E karanga atu ana a Te Āputa Tira hoe, e mānawatia aturia ana koutou, ngā tini mātāwaka taiāwhiowhio o Aotearoa nei.
Haere mai ki Hauraki, he aute tē awhea
Te Āputa Tira Hoe warmly welcomes you to Hauraki for our bi-annual Te Matawaka au moana o Tīkapakapa event. Our nickname for the race is Tīkapa Coast2Coast.
We have had many requests to shorten our course and so this year we will start in Wāihihi and finish in Te Puru. Total distance is 19.5km.
PROGRAMME/HŌTAKA
6.45am Karakia @ Waihīhī
Ruruku waka/Lash waka
REGISTRATIONS opens and WAKA CHECKS (Safety Checks)
7.45 am Registrations close for Race 1
8.15 am RACE BRIEFING - Race 1 & 2
8.30am RACE 1 Start (W6 Mens, Womens, Mixed)
8.45am RACE 2 Start (W1, W2, W3, W4)
12pm Prize giving and kai @ Te Puru
Entries are online only, we will not be taking registrations on the day.
Payments can be made (with Team Name as reference) to
TE APUTA TIRA WAKA: 38-9016-0618893-00
Please note this is an open water race and eligibility to enter is in line with race rule:
50.2 The minimum age for participation of any paddler in an open water event shall be 16 years. Age is taken as reaching the specified age in the year of competition.
