebook.com/events/1313362668839403/
Both Sharlene and Chester, the Event Team and Photographers look forward to seeing you March 22.
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