POWERING UP: Paddlers in the W1 men’s races for 10 kilometres and 15 kilometres get into their work in the bay on Saturday. They were competing in the Paddlez Up Gizzy waka ama regatta that attracted over 70 competitors from as far afield as Heretaunga, Mt Maunganui and Rotorua. Picture by Liam Clayton
POWERING UP: Paddlers in the W1 men’s races for 10 kilometres and 15 kilometres get into their work in the bay on Saturday. They were competing in the Paddlez Up Gizzy waka ama regatta that attracted over 70 competitors from as far afield as Heretaunga, Mt Maunganui and Rotorua. Picture by Liam Clayton
Results of the Paddlez Up Gizzy waka ama regatta on Saturday
W6 mixed and men, 25 kilometres: Paikea (Horouta Waka Hoe) 2hr 11min 30sec, 1st overall, 1st in master men; Last of the Summer Wine (Horouta) 2:20:53, 2nd, 1st in senior master men; Horouta (Horouta) 2:21:58, 3rd, 1st in seniormaster mixed.
W1/W2 women and mixed, 15km: Tony and Denise (Mareikura) 1:30:15, 1st, 1st in W2 senior master mixed; James and Karen (Mareikura) 1:31:17, 2nd, 1st in W2 master mixed; Alisa Prendergast (Tarawera) 1:36:32, 3rd, 1st in W1 master women; Sophie and Carolyn (Mareikura) 1:43:05, 4th, 1st in W2 master women; Raipoia Brightwell (Mareikura) 1:48:27, 5th, 1st in golden master women; Maia Apelu (Horouta) 1:50:57, 6th, 1st in W1 J19 women.
W1 midget boys, 4km (with support person): Troy Hewson (Mareikura) 18:43, 1st, 1st in midget boys.
W1 intermediate, junior 16, junior 19 and master men, 10km: Grant Donaldson (Horouta) 59:14, 1st, 1st in master men; Darius Nepe (Horouta) 59:15, 2nd, 1st in junior 16 men; unknown paddler, 1:01:01, 3rd, blue sit-on-top; unknown paddler, 1:01:04, 4th, red sit-on-top; Keanu Wainohu-Kemp (Horouta) 1:01:30, 5th, 2nd in junior 16 men; Zane Abraham (Horouta) 1:02:28, 6th, 1st in junior 19 men; Hunter Hewson (Mareikura) 1:02:58, 7th, 1st in intermediate men; Te Kehu Niwa Karakia (Mareikura) 1:03:30, 8th, 3rd in junior 16 men; Maia Fox (Horouta) 1:05:16, 9th, 2nd in junior 19 men; Tyrone Bird (Mareikura) 1:15:43, 10th, 4th in junior 16 men; Lorenzo Goldsmith (Mareikura) 1:15:51, 11th, 5th in junior 16 men.
W1 open and senior master men, 15km: Mitch Zandstra (Hoe Aroha) 1:35:35, 1st, 1st in open men; Phillip Prendergast (Tarawera) 1:37:02, 2nd, 1st in senior master man; Peter Cowan (Haeata Ocean Sports) 1:44:27, 3rd, 2nd in open men.
W6 junior, open, master and senior master women, 15km: Mareikura (Mareikura) 1:27:51, 1st, 1st in open women; Nga Kopara Toa (Horouta) 1:33:50, 2nd, 1st in master women; Puhi Kaiaraki (Horouta) 1:34:29, 3rd, 1st in junior women; Drop Dead Gorgeous (Horouta) 1:43:36, 4th, 1st in senior master women.
