A Raglan West couple have triumphed over adversity – and inexperience – to make a big splash overseas in waka ama racing.
And they’ve three silver medals to show for it.
Christine and Wayne Trott, who suffered severe leg injuries in a motorbike accident close to 30 years ago, proudly showed off to the Chronicle last week the silverware they’ve just brought home from the IVF Va’a World Distance Championships in Tahiti. Keep Reading
It was the fastest Karioi Classic event in history – no one competing in the final 43km Classic race took longer than four hours and record times were made in the 87km Enduro and 57km Classic XL races.
“Maybe we should do drug testing next year and check for electric motors,” jokes organiser Dirk De Ruysscher, owner of Raglan Cyclery.
But it was also the best weather the event has ever seen and the roads around the mountain hadn’t had a load of fresh metal dumped on them recently. Keep Reading
Possum numbers in the Raglan region took a dive last weekend, thanks to the Kids’ Hunting and Fishing Competition.
Fifty-seven possums were strung up along a gate at the Raglan Rugby Club, where the weigh-in for the contest was held on Sunday. Keep Reading
Raglan Karioi Trail founder Fracois Mazet intends to be on the lineup of the 24km mountain race in December this year.
That he will be able to do so is testament of how successfully the event, now in its fifth year, is being organised. Keep Reading
Raglan’s newest waka ama paddlers dominated the harbour in their races at the Whaingaroa club’s annual regatta held last Saturday.
Three Whaingaroa novice teams were among the 77 waka entered in the 8km race – New Zealand’s biggest start line. Keep Reading
Raglan kite foiler Matt Taggart was crowned King of the Waitemata last Saturday after beating New Zealand’s current foiling champion to win the inaugural regatta in Auckland’s North Shore.
The King of the Waitemata Regatta, a counter clockwise, 34 kilometre circumnavigation of Rangitoto and Mototapu Islands, was open to any wind-powered vessel and attracted New Zealand’s top kite foilers. Keep Reading
Raglan’s talent-laden Point Boardriders Club conquered all comers at the inaugural Hurley New Zealand Club Championships completed at Whangamata over the weekend, walking away with titles in the Tag Team, Open Men’s and Over 35s divisions.
The kids’ version of the annual, giant Karioi Classic bike race is fast approaching.
The non-competitive fun ride for kids aged 5 to 15 years came about a few years ago because so many youth were keen in taking part in the round-the-mountain cycle race that is held every year on the last Sunday of July. Keep Reading
Raglan surfers have been in dominant form – picking up seven wins in all – at two national grom events over the past two weekends.
It may come as a surprise to avid ‘Piha Rescue’ viewers but the reality is that Raglan’s the training ground of choice for Surf Life Saving New Zealand when it puts its young lifeguards through their paces. Keep Reading