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Surf Ski Worlds awarded to Takapuna
In a major coup for the sport of surf ski racing in New Zealand, Canoe Racing NZ in partnership with Takapuna Boating Club in Auckland has been awarded the right to host the 2022 World Surf Ski Championships.
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NZ Kayak Marathon memories
Ahead of the 2020 New Zealand Kayak Marathon Championships at the Waitemata Canoe and Multisport Club in West Auckland a trio paddlers offer their perspective on the value and benefit of entering the annual event, which takes place on March 28/29.
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Introducing Gavin Elmiger
Canoe Racing NZ Coach of the Year Gavin Elmiger has been at the heart of life at the North Shore Canoe Club for the past decade and a half. We chat to the coaching devotee to find out more about his kayak journey.
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West is Best
Entries are now open for the 2020 New Zealand Kayak Marathon Championships at the Waitemata Canoe and Multisport Club, where competitors will take on the challenge of paddling the narrow Henderson Creek in a quiet and peaceful corner of West Auckland.
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Lisa and Ashton at the double
Lisa Carrington claimed a top-quality victory against a high-class field in the final of the open women’s K1 500m on the concluding day of the 2020 NZCT New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships on Lake Karapiro.
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Classy Zach takes K1 1000m title
Rising talent Zach Ferkins executed the finest paddle of his burgeoning career to secure the open men’s K1 1000m crown on day two of the NZCT New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships on Lake Karapiro.