Online Entry Available

Hey team,

We are very excited to announce that our Pita Pit Winter Series online entry is now available, if you follow the links below.  All the nitty gritty is on our "Race Details" page, but the guts of it is

Race 1, Sunday June 23rd Red Beach, 3.30 start
Race 2,  Sunday August 11th RAYC, Orakei, 3.30 start
Race 3,  Sunday September 8th Mairangi Bay, 3.30 start
Race 4, Sunday October 13th, Takapuna Beach, 3.30 start

Product Prizes for all Race winners and place getters
Cash Prizes for Series winners and place getters

Novice 5km surf ski race & fun 1km SUP course for all new paddlers - come challenge yourself!
$27 entry per race online ($30 on the day) $80 for the series (if paid at race 1 or 2)

Series and Race One Entry avaliable HERE

All race venues were choose because of their proximity to club bars and cheap beer, so
make sure you allow time for a drink, a hot sausage and a debrief after the race


Make sure you bring your PFD & high viz vest

Any question contact Katie at the Paddling Project on katiepo@ihug.co.nz or 021 932 116

Details also on our  facebook page

Dates Confirmed!

We are really excited about confirming the dates for our winter race series, which are below

Race 1   Sunday June 23rd, Red Beach, 3.30 start
Race 2   Sunday August 11th, RAYC, Orakei, 3.30 start
Race 3   Sunday September 8th, Mairangi Bay, 3.30 start
Race 4   Sunday October 13th, Takapuna Beach, 3.30 start

10 - 15km surf ski course
5 - 8km SUP course

Product Prizes for all race winners and place getters
Cash Prizes for Series winnters and place getters

Everyone welcome: juniors, masters, novice even super stars

$27 per race or $80 for the series if paid at race 1 or 2 (includes a hat)

More details to come including our fancy pants online entry so stay tuned.

Race Results

We had a super turn out for our Downwind race finishing at Taka on Sunday March 24th.  Paddlers across all three of our courses battled ENE winds to complete each of there distances accordingly.

Massive thanks to our family of fantastic sponsors

· Pita Pit Takapuna
· George Duncan Muscle Therapy
· Sharkskin Apparel
· Balance Nutrition
· King of the Harbour
· Fenn NZ

 

Surf Ski 20km Downwind

Place     Time      Name

1              1.38.17  Oskar Stielau
2              1.39.02  Travis Mitchell
3              1.39.48  Zac Franich
4              1.40.05  Andrew Mowlem
5              1.40.23  Daryl Forsyth
6              1.41.02  Tim Grammar
7              1.41.44  Brendon Davey
8              1.42.16  Simon Longdill
9              1.43.41  Ian Mercer
10           1.44.54  Jeremy Kuggeleijn
11           1.45.00  Brent Clode
12           1.45.42  Grant Heim
13           1.45.59  Sven Hansen
14           1.48.23  Rob Askew
15           1.48.35  Sean Murphy
16           1.49.12  John Sokolich
17           1.50.23  Dene Simpson
18           1.51.48  Vaughan Reed
19           1.54.53  Tim Eves
20           1.57.55  Steph Parker
21           1.58.04  Mark Van Der Anker
22           1.58.51  Brett   Northland
23           2.00.10  Andy Logue
24           2.02.20  Rod Russell
25           2.02.40  Chris Smith
26           2.08.16  Pierre Chemaly
27           2.17.40  Libby Bell & Steph Crncervic
28           DNF       Garth Spencer

SUP 15km Downwind

Place     Time      Name

1              1.26.25  JP Tobin
2              1.34.24  Annabel Anderson
3              1.36.40  Armie Armstrong
4              1.38.50  Anthony Willis
5              1.47.16  Scott Elliott
6              1.56.45  Charlotte Simmonds
7              1.58.30  Matt Fogarty
8              1.58.45  Glenn Simmonds
9              2.02.40  Steve Dunlop
10            2.05.00  Andrew Wilson

SUP 1km Sprint Lap Race

Place     Laps       Time      Name

1              5              44.2        Troy McAsey
2              5              44.23     Paul Davies
3              5              49.03     Simon Osner
4              5              53.04     Imre Speizer
5              4              41.27     Victoria Stuart
DNS       Dominic Stuart-Kester

Whangaparaoa Course it is

ENE winds predicted so we are running with the whangaparoa course.

SUPs off at 2 and Surf Skis at 2.30.  Remember rego open at noon at Takapuna

We are organising trailers and taxis for only $10, so let us know if you need a ride.  Alternatively if you have space in your car then let us no and we can squeeze in another paddler in your car.

Should be fun!

Don't forget your PFD and high vis vest.

Downwind Open to SUPs

As you all know one of our major objectives here at The Paddling Project is to build up our local paddling community.  We have long felt that that one of the best ways to do this is to spend more time with other like minded souls on the water, which is why  we are very excited about annoucing that the 20km downwind course is now open to both ski paddlers and SUPs!

We have also changed the sprint course back at Takapuna to a 1km sheltered course, suitable for new paddlers.  It is only $15 to compete in this part of the race and paddlers can choose to do as many or as few laps as they want. 

All the details are on our "Race Details" page.

Thanks again to all the SUP paddlers who have taken the time to discuss this race with us - your input is always appreciated.

See you all on the 24th!

New Race!!!

20km Downwind Ski & SUP Race and a Sprint Course


Takapuna Beach, Sunday March 24th, 2.00, 2.30 & 3pm starts

The Guts of it

Three DW courses open to SUPS and surf skis. All courses are approx 20km long. A Decision on what course will be used will be made on Saturday night and posted online

A sprint course suitable for newer paddlers will be set up at the finish. Ski and SUP paddlers can choose to do as many 1km lap around this sheltered course

Cash Prizes, Hot Spots and loads of spotties

This is the perfect build up for the premier downwind race King of the Harbour only two weeks later – you would be crazy to miss it!

Date: Sun Mar 24th
Venue: Takapuna
Ski DW Race Start: 2.30
SUP DW Race Start: 2.00
Race Briefing 1.45 (at start)
Sprint Course 3pm (at Taka)
Rego Open: from 12 noon

Entry $30 before March 22nd
$40 on the day (no exceptions)

Or go through your club, round up 10 or more paddlers and pay only $25

only $15 for sprint course

There will be a trailers leaving from TBC at 1pm to minimise DRF

To enter contact Katie
katiepo@ihug.co.nz
021 932 116

Results from Race Four

 

Yet another great turn out yesterday for the final race of the Pita Pit winter race series. Great to see so many familiar and new faces enjoying those nutritious pitas on the hill after and weren’t those three cherubs helping to give out the prizes the cutest little podium girls you have ever seen!

Thanks as always to our awesome team of sponsors who made this years winter race series the biggest and best ever! Don’t forget to support them where you can

• Pita Pit
• NZ sale
• All Power
• City Surf Series
• Shark Skin Technical Exposure Protection
• Standing Room Only
• Margrette
• Delmaine
• George Duncan Muscle Therapy
• Watersports South Pacific
• The Mad Butcher – Northcote Rd

Below are the finalized results from yesterday’s race as well as the series rankings – check them out so you can set those big paddling goads for summer.

We will be running two races over summer – one in December at Mairangi Bay – a loop race with slightly larger distances than Sundays races and second downwind race in March ending at Takapuna Beach, this is designed to help in the lead up to KOH, but we will keep you posted with all the details!
And don’t forget that Troys big City Surf Series starts in November at Mission Bay – should be a blast.

Thanks again for all the support team, we have had a ball this winter and look forward to catching up on the water soon.

1km SUP Results                                             

Place     Time     

1              11.33     Daniel   Orams

2              12.46     Steve    Pyatt

3              16.11     Breanna Orams

6km SUP Results                                             

Place     Time     

1              45.24     JP            Toben

2              45.26     Troy       McAsey

3              45.30     James   Turner

4              45.31     Andrew                Brownie

5              45.45     Jason     Bird

6              45.53     Marcus Hansen

7              45.55     Paul       Davis

8              47.57     Russel   Benshaw

9              48.31     Gavin    Houghton

10           50.17     Jarred   Halligan

11           50.19     Dave      Hale

12           51.04     Phillip    Russell

13           53.38     Matt      Fogarty

14           54.29     Victoria Stuart

15           56.34     Susannah Pyatt

16           55.55     Charlotte Spicer

17           55.56     Glenn    Simmonds

18           58.10     Nicola    Hocking

19           1.01.32  Doug     Robertson

6km Surf Ski Results                                       

Place     Time     

1              40.49     Dwayne McGorman

2              41.03     Broden Race

3              41.05     Conor    McGorman

4              41.33     Michael                Smith

5              42.17     Laura     Josephson

6              43.50     Ashton Reiser

7              44.10     Kayla     McKenzie

8              44.40     Stefanie Crncevic

9              47.24     Libby     Bell

10           55.27     Grace    Campbell

12km Surf Ski Results                                    

Place     Time     

1              1.04.31  Travis    Mitchell

2              1.05.32  Brent     Clode

3              1.05.51  Tim         Grammer

4              1.06.10  Grant    Heim

5              1.07.25  Brendon Davey

6              1.08.45  John      Soko

7              1.08.55  Oskar    Stielau

8              1.09.09  Danny   Morrison

9              1.16.11  David     Cough

10           1.16.24  Andrew                Czar

11           1.16.36  Rachel   Clarke

12           1.17.05  Alan       Williscroft

13           1.22.15  Sam       Mayhew