PADDLE ONLY

Paddle Only

12k - Kayaks, Surf Skis, Outriggers, Waka-ama, SUPs

If the multisport solo or team option isn't your thing, you can still have a crack at only the paddle option. 

This scenic and sometimes challenging 12k paddle on Porirua Harbour and Puatahanui Inlet is open to Kayaks & Surf Skis, Outriggers and Waka-ama. 

Expected times 1hr to 2hrs.

Grab the early bird entry fees... Here !

It kicks off from Wi Neera Drive Boat Ramp (beside the Waka Sheds) and heads up Porirua Harbour, across the mouth and under Paratamata Bridge into Pauatahanui Inlet and then around to Browns Bay; and then back to the boat ramp. Paddlers then finish with a 300m run to the Kai Tahi HQ finish line. 

It's a scenic and serene route, but with the odd sea breeze, sand bank, tidal eddies and harbour swells, you need your wits about you.

The paddle-only entry fee is per boat. So a multi-person boat pays the same as a single person boat!

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Course Description & Map - Click Here

Categories - Paddle Only Option
Kayak / Surf Ski
Waka-Ama
Outriggers


Race Weekend Info

  • The Race Weekend HQ is Kai Tahi Foodhall, 20 Parumoana St, Porirua. 
  • The paddle-only option starts after the Multisport option from the Wi Neera Drive Boat Ramp (next to Waka Shed). Waka entrants will start 1min after kayakers to avoid clashes at the various buoys.
  • All paddlers finish with a 300m run from the boat ramp to the finish line at Race HQ on the waterfront reserve behind Kai Tahi.
  • Entrants must be 13 years or older. Younger entrants may be allowed on a case-by-case basis; Email the race director.
  • Race Weekend Info... Click Here.