{"id":3739,"date":"2021-01-20T14:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T20:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:11:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T20:11:41","slug":"south-island-surf-ski-favourite-inspired-by-nathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/south-island-surf-ski-favourite-inspired-by-nathan\/","title":{"rendered":"South Island surf ski favourite inspired by Nathan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3739\" class=\"elementor elementor-3739\" 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-49308ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49308ff\" 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-9b72e88\" data-id=\"9b72e88\" 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-1ba416d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba416d\" 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>South Island Surf Ski pioneer and founder of the Queen and King of Bay Nathan Fa\u2019avae hopes that the 2021 edition can help further cement its place on the surf ski calendar.<\/p><p>The third round of the 2020-21 Darcy Price Series takes place in Tasman Bay on the weekend of February 20-21 and is expected to attract around 60 or so paddlers from across New Zealand.<\/p><p>Long established as the South Island\u2019s premier surf ski race, it was 15 years ago when Tasman local, Nathan, back then a keen white water paddler, sea kayaker and Coast to Coast competitor, first sat in a surf ski.<\/p><p>\u201cI was aware of ocean skis and I asked Andrew Martin (a world-class paddler who tragically died in a car accident last September) what he thought of them. He said, \u2018if I lived where you live, I\u2019d have one\u2019.<\/p><p>\u201cThe very next day I bought a surf ski, I loved it and I\u2019ve never looked back.\u201d<\/p><p>Inspired in part by Nathan, surf ski started to steadily grow in the Tasman region and eager to capitalise on its expansion he opted to set up a surf ski event in the region \u2013 and so the Queen and King of the Bay was born in 2009.<\/p><p>The inaugural event was a relatively modest affair attracting around 15 paddlers \u2013 in which Nathan triumphed in the men\u2019s race \u2013 although he insists he had two primary motivations for setting up the event.<\/p><p>\u201cBy this point there was a group of us the region who had surf skis and we were just keen to do some racing,\u201d adds Nathan who runs his own events company.<\/p><p>\u201cBut the other motivation was to help grow the sport, build awareness and try to encourage more people to paddle.\u201d<\/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<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c20319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c20319\" 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-fb7e3fc\" data-id=\"fb7e3fc\" 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-31ed4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31ed4d4\" 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=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/King-and-Queen-of-the-Bay2-2048x1367.jpeg 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-196b7a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"196b7a0\" 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-8cbcfe4\" data-id=\"8cbcfe4\" 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-c49a55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49a55c\" 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 26km race route along the breathtaking stretch of coastline from Kaiteriteri Beach to Mapua Wharf offers so much for paddlers. With a start and finish in two of the most \u201cdesirable\u201d locations in the area the logistics are great. A motor camp by Kaiteriteri Beach offers a great base for paddlers while Mapua Wharf is easily drivable.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, the predominantly northerly summer sea breeze in the Tasman Bay on a race route which runs from north to south makes this an ideal surf ski racing location.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The race conditions also offers a natural safety element, according to Nathan.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cTasman Bay is more like a large lake, so we don\u2019t really get those rough ocean conditions, but we do get good wind which is awesome for paddling,\u201d he adds. \u201cThe race is very appealing but without the dangers and risks of true ocean paddling.\u201d<\/p><p>Should the wind conditions not be ideal the contingency route is the south to north route of Cable Bay Beach to Tahunanui Beach &#8211; described by Nathan as another \u201cgreat course.\u201d<\/p><p>Over the past 13 years the event has grown in size and stature and as a measure of the quality of the race, the 2020 champions are the reigning King and Queen of the Harbour winners; Canterbury\u2019s Ben Keys and former World Surfski medallist Rachel Clarke.<\/p><p>Dependent on tides to determine a date for the event \u2013 the 2021 edition takes place on Feb 20-21 the same weekend as the NZCT New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships. However, despite the clash with a major national paddling event, Nathan is nonetheless, confident of a strong number of entries for this year\u2019s race.<\/p><p>So why would he encourage any paddlers to compete at the event, which also doubles as the South Island Surf Ski Champs?<\/p><p>\u201cIt is just a beautiful piece of coastline to paddle,\u201d he adds. \u201cNelson is a relatively easy place to get to and as we say to all out of towners we can easily arrange skis for you.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>So a decade and a half on from first sitting in a surf ski, how proud is Nathan of the evolution of the event?<\/p><p>\u201cIt is cool,\u201d he adds, \u201cbut more than the event itself, I\u2019m very proud to have been the person to help kick start surf ski paddling in the region. It is awesome to now see so many people connected to nature through the water. We maybe now have 200 or so skis in the Tasman Bay and to see these on the roofs of cars as I\u2019m travelling around is a great feeling.\u201d<\/p><p>To enter the Queen and King of the Bay visit <a href=\"https:\/\/nelsonsurfskiclub.weebly.com\/queen--king-of-the-bay.html\">here<\/a><\/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>South Island Surf Ski pioneer and founder of the Queen and King of Bay Nathan Fa\u2019avae hopes that the 2021 edition can help further cement its place on the surf ski calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3740,"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-3739","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>South Island surf ski favourite inspired by Nathan - CRNZ - Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canoe Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon. 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