{"id":3726,"date":"2021-01-18T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2021-01-18T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:25:34","slug":"school-age-paddling-champs-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/school-age-paddling-champs-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"School age paddling champs launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3726\" class=\"elementor elementor-3726\" 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-efe61d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe61d8\" 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-54f3a10\" data-id=\"54f3a10\" 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-5d8b447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d8b447\" 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>The Kahawai Paddling Championships &#8211; a brand new Canoe Racing NZ event designed to develop the next generation of paddlers &#8211; will be launched on Saturday May 8.<\/p><p>The inaugural competition, which will take place on Takapuna Beach, is open to all paddlers of intermediate or high school age.<\/p><p>All equipment and craft will be provided by organisers and the event will adopt the new Kahawai competition format &#8211; see more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kahawai-Flyer-6_91.docx\">here<\/a><\/p><p>It is hoped the competition will attract paddlers from a range of backgrounds; sprint, surf lifesaving, ocean or multisport.<\/p><p>Canoe Racing CE Tom Ashley said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on this concept for some time now, and we are really excited to launch the pilot Kahawai event in May this year.<\/p><p>\u201cOur vision is to create an exciting and enjoyable competition format that\u2019s accessible to paddlers from all backgrounds, and will provide a great entry point into any discipline of paddling.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cNelo is generously providing a fleet of boats for our events, and the racing will be televised as part of our partnership with SKY. We are hoping that the industry will get behind the concept and produce some innovative new single and double boats within the new Kahawai rule.<\/p><p>\u201cThe pilot event is just the start. In the next few years we are keen to see events around New Zealand, and develop a healthy schools paddling scene.\u201d<\/p><p>Entry and further details will follow in due course.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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>The Kahawai Paddling Championships &#8211; a brand new Canoe Racing NZ event designed to develop the next generation of paddlers &#8211; will be launched on Saturday May 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>School age paddling champs launched - CRNZ - Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canoe Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon. 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