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A Weekend to Remember- Tuna e Hoe Ana 2025
Sometimes it feels as though the stars have aligned and bestowed good fortune on us. Well that is partly true for this year’s Tuna e Hoe Ana regatta, as the...

MOCC waka allocation for TEHA and loading
Please find below the allocation of waka for TEHA next weekend. Loading will take place at 5pm on Thursday. The hulls and kiato for Aorere, Ararau, Tuhirangi and Ohana will...

TEHA 2025 is nearly here !
With the excitement of Sprint Nationals behind us now, thoughts turn to Tuna e Hoe Ana which is in two weeks time – 7th & 8th February at Lake Rotoiti. There is...

Golden Glory for Jan Blythe
Jan Blythe has become the first MOCC member to win a gold medal in singles at Sprint Nationals. She destroyed the field by more than 3 seconds to win the...

Waka allocation for Waka te Tasman
Below is the waka allocation for WTT. Friday : W2 - Jacqueline de Jong & Fi Lankshear : AnihauW2 - Linda Heath & Karen Clark : Te Wairua o te...

What was your most memorable experience?
Katie Thurston asks Ruby's Ruby's, the master 70 womens sprints team from Maitahi, went to compete at a world sprint championships in Hilo, Hawaii this year. We all agree this...

Winter Series Final Points Tally
We were blessed with beautiful weather for the final Winter Series race at Tahunanui. That rounded off this year's edition and once again the races did what they were designed...

Sun shines for final Winter Series event
You really wouldn't have picked it at 07.00 on Sunday morning but we had a great, sunny morning on the beach for the final Te Tauihu o Te Waka Winter...

Club fundraising events
We have a number of club fundraising events coming up between now and Christmas. Those events require participation from club members and it would be good to see some new...

Waka Te Tasman club waka allocation now open
Crews intending to race at Waka Te Tasman on 15th/16th November should get their requests for club waka in as soon as possible. We have already had two requests from...

Last day of racing – Day 8
We had a tropical storm warning and torrential rain over night. The storm warning has now been lifted and it looks like it's clearing for todays racing. The humidity is...

500m straight racing begins – Day 6
Today was a great day for us after yesterday's disappointment. We raced just after 10am in our heat 1 of 3 for Masters 70 Women in the straight 500m. We...

Days 4 & 5
Well our turns are over and done for the campaign. We made the repercharge, but came in third so missed the final by a second. It's just how it goes....

Day 4 – Gold & Silvers
Wow, what an exciting day. Wow, what a long day. But the medal count for paddlers from our area was impressive. The most exciting were the Gold medal for the...

Day 3 done and dusted
The weather continues to delight those of us who come from winter. Today was calm on the course and hot and humid. Visibility was better than yesterday when there was...

Day 1
How to check out the racing TV coverage To check out the racing coverage go to Facebook and look at Ocean Paddler TV. #IVFHILO #OceanPaddlerTV #HCRAPaddler Results Results are on...