The move to Alert Level 1 means that all restrictions on paddling are now removed. This is great news for our community of clubs and paddlers. Clubs can resume normal operation, hopefully with a renewed enjoyment as we all realise what a privilege it is to be able to get out on the water and paddle with our friends.
In the latest of our Club Focus articles we put the spotlight on New Zealand’s most southerly CRNZ affiliated community – the Dunedin-based Otago Kayak Racing Club.
The New Zealand Virtual Surfski Championships has so far exceeded all expectations. With just 11 days remaining in the month-long competition we pose ten still to be answered questions.
On Thursday World champion surfski racer Danielle McKenzie hit the top of the leaderboard in the open women’s race at the 2020 New Zealand Virtual Surfski Championships. Here the Australian-based Kiwi offers her top tips for how to tackle the 12km challenge.
Since the launch of the NZ Virtual Surfski Championships earlier this month the innovative event has attracted paddlers from all around the world. We speak to a trio of overseas-based entrants to gauge their thoughts on the event which runs until June 14.
The Canoe Racing NZ Virtual Surfski Championships will officially go live tomorrow (Saturday May 16) as paddlers from around the world battle over the 12km distance in the exciting new event.
The Canoe Racing New Zealand Virtual Surfski Championships will act as the launch event for an exciting new series of virtual races organised by CRNZ which are open to paddlers from around the world.
With our (hopefully) impending move to Level 2, it looks like our clubs will be able to consider re-opening and resuming club paddling activities. However, it is important to review all relevant rules, information and guidance carefully, and for each club to create a health and safety plan that is suitable to their specific environment and needs.
The “glass half-full” attitude adopted by Canoe Racing NZ coach Tim Brabants has enabled the men’s kayak squad he guides to be on the front foot as the six-strong group returned to the water last week.
We chat to a trio of clubs about how the Covid-19 restrictions has impacted on them and how they are coping with the ongoing global pandemic.
New Zealand’s three-time World Championship canoe sprint medallist Aimee Fisher offers her five-point guide to keeping a positive and upbeat attitude during lockdown.
Firstly, thank you all for your commitment to staying off the water over the last few weeks, following the issue of government guidelines on 3 April prohibiting watersports at Alert Level 4. It appears that New Zealand is tracking well towards containing (and hopefully eliminating) Covid-19, and we are all a part of that project.
