
South Island surf ski favourite inspired by Nathan
South Island Surf Ski pioneer and founder of the Queen and King of Bay Nathan Fa’avae hopes that the 2021 edition can help further cement its place on the surf ski calendar.

School age paddling champs launched
The Kahawai Paddling Championships – a brand new Canoe Racing NZ event designed to develop the next generation of paddlers – will be launched on Saturday May 8.

Patience a virtue for Heads to Harbour
Good things come to those who wait….and that is certainly true of the Manuka Performance Heads to Harbour Paddle Festival, which doubles as the New Zealand Surfski Championships, in Whakatane over the Easter weekend.

Coaches Corner
In the second part of Tim Brabants’ Coaches Corner segment on data and technique, the CRNZ coach focuses on the importance of how coaches and athletes can benefit from technology already in their pocket – the mobile phone.

Lisa Carrington banks golden treble
Lisa Carrington climaxed the Blue Lake 2 regatta by securing three further titles to add to the hat-trick of gold medals she snared on day one on a thrilling day of racing in tricky conditions on Lake Tikitapu today.

Lisa makes a triumphant return
Lisa Carrington overcome top-class opposition at the Blue Lake 2 regatta and conditions she described as “incredibly challenging” to triumph in the open women’s K1 200m A Final at a windswept Lake Tikitapu today.