Waka ama distance results

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GISBORNE paddlers brought home a string of top placings from the Waka Ama New Zealand Long Distance Nationals in Hawke’s Bay over the weekend.

In the individual races, Rodney Hibbert, of Horouta, won the golden master men’s 16-kilometre ruddered race, and Raipoia Bightwell, paddling for Ruamata, won the golden women’s rudderless race over the same distance. Cory Campbell (Hor) won the 10km rudderless race in the Junior 19 women.

In the W6 (six-place) events, Daddy Heli’s (Hor) won the Junior 19 men’s 16km, Hinetoa (Hor) won the Junior 19 women’s 16km race, Tairawhiti (Mareikura) won the master mixed 28km and Ikahoea (Hor) won the senior master mixed 28km.

ResultsResults of Gisborne paddlers at the Waka Ama New Zealand Long Distance Nationals.

W1, W2 (one-place, two-place) racesJunior 16 men, W1 10 kilometres (rudderless): Keanu Wainohu-Kemp (Horouta) 1 hour 01 minute 56 seconds, 3rd; Darius Apanui-Nepe (Hor) 1:02:12, 4; Lyric Baty-Akurangi (Hor) 1:09:44, 12th.

Junior 19 men, W1 10km (rudderless): Zane Kingi Abraham (Hor) 1:01:29, 3rd; Ducati Walford-Collier (Hor) 1:01:41, 4th; Maia Fox (Hor) 1:07:58, 8th.

Master men, W1 16km (rudderless): Grant Donaldson (Hor) 1:32:32, 2nd.

Master men, W2 16km: Tairawhiti (Mareikura) 1:34:21, 2nd.

Senior master men, W1 16km (rudderless): Pryor Brightwell (Mareikura) 2:01:23, 9th.

Golden master men, W1 16km (ruddered): Rodney Hibbert (Hor) 1:46:31, 1st.

Junior 16 women, W1 10km (rudderless): Keri Ngatoro (Hor) 1:19:07, 3rd; Kat Niblett (Hor) 1:24:09, 7th; Fushia Tibble (Hor) 1:26:10, 11th.

Junior 19 women, W1 10km (rudderless): Cory Campbell (Hor) 1:11:26, 1st; Kodi Campbell (Hor) 1:14:11, 4th; Maia Niwa-Apelu (Hor) 1:18:50, 6th.

Open women, W2 16km: Tairawhiti (Mareikura) 1:36:17, 2nd.

Master women, W2 16km: Tairawhiti (Mareikura) 1:43:24, 3rd.

Golden master women, W1 16km (rudderless): Raipoia Brightwell (Ruamata) 2:00:15, 1st.

W6 (six-place) racesJunior 16 men, W6 16km: Baby Heli’s (Hor) 1:27:55, 2nd.

Junior 19 men, W6 16km: Daddy Heli’s (Hor) 1:20:10, 1st.

Master men, W6 28km: Paikea (Hor) 2:09:03, 3rd.

Senior master men, W6 28km: Last of the Summer Wine (Hor) 2:27:14, 8th.

Junior 16 women, W6 16km: Puhi Kaiariki (Hor) 1:38:27, 2nd.

Junior 19 women, W6 16km: Hinetoa (Hor) 1:33:35, 1st.

Open women, W6 28km: Kaiarahi Toa (Hor) 2:26:55, 2nd.

Master mixed, W6 28km: Tairawhiti (Mareikura) 2:22:57, 1st.

Senior master mixed, W6 28km: Ikahoea (Hor) 2:23:23, 1st.