{"id":3690,"date":"2020-12-08T01:17:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2020-12-08T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:30:53","slug":"waka-ama-star-adapts-to-surf-ski-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/waka-ama-star-adapts-to-surf-ski-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Waka Ama star adapts to surf ski life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3690\" class=\"elementor elementor-3690\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f28e2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f28e2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32149fc\" data-id=\"32149fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f55d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f55d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tupu King is a Waka Ama superstar. A multiple winning New Zealand champion and World Championship medallist, there is very little the Papamoa-based paddler has not achieved in the sport. However, last weekend he moved out of his comfort zone to try his first surf ski race and finished a highly respectable sixth. We find out more about how he has adapted to surf ski racing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b>Why did you opt to give surf ski a go?<\/b><\/p><p>Tupu King: For the past seven years I\u2019ve been busy traveling the world with waka. However, after Covid hit this suddenly limited the international races, so I thought it was a good time to try something different. I\u2019d always admired surf ski paddling and sprint kayaking and about two months ago I sat in a surf ski for the first time. At first I really struggled in the rough conditions into a headwind, but downwind I felt more comfortable. I enjoyed the feeling of travelling at speed; that really excited me and that also gave me the incentive to go out and buy a K1. Now I have a bit more time, I\u2019m definitely looking at improving my skills in both craft.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Where do you carry out your paddling?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: Well, I was living in Broadwood in the far North but about five weeks ago I moved down to Papamoa, where my partner lives. I\u2019ve got a good combination of options down here of open ocean paddling and flatwater river paddling. I most commonly train on the Kaituna River.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>What are the main challenges of adapting to a surf ski?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: Initially, it is getting used to the stability and balance. I didn\u2019t realise how different paddling in a surf ski was. I used to rate myself as having good balance but the waka boat has an outrigger on the left side. I immediately felt how weak my muscles were, particularly down the left side. I didn\u2019t feel I had much flexibility and I did not feel the stabilising muscles were that strong and this made the first two weeks of surf ski training very painful. But to build flexibility I\u2019ve done a lot of core work in the gym to improve. Now when I go out in the surf ski or in the K1 my balance feels so much better.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>How do you carve up your training week?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: When I first got my hands in a surf ski I trained solely in that for two weeks. However, I had a waka event on the horizon, so I have since also started<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>training for waka. I now have to find that balance between waka, surf ski and K1. But most weeks I go out twice a week in the surf ski, even if it only for a light session in the afternoon to work on technique and balance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da8aa57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da8aa57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b01210c\" data-id=\"b01210c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028eb8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"028eb8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3689\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/01-PreRace-logoWR-16.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e5797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49e5797\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88a71a\" data-id=\"b88a71a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2eb44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2eb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How often are you going out in the K1 and what are your future K1 aspirations?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: Once or twice a week. I\u2019d love to compete in the future. I\u2019m not the strongest or most powerful waka paddler, so if I do race in sprint kayaking I feel like I\u2019d be better suited to the 1000m rather than the 500m or 200m. Sprint kayaking is impressive to watch. I just want to get to the level where I can compete at a local or regional race.<\/p><p><strong>Why did you target King and Queen of the Harbour for your surf ski debut?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: Every opportunity I\u2019ve had to race the King and Queen of the Harbour in a waka, I\u2019ve really enjoyed it. It was the perfect time to give it a go and see where my base level was.<\/p><p><strong>What were your pre-race expectations?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: My goal is to finish the race in a faster time than I can in a waka! I\u2019m not too familiar with a lot of the top surf ski names but at the Poor Knights Crossing in September I finished second overall in the waka (with only one surf ski paddler in front).<\/p><p><strong>You finished sixth in the oceanski race \u2013 just under three-and-a-half minutes behind the winner at the 2020 King and Queen of the Harbour. How would you assess your \u00a0performance?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: I was very pleased. Going into my first surfski race with only two months training behind me, I never knew what to expect. I knew what speed I was capable of but it was definitely good to put that to the test against other surf ski racers; I was happy with where I finished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362f212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362f212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4cf752\" data-id=\"f4cf752\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ddc46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1ddc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/03-Race-logoWR-13.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5234947 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5234947\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8754b7a\" data-id=\"8754b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c1ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c1ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What did you learn from the experience?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: The physical and mental aspects are similar to Waka Ama and perhaps the only area I was lacking in was skill and competence in the surf ski. My open ocean experience and knowledge helped get me through the race. The main difference between waka and surf ski was in the surf ski from the get go it is like a sprint event. The biggest struggle for me was keeping up with the top pack without popping. I was right on my threshold for a while and it wasn\u2019t until I calmed down and paddled the race at my own pace did I settle down.<\/p><p><strong>Do you plan any more surf ski races?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: Definitely. I have Waka Ama sprint nationals in six weeks and that is my main priority. However, I plan to do the Bhutty Moore-Morial Race in Tauranga on February 6. My next task is to find a surf ski of my own because I\u2019ve been borrowing a surf ski.<\/p><p><strong>What do you most enjoy about surf ski racing?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: It is that ability to take the speed to another level. Since hopping into a surf ski I realise the importance of taking that extra stroke, especially on the downwind. I feel I can now more easily jump the waves than on a waka. The most exciting element is finding that extra speed which will hopefully help me find more speed in the waka.<\/p><p><strong>Why would you encourage Waka Ama paddlers to give surf ski or K1 a go?<\/strong><\/p><p>TK: If I could tell my 16 or 18 year-old self I would tell myself to give it a go. It doesn\u2019t have to be your sole focus but having the skills across various paddling disciplines will give you more options to compete overseas and across New Zealand. Overall, it will help you become a much better paddler.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Words: Steve Landells<\/p><p>Images: Georgia Schofield<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tupu King is a superstar of Waka Ama. A multiple winning national champion and World Championship medallist there is very little the Papamoa-based paddler has not achieved in the sport. However, last weekend he moved out of his comfort zone to try his first surf ski race and finished a highly respectable sixth. 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