19/05/2026
🤘That’s a wrap for Winter Series 1 – 6KM Whanganui! What a brilliant day it was.
With over fifty crews on the water across waka ama, kayaking, and rowing, the energy was incredible. Our club brought five crews to the line - two Senior Men’s teams, our J16 Boys, our J16 Girls, and our Social Ladies crew. We’re genuinely proud of how everyone performed.
It was awesome to see our members stepping up into different roles. Some steering for the first time, some taking on the stroke seat, some making calls under pressure, and others learning to navigate a busy start line. The start was hectic, but that’s the beauty of racing in our own backyard, learning, improving, and growing together.
A special shout-out to our Social Ladies, who took home the spot prize! Hope you shouted yourselves something nice after such a great race!
Thank you to every single person who showed up and gave it a go. You only get better through experience, and days like this remind us why we love what we do. Beautiful conditions, great people, and brilliant racing.
A huge thank you as well to Awa Paddlers for sharing your waka with us and helping our crews get on the water. You guys are awesome!
Gus Scott we know this was your last race organising the Winter Series, and we want to thank you for the many years of dedication you’ve given to this event. It’s become something we genuinely look forward to every year.
Thank you to Blinkhorne & Carroll for supporting this wonderful event year after year. Your continued support helps make days like this possible.
Thanks Steph Paranihi-Simon for snapping some really cool pics!
