Approximately 600 paddlers took part in the day which was Auckland’s biggest Secondary School Waka Ama regatta in the 10 years it has been held.

Beautiful tropical weather and warm, still water made for a true Polynesian setting for this Ancient Polynesian sport.

Epsom Girls Grammar were the stand out school of the day with their impressive 1, 2, 3 placing in the Division 1 Girls Championship Final.

Southern Cross Campus won the Boys Division 1 Championship Final with the fastest time of the day 1m.11sec.10.

Tangaroa College were also very strong in the Division 2 grade (Division 2 means: Steerer provided) Winning the Championship final in a time of 1min.28 a full Waka length ahead of second place James Cook High.

Epsom Girls also added the Division 2 Girls Championship final to their haul of wins, just ahead of second place Onehunga.
Manurewa High won both the Division 1 mixed championship final and the division 2 mixed championship final, stamping their authority on the mixed grades

The race distance was 350m and there were 86 races held from 9:00am – 4:00pm, 40 Volunteers and 8 canoes were kindly provided by clubs from throughout the Auckland region.

Most teams will now put their heads down and get back into training for the New Zealand Secondary School National Championships which are taking place from the 28-30 March at Lake Okareka in Rotorua.

Schools Participating on Saturday were:
- Auckland Girls Grammar
- De La Salle College
- Epsom Girls
- Edgewater College
- Glendowie College
- James Cook High
- Manurewa High School
- Marist College
- Massey High School
- McAuley High School
- Mt Albert Grammar
- Nga Puna O Waiorea (WSTC)
- Onehunga High
- Otahuhu College
- Papatoetoe High
- Rutherford College
- Southern Cross (NGA Tapuwae)
- Southern Cross
- Tangaroa College
- TKK Maori O Hoani Waititi
- TKK Maori O Puau
- TKK Maori O Rohe O Mangere
- Waitakere College
- Wentworth College
- Wesley College

Tkkm = Te Kura Kaupapa Maori

A big Thank-you to everyone for making the day such a huge success!!