Great start to club’s 20th anniversary year

CHAMPION CREW: Horouta Waka Hoe Club’s Kaiarahi Toa premier women’s crew drive towards the finish at the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro. Led by Kiwi Campbell (far right), various forms of Kaiarahi Toa have produced phenomenal success at international and national level. Picture by Garrick Cameron

HOROUTA Waka Hoe Club’s 20th anniversary year has got off to a great start.

The club won the Matapihi Trophy for most points at the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro last month.

Horouta teams and individuals made 85 appearances in finals at the national sprint championships.

Each appearance in a final brought the club points — one to eight, depending on the final placing of the competitors.

Now paddlers are focusing on the world championships in Tahiti in July.

Horouta individuals who qualified for the world championships were —

Junior 16 men: Anaru Paenga-Morgan.

J16 women: Rangi-Riana Williams, Gaibreill Wainohu, Katarina Niblett.

J19 men: Darius Apanui-Nepe, Keanu Wainohu-Kemp.

J19 women: Jessica Terekia, Tia Akurangi.

Open men: Ash Roozendaal.

Open women: Cory Campbell, Kiwi Campbell.

Master men: Grant Donaldson.

Master women: Vesna Radonich.

Horouta teams who qualified for the world championships were —

J16 men: V6 1000 metres, V6 500.

J16 women: V6 1000, V6 500.

J19 men: V12 500, V6 1000, V6 500.

J19 women: V12 500, V6 1000 (two teams), V6 500 (two teams).

Open men: V12 500, V6 1500, V6 500.

Open women: V12 500, V6 1500, V6 500.

Master 40 men: V6 1000, V6 500.

Master 40 women: V12 500, V6 1000, V6 500.

Master 50 men: V12 500, V6 1000, V6 500.

Master 50 women: V6 1000, V6 500.