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Vaka Eiva 2010 junior results from yesterday
Wednesday 24 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
V6 Iron Vaka Eiva 2010 results from yesterday
Tuesday 23 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Singles OC1 and V1 results from Saturday, the first competition day of Vaka Eiva 2010
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
The singles Iron races were run in two categories for the first time this year – the conventional OC1 canoes with rudders, and the rudderless V1 canoes which are dominant in Tahiti and are increasing in the other paddling countries of Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and Cook Islands.
Katja relishes first Vaka Eiva
Thursday 18 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Sixty-two-year-old Katja Hildebrandt, originally from Berlin, has arrived in Raro for her first Vaka Eiva. Katja , who has been paddling for 10 years, started in the sport just after arriving in Auckland from Germany and settling in Albany. She originally started dragon boating “because it sounded exotic” but switched to waka ama when she […]
SENIOR TEAMS IN VAKA EIVA 2010
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club Formed in 2007 with funding from the Community Initiative Scheme, this Aitutaki club is mainly focused on developing junior paddlers and now many of the junior paddlers are stepping up to the open grade. The club has been to Vaka Eiva every year since 2007 where the junior teams have done […]
Celebrating the vaka!
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Akateni Vaka literally means in celebration of the vaka. The canoe carving festival developed by master carver Mike Tavioni is set to begin this Thursday and will be held opposite the Banana Court complex on the waterfront next to the Vaka Village. Tavioni says that Akateni Vaka is not a project to attract tourists – […]
Vaka Village nerve-centre
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
For the week-long Vaka Eiva paddling celebration – Avarua harbour will become the Vaka Village and nerve-centre of the festival. The Canoeing Association boat shed will not only be HQ for all paddling queries and needs –it will also be transformed into shopping central. Race registrations, results and volunteers will be stationed at the Vaka […]
Vaka Eiva 2010 programme of events
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
When: Friday 19 November Where: Avarua Wharf 5pm the traditional blessing will be followed by registration for all crews at the CICA Registration Centre, Vaka Village, Avarua Harbour When: Saturday 20 November What: Masters Men & U19 Men OC1 & V1 Iron (12km) Where: Avarua Wharf – Matavera Point – Avarua Wharf 7.30am registration with […]
Sailing vaka pit their skills
Wednesday 10 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
The Sailing Cook Islands National Tangaroa 18-foot Class Vaka Championships recently competed for the magnificent Koteka Trophy in a reasonable breeze of six to seven knots. Seven races were contested by five sailing vakas, the competition was keen and saw hotly contested rights of way, with all protests ruled on the water by Judge Jeff […]
Vaka Eiva greener!
Saturday 30 October 2010 | Published in Paddling
Vaka Eiva 2010 is not only going to be another fun filled and action packed event – it’s going to be greener than ever before. Organisers of Vaka Eiva aim to make the hugely popular paddling event as environmentally friendly as possible and to achieve this – they’ve signed up ‘Eco Partners’ for the week-long […]
Round island race a Vaka Eiva tester
Thursday 28 October 2010 | Published in Paddling
For local paddlers, Saturday’s Round Raro Race (RRR) was a good pre-Vaka Eiva challenge. The race started from the Boiler at Avarua Harbour and proceeded anti-clockwise around the island. At the start line, the sun was out and the sea was calm. Mixed teams and Ngakau Toa Vaka women started first, and men’s teams set […]
Tough conditions at oe vaka
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in Paddling
Saturday’s oe vaka race proceeded despite rough seas and strong winds. Nine crews battled it out for 18 kilometres – from the harbour to Matavera, then back down to just before Black Rock, and into the harbour for the home stretch. Ngakau Toa open men took first with a finish time of 1:34:33, followed closely […]
Long distance oe vaka races
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in Paddling
It was first and second place to the Ngakau Toa Vaka open men crews in the first race of the oe vaka long distance race series that got underway on Saturday afternoon. Finishing in 55 minutes there was less than three minutes between the first four crews. Te Tupu o Te Manava open men’s crews […]
Corporate oe vaka all set to go
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in Paddling
The Cook Islands Canoeing Association is gearing up for the second Corporate Oe Vaka Race of the year which promises to be doubly fun and fantastic. The fun filled oe vaka day gives businesses the opportunity to treat the staff and tighten up units in a social and competitive environment. The next corporate races will […]
Special blessing for Live Free vaka
Friday 30 July 2010 | Published in Paddling
The Live Free paddling club gathered in Muri on Saturday for the special ceremony for their Tai-Mana V6 vaka. The three-year-old paddling club are grateful to vaka sponsor Jetsave Travel and vowed to represent the company to the best of their ability – both on and off the water. The club has around 30 registered […]
Ngakau Toa take top vaka spots
Friday 14 May 2010 | Published in Paddling
Ngakau Toa Vaka club came out tops in Wednesday’s 8km mixed V6 race, taking out first and second place. Paddlers lined up at the boiler in Avarua harbour and paddled towards Tupapa for the first turnaround at Club Raro, in what were described as a ‘washing machine’ conditions. In fact, the race was more of […]
Oe vaka in Avarua action
Tuesday 11 May 2010 | Published in Paddling
Around 30 oe vaka paddlers gathered at Avarua harbour on Saturday for an afternoon of OC1 and V1 racing on a dead calm ocean. Twenty one paddlers tackled the 10km iron race while four teams of two tested their skills in the 5km relay. Local male champion Reuben Dearlove blitzed the 10km course in his […]
Crews line-up for Vaka Eiva
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Over 100 oe vaka crews have registered to race in the hugely popular annual Vaka Eiva Festival with many more on a waiting list. Local crews preparing for the festival are reminded to pay their non-refundable deposit of $500 before May 15 to secure their spot. Failure to do so will see teams on the […]
Close racing as oe vaka ends
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Some close racing was seen as the oe vaka sprint series came to a close on Saturday with the grand finals hosted at Muri by the Te Tupu O Te Manava club. The 1500m turns race, especially, provided some great action on the water. Conditions on the day was perfect for racing but Marc Cowan […]
Schools paddle for vaka iti dominance
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Paddling
Over 200 students battled it out in Muri lagoon on Thursday for vaka iti oe vaka supremacy. After an afternoon of sprint races, dancing and fun, Nukutere College successfully defended their champion’s title to take out this year’s races. Nukutere earned a total of 40 points thanks to their 52 paddlers in 16 teams across […]