Paddling
Top teams target Vaka Eiva
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Paddling
The annual Vaka Eiva Festival has become a must attend event on the global oe vaka scene and is being targeted by top national paddling teams. Among the 700 international paddlers that will be on Rarotonga for the week-long paddling festival will be two Australian national teams. Australia Outrigger Canoe Racing Association announced this month […]
More corporate oe vaka action
Friday 15 April 2011 | Published in Paddling
It was all fun, action and frivolity for the 26 oe vaka crews – 312 paddlers – and spectators that took part in last Saturday’s annual corporate oe vaka races. Funds raised from the day will go towards covering the cost of sending the Cook Islands Canoeing Association’s national oe vaka squad to the Pacific […]
Serious oe vaka fun!
Monday 11 April 2011 | Published in Paddling
Muri lagoon and beach became a playground for the 26 teams that took part in Saturday’s popular annual V12 corporate races and in between all the fun – serious and competitive races were held. Pacific Games squad trialists were out in full force on the day, carrying out official duties like race starts, steering, boat […]
Araura's 4 golds clinch Vaka Iti
Wednesday 6 April 2011 | Published in Paddling
Araura College’s 4 gold medals won at Friday’s Vaka Iti oe vaka competition were enough for the school to secure the 2011 championship title. The squad of 14 paddlers from Aitutaki took out the gold medal in the 250m sprint finals in the year 11 girls and boys races, year 12 girls and year 12 […]
Vaka Iti on today
Friday 1 April 2011 | Published in Paddling
More than 300 eager junior paddlers from Rarotonga and Aitutaki will put their paddling skills to the test today when they take to the water for the annual Vaka Iti. A full day of racing is in store for the junior paddlers as they put into action the paddling skills and techniques they’ve learned throughout […]
Close sprints at oe vaka finals
Monday 28 March 2011 | Published in Paddling
Oe vaka finals at Muri beach on Saturday signalled the end of the sprint season with a great turnout of paddlers and supporters. All Rarotonga clubs enjoyed an afternoon of racing, thanks to host club the Unsquashables. The V1 500m finals had spectators cheering along the beach with some exciting racing. Fletcher Melvin nabbed the […]
300 in this year's Vaka Iti
Friday 18 March 2011 | Published in Paddling
Around 300 junior paddlers are expected to compete in the Vaka Iti race on April 1 at Muri Beach. For the past 7 weeks, students from schools across Rarotonga have been honing their paddling skills through the schools Vaka Iti programme under junior development officers Teina, John and Emeline Taulu. April 1 is race day […]
Araura College makes oe vaka history
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in Paddling
History was made on Aitutaki on Friday when Araura College held its inaugural school oe vaka regatta. The day started with a prayer and the day was officially opened by vice president of the Araura Oe Vaka Association Junior Tamati. Every child celebrated with their paddles in the air as all showed they were winners […]
Vaka Iti starters
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Paddling
Form five Titikaveka College students learn the proper technique for holding a paddle before setting out on a cruise of Muri lagoon yesterday. Report, page 11. 11021408
Schools adopt Vaka Iti programme
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Paddling
The Vaka Iti oe vaka paddling in schools programme began on Monday with many students glad to pick up the paddle again. Titikaveka College students were shy but willing to learn during their first day of lessons on Monday afternoon with oe vaka coaches John Taulu and Emelene Taulu. Before stepping into the canoe, the […]
Oe vaka's new season launching off
Thursday 3 February 2011 | Published in Paddling
Inter-club oe vaka races start this Saturday with the mixed V6 division. But for some canoeists, paddling has been a weekly recreational activity since the end of the November Vaka Eiva Festival which is sure to make for a strong start to this season’s racing. The mixed V6 races on February 5, 12 and 19 […]
Yesterday's Vaka Eiva 2010 Round Raro Relay results:
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Vaka Eiva 2010 senior sprint results
Thursday 25 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Vaka Eiva 2010 junior results from yesterday
Wednesday 24 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
V6 Iron Vaka Eiva 2010 results from yesterday
Tuesday 23 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Singles OC1 and V1 results from Saturday, the first competition day of Vaka Eiva 2010
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
The singles Iron races were run in two categories for the first time this year – the conventional OC1 canoes with rudders, and the rudderless V1 canoes which are dominant in Tahiti and are increasing in the other paddling countries of Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and Cook Islands.
Katja relishes first Vaka Eiva
Thursday 18 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Sixty-two-year-old Katja Hildebrandt, originally from Berlin, has arrived in Raro for her first Vaka Eiva. Katja , who has been paddling for 10 years, started in the sport just after arriving in Auckland from Germany and settling in Albany. She originally started dragon boating “because it sounded exotic” but switched to waka ama when she […]
SENIOR TEAMS IN VAKA EIVA 2010
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club Formed in 2007 with funding from the Community Initiative Scheme, this Aitutaki club is mainly focused on developing junior paddlers and now many of the junior paddlers are stepping up to the open grade. The club has been to Vaka Eiva every year since 2007 where the junior teams have done […]
Celebrating the vaka!
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Akateni Vaka literally means in celebration of the vaka. The canoe carving festival developed by master carver Mike Tavioni is set to begin this Thursday and will be held opposite the Banana Court complex on the waterfront next to the Vaka Village. Tavioni says that Akateni Vaka is not a project to attract tourists – […]
Vaka Village nerve-centre
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
For the week-long Vaka Eiva paddling celebration – Avarua harbour will become the Vaka Village and nerve-centre of the festival. The Canoeing Association boat shed will not only be HQ for all paddling queries and needs –it will also be transformed into shopping central. Race registrations, results and volunteers will be stationed at the Vaka […]