Whitewater Kayaking
Photo Kasia Hunt, Maruia falls.
07/02/2016
Arnold river
(P)
Good weather
Flow 63 Cumecs
Paddlers mainly second years.
First timing paddling the arnold,Before course started.
Hazel showed me down the Arnold,Was an awesome afternoon.
13/02/2016
Arnold river/Cobden point surf break
(P)
Overcast with sunny spells,warm weather and waters.
Arnold flow 59 Cumecs, Cobden surf 1.5m
COE and DOIG students
Paddled the Arnold river in the morning with both first year and second year students then went to the Cobden surf break in the afternoon which was a sweet swell and surf session.
20/02/2016
Toaroha river.
(P)
Overcast and drizzling at times a cold day.
River had a good medium flow.
Team: Jono Reuben,Ryan M,Ryan, Me and David Bain
My first walk in river on the coast was a challenge shouldering a boat for 45mins but not to bad, A grade 3 run with simple moves and fun lines this was an awesome trip,David Bain the winner of Sickline world white water race even ended up joining us which was sweet.A successful mission with no incidents and good times.
21/02/2016
Arnold river
(P)
Overcast but warmer than the day before.
River flow was approximately 60 cumecs.
Paddlers,Me,Jono, Justin, Ryan and Spazz
A typical Arnold run with no incidents.
26/02/2016
Matakitaki river
(P)
A very hot and sunny day.
A medium flow for Matakitaki
Boater cross.
In the morning we helped with boatercross releasing the kayakers from the raft platform at the start of the race,I caught up with an old paddling mate Tristen Rowe and we ran the matakitaki river.
Some loss of communication lead to my car not getting back to the take out but to the camp sight one learning from this day haha.
28/02/2016
Osulivans and Maruia rivers
(P)
Overcast with sunny periods.
Paddlers Me,Tristen, Jess and Olive.
Grade 3 and a Waterfall.
A sweet day paddling the Osullys section of the Buller grade 3 and safety boating for my mate on Maruia falls, Tristens first attempt of the falls ended with a swim and the second ended with a hurt back unfortunately, i also did something similar to my back in November 2015 on the same waterfall,i did not get to run the drop again that weekend.Both of these incidents had great learning and safety at the bottom of most drops is essential.
08/03/2016
Greymouth high school pool and lake Brunner.
(TPP)
Overcast.
COE 1
Tutors: Rata, Phil, Eric, Blair, Zak
The morning was a pool session improving my roll and some students learning to roll kayaks for the first time,we then went to lake Brunner and Phil had us doing sweep strokes correct forward and backward paddle strokes,edging and carving, I have taken a lot from this day and have been working on my strokes since then.
09/03/2016
Greymouth high school pool and the Grey river near Taylorville.
(TPP)
Overcast
COE 1
Tutors Rata, Phil, Eric, Blair Zak.
Improving rolling and practicing,then paddling in moving water at Taylorville on the grey river,moving in and out of eddy's and working on strokes again.
10/03/2016
Greymouth high school pool and the Grey river Waipuna
(TPP)
Overcast
COE1
Tutors, Rata, Phil, Eric, Blair, Zak.
Incident: Broken rib
Rolling in the morning,then we went to the Waipuna section of the Grey river,we had Blair take our group down this section where we improved our strokes surfing and woopies,a great day,unfortunatley one of the student where impaled by a kayak and broke a rib making a difficult trip down for here,We learnt the importance of checking up stream when leaving an eddy.
11/03/2016
Greymouth High School Pool,Arnold river.
(TPP)
Sunny and warm.
COE1
Tutors,Rata Phil Eric Blair Zak
No incidents.
Fun in the pool in the morning even a little bit of polo.
We then went to the Arnold river, Zak and Eric taking us down the river,Learnt a lot from Zak moving through eddies and making eddies with style.
15/18-04-2016
Grey pool/Arnold river.
Varied weather
COE1
Tutors, Rata, Phil, Blair
No Major incidents.
An awesome week my highlight was leading a group down the crooked river definitly a highlight for the year.
29/04/2016
Arnold river.
(P)
Overcast
Me, Kev, Ariel, Silas and countless other second years.
No Incidents
A sweet run down the arnold in techs rpms,after a half day of tramp presentations,
30/04/2016
Earthquake run Buller river.
Grade 3
(P)
Overcast
Crew: Me, Justin, Nathan, Jonno, Ryan, Spazz,Tom.
Incident: One lost Go Pro of Matts unretreivable.
A really sweet run with countless sweet moments in the big water of the buller, a shame the water level wasnt higher but an awesome day.
01/05/2016
Granity creek Buller river
Grade 3
(P)
Overcast, Cold
Crew: Me, Justin, Nathan, Jonno, Ryan, Spazz,
Incidents: One swim from justin and hit to the head which was worrying when it happened but we delt with it quite good as a group,
Then another swim from Ryan right through Granity getting a bit beaten.
One lost camera and one damaged this day.Then i broke ryans phone.
As a group we then decided after a fairly shit run of luck we decided Maruia wasnt a good idea and we drove back to Greymouth.
7/05/2016
Toaroha river
Grade 3
(P)
Overcast rain
Crew Me, Justin, Jono
No incidents other than small ones, Justin had some down time but rolled up as well as jono in a sticky hole.
Learning, Hole stickiness can be deceiving.
29/05/2016
Toaroha river
Grade 3
(P)
Overcast showers and sunny periods.
Crew: Me, Phil j, Jonno
Incidents, I rolled a few more times than usual maybe as the water level was highest i have run this section.
Learning, I need to work on my roll still more and keep it up.
13/06/2016
Mikonui river, Ross
Grade 2+
(P)
Clear weather awesome for an afternoon paddling
Crew: Me, Simon and Kevin Burgess
Incidents, shuttle drives can be challenging on the coast, Simon drove off the road at one stage and both Simon and Kev got punctures.
Learning, always remember to have the correct tools for changing a spare Tyre in your car.
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| Burgess bros on the Maruia river |
15/06/2016
Maruia river, Murchison
(P)
Grade 2-3
Very overcast and very cold weather
Crew: Me Simon and Kev Burgess
Incidents no major incidents other than Kev taking a swim after a good effort trying to get out of a very sticky hole.
learning, ensure to dress for the weather and a skull cap and pogies may be needed on the coast.
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| A sweet day on the middle Matakitaki run in Murchison. |
16/06/2016
Middle Matakitaki river, Murchison
(P)
Grade 2+
Awesome weather clears skys.
Crew Me, Simon and Kevin Burgess
Incidents, Kev ended up swimming again but likely due to a weeks worth of paddling and a crap nights sleep on a couch.
Learning, Rpm kayaks are where the real fun is at.
18/06/2016
Arahura river, Arahura
(P)
Grade 2
Clear skies
Crew: Me Olivia, Lucy and Julz
Incidents, No major incidents just some T rescues required in the stronger eddys
Learning, Its awesome teaching people to kayak.
24/06/2016
Arnold river
(P)
Grade 2
Raining.
River flow 120 cumecs
Crew: Me, Jake, Tom, Josh and Zhanae
Incidents, No incidents
Learning, Duckys look like a lot of fun to paddle, The Arnold has a sweet wave when its flowing at 120 cumecs.
25/06/2016
Arahura river, Arahura
(P)
Grade 2
Clear skies
Crew: Me, Lucy, Jake, Cam and Jamie
Incidents, Unfortunately both Lucy and Jamie had a swim each but both were pushing themselves out of there comfort and progressed a lot during the run.
Learning, I realized that it takes experience to react and make a fast t rescue as both swims could have been avoided with some faster or more awareness from the others in the crew, overall we all learnt a lot this day and it was a sweet day on the river.
13/09/16
Arahura river Red shed run
(P)
Grade 2
Good weather.
Crew: Olivia Nathan and I.
Incidents: Olivia had a small swim booty still to be done,
A chill afternoon spending a lot of time making moves in one of the major rapids then heading on down to the take out.
17/09/2016
Arahura river Above Milltown
(P)
Grade 2+
Clear skies
Crew Olivia and I
Incidents: None
A sweet day running a short section of the Arahura 3 times with this being the biggest water (Flood run) Olivia has paddled to date it was an awesome day on the water, Unfortunately there was not many technical moves on this section but with the holes and waves throughout the run there was plenty of learning.
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