{"id":3881,"date":"2021-03-31T15:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T22:01:24","slug":"virtual-champs-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/virtual-champs-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Champs In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3881\" class=\"elementor elementor-3881\" 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-7712151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7712151\" 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-e88551c\" data-id=\"e88551c\" 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-57e9147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e9147\" 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>Now the chequered flag has been waved on the 2021 New Zealand Virtual Paddling Championships we take a look back on some of the themes that have emerged during the successful month-long competition.<\/b><\/p><p><b>Find your Spot X<\/b><\/p><p>The winners of the men\u2019s single ski (Ben Keys) women\u2019s single ski (Carly Keys) and double ski (Jimmy Feathery and Fiona Dowling) are connected by all paddling what they termed \u201cSpot X\u201d \u2013 a race route on the Christchurch Estuary which can best be described as like riding on a magic carpet when the tides are right.<\/p><p>Ben posted his winning time of 51:19 relatively early in the competition. His wife, Carly, made her winning strike a little later on \u2018Spot X\u2019 with a blistering 57:11 run while Jimmy and Fiona left it until the final day of competition to post an eye-popping 50:52 to coincidentally surpass Carly and Ben in the double ski standings.<\/p><p>\u201cIf I had to make one comment on the virtual series it is to take the time to find those good local spots that work for you,\u201d adds Ben.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cIt requires a change in mindset from a normal race. But that it is what I like about the virtual series. You have the time to explore the local area, approach the challenge scientifically and do the number crunching on the tides.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u201cOur Spot X was on the estuary, where we tried to get the timing of the tide right and then followed the channel. There is a bit of a trick to it, and it took us a few goes to get it right.<\/p><p>\u201cThe funny thing was in the end, was Jimmy and Fiona managed to \u2018Spot X\u2019 us to get ahead of us in the double ski competition.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Class is permanent<\/b><\/p><p>Husband and wife combo Rob and Julie Jenkinson were both victorious in the Salty Sea Dog (+55) age division at the 2020 New Zealand Virtual Surf Ski Championships and were similarly dominant at the 2021 New Virtual Paddling Championships.<\/p><p>The Perth-based Kiwis stormed to a 57:46 clocking in the double ski with Rob, 60, who represented New Zealand in canoe sprint at the 1984 Olympic Games, winning the single ski in his age group in a time of 57:59.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Julie, 56, a former international flatwater paddler for both New Zealand and Australia, secured victory in the women\u2019s single ski Salty Sea Dog division in a time of 1:05:07.<\/p><p>\u201cI would encourage anyone to enter,\u201d adds Julie of the Virtual concept. \u201cIt\u2019s a fun and motivating way to keep up paddling and training.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>A crafty move<\/b><\/p><p>Having been run purely as a virtual surf ski event in 2020, CRNZ decided to open up the event up to all paddle craft for the 2021 competition. Entries were strongest in the surf ski category but also attracted participants in a range of other boats including; SLS Ski, K1, K2, Waka Ama, Multisport and SUP.<\/p><p>Greg Jones posted a couple of times in a waka single and the 52-year-old from Whangarei was a huge devotee of the concept.<\/p><p>\u201cIt is nice to be in a competition mixing with other craft\u201d, he adds. \u201cOften we go to events and it is a \u2018thou shall not mix attitude\u2019 between say ski paddlers and waka but it is nice to be in a competition where we can acknowledge all paddle craft.\u201d<\/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-469d43c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469d43c\" 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-d138cfa\" data-id=\"d138cfa\" 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-4c8161a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c8161a\" 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=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aaron-Small.jpg 1895w\" 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-56cffd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56cffd9\" 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-026011a\" data-id=\"026011a\" 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-435e18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435e18c\" 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>International opportunity<\/b><\/p><p>The virtual competition was first introduced by Canoe Racing NZ and open to everyone in the world during the early stages of a global pandemic \u2013 and the concept has proved just as relevant today.<\/p><p>With many countries around the world in a grip of a third wave of Covid, the 2021 New Zealand Virtual Paddling Championships attracted paddlers from seven countries; New Zealand, Australia, USA (pictured above American Aaron Small who placed second in the K1 division), South Africa, UK, Germany and Denmark.<\/p><p>American Aaron Small (see image above), who finished second overall in the K1 division, said: \u201cIt is a fantastic method to increase motivation among athletes, and encourage competitive spirit in a time when in-person races are limited, which is why I would encourage other paddlers to enter.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Be versatile<\/b><\/p><p>A number of athletes fully embraced the opportunity to paddle in several different types of paddle crafts. This was perhaps best illustrated by the efforts of 2019 World Junior surf ski champion Ana Swetish, who made quite a mark on the 2021 event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The 19-year-old American, who last year finished third in the single ski at the New Zealand Virtual Surf Ski Champs, was back for more in this year\u2019s event. Ana placed second overall in the women\u2019s single ski (58:16) before she went on to win the women\u2019s K1 in a time of 59:08. She also claimed overall victory by two seconds, recording 22:47 for the 3km in the SUP division.<\/p><p>\u201cEveryone should try it because it is a fun way to see where you stand against other people in the world and it is a great benchmark to see personal progress,\u201d adds Ana of the virtual concept.<\/p><p><b>Use it as preparation<\/b><\/p><p>Many of the Kiwi surf ski paddlers used the New Zealand Virtual Paddling Championships as a method of preparing for Saturday\u2019s New Zealand Surf Ski Champs in Whakatane while others competed in the virtual competition to fine-tune their preparations for the 2021 New Zealand Kayak Marathon Champs in Bay of Plenty (April 10-11). One such paddler preparing for marathon champs was masters world champion Garth Spencer who made quite a splash; finishing third overall in the K1 division with a time of 54:21 and claiming K2 victory in (50:12) alongside regular crew-mate Vaughan Reed.<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-a74a925 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a74a925\" 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-2fef398\" data-id=\"2fef398\" 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-5d89105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d89105\" 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\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mandy-Heim.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-16be7fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16be7fb\" 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-a475b91\" data-id=\"a475b91\" 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-4074ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4074ac3\" 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>Rookies can excel<\/b><\/p><p>A major attraction of the 2021 Virtual Paddling Champs, is it is open to anyone of all standards with the likes of novice paddlers Jay Marlowe and Mandy Heim (see image above) using the event to gain vital experience.<\/p><p>Auckland-based, Jay, 42, completed a the 12km distance in a time of 1:22:44 in the single ski on what was only the ninth occasion he had ever sat in a surf ski.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Meanwhile, another Aucklander Mandy Heim, 55, only took up surf skiing two-and-a-half and fully embraced the virtual champs to post a best time of 1:13:44.<\/p><p>\u201cThe beauty of the virtual champs is you have the option to compete in manageable conditions,\u201d she says. \u201cOn a calm day the less experienced paddlers will be surprised with what they are capable of achieving. My story just goes to prove you can learn a very complex and complicated skill as a later age in life.\u201d<\/p><p>For full results from the 2021 New Zealand Virtual Paddling Champs go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paddler.nz\/copy-of-leaderboard\">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>Now the chequered flag has been waved on the 2021 New Zealand Virtual Paddling Championships we take a look back on some of the trends that have emerged during the successful month-long competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3877,"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-3881","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>Virtual Champs In Review - CRNZ - Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canoe Sprint, Surf Ski &amp; Marathon. 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