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28th Annual Portage Crossing (Sanctioned)

Venue:

Okahu Bay, Tamaki Drive - Manukau Harbour, Mangere Bridge

Date:

Sat 8th Feb 2020

Distance:

18km - 5km - 5km

Host:

Portage Crossing

Contact Details

Name: Portage Crossing

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Description

Programme

5.00am

Okahu Bay: Lash canoes & Registration (waka can be left at beach Friday night)

 

Safety Check Requirements - Spray Skirts (recommended)

Buoyancy tubes x2 or life jackets x6.  Bailers x2 per canoe

6.00am

Race debrief

6.10am

Karakia         Ngati Whatua

6.20am

W1, W2

J19/Open/Masters/Snr Masters Women

6.30am

W1, W2

J19/Open/Masters/Snr Masters Men

6.40am

W6

J19/Open/Masters/Snr Masters Women

7.00am

W6

J19/Open/Masters/Snr Masters Men

 

9.00am

Auckland Rowing Club (Ian Shaw Park): Powhiri Tainui refreshments and fruit provided…

Each team to organise own waka trolley or single axle trailer for road parade. Trolleys or trailers must be dropped of at Panama Rd estuary (Auckland Rowing Club) ready for waka’s arrival after first leg of race (Okahu Bay to Auckland Rowing Club).   Parade begins. 

 

10.00am

 

11.00am

Waka leave Ian Shaw Park for Otahuhu.

 

Waka arrive at Railway Lane, Otahuhu for Mangere Bridge.  

 

Re-launch waka’s and race to finish (buoys will mark finish line at Mangere Bridge).

 

11.30am

 

12.00noon

 

 

12.30pm

 

 

 

7.30am

Arrival of all waka’s at Mangere Bridge Reserve,

 

Powhiri &

Welcoming mihi from Tainui.

 

Prize giving / Lunch and enjoy the entertainment Free family festival….Great day for the whole family!

 

W6 Novice & w6 J16 Section:

 

Lash waka and registration  

8.00am

 

 

8.15am

 

8.20am

 

8.30am

 

 

 

9.00am

 

 

Safety check requirements-spray skirts recommended

Life jackets compulsory for J16

 

Race briefing

 

Karakia

 

Race start at Tamaki Waka Ama Club at Panmure race to Ian     2K   

Shaw Reserve Panama Road. 104 Kings Road Panmure.

 

 

Waka arrive Ian Shaw Park. Join senior paddlers….

 

 

Road section as above.                                                                     5k

 

 

Otahuhu to Mangere Bridge Waterfront Road Reserve                 2k



 

PORTAGE CROSSING RACE 2020

 

Winners determined by fastest time – Waitemata + Manukau times added.

MENS                                                                

6Man

Marsters 40yrs +

1st  $300.00

 

 

6Man

Opens 21yrs  - 39yr

1st  $300.00

 

 

Singles

Marsters 40yrs +

1st  $100.00

 

 

Singles

Opens 21yrs – 39yr

1st  $100.00

 

 

                                                                                                                          

WOMANS                                                                      

6Man

Marsters 40yrs +

1st  $300.00

 

 

6Man

Opens 21yrs

1st  $300.00

 

 

Singles

Marsters 40yrs +

1st  $100.00

 

 

Singles

Opens 21yrs +

1st  $100.00

 

 

                                                                                                   

J19                                                                           

6Man

Males

1st  $300.00

 

 

6Man

Females

1st  $300.00

 

 

Singles

Males

1st  $100.00

 

 

Singles

Females

1st  $100.00

 

 

 

Novice and J16 – Start from Panmure Tamaki Waka ama club.

 

J16

6Man

Males

1st  $150.00

 

 

6Man

Females

1st  $150.00

 

 

 

Novice

6Man

Male / Mixed

1st  $150.00

 

 

6man

Female

1st $150.00

 

 

 

TOTAL PAYOUT: $3000.00

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