From waka, to kayaks, to row boats. Supporting the event are local representatives like Tahi Nepia (left), Aaron Cox, Kylie Gibson, Luke Watts, Anna Te Rei and Amie Simpson.
From waka, to kayaks, to row boats. Supporting the event are local representatives like Tahi Nepia (left), Aaron Cox, Kylie Gibson, Luke Watts, Anna Te Rei and Amie Simpson.
Organisers of the 2015 Whanganui River Challenge know it has been a tough winter on the banks of the river, but want everyone to come out to ring in the spring next month.
The sixth edition of the challenge will run October 31-November 1 and will include the new "Cash4 Clubs" competition where local clubs will accumulate points for every entry and placing they get, with the winner at the end of the weekend picking up a cash prize.
Six-person waka ama, K4 racing kayaks, quad rowers, Surf Life Saving canoes and surf boats can all take part in the 200m sprints on the Saturday and 13km course on the Sunday.
Aramoho Wanganui Rowing Club are slowly getting into the repairs for the extensive damage from the June 20-21 floods, which flooded out the buildings of the water-based clubs on both sides of the river.
Representatives from waka, kayak and rowing all came out yesterday to promote the River Challenge and encourage strong entries
