Dec 20, 2009
With Bethells getting a shade gnarly, the carnival was moved to the quieter havens of Omaha.
3 cycles of swim, board and ski tested the endurance of most, if not all of the athletes.
Stand Out Performances of the Day
Rishan Poching was easily the hardest working Muriwai athlete on the beach, contesting and getting placed in each of her water events for all three rounds, including second in the U19 Ironwoman.
The girls beach sprinting and flagging saw the club getting our biggest haul of points. Alison Craige, Brydhi Stark & Fiona Whyte gave us a clean sweep in the U19 Flags with Brydhi also winning the Open Flags. Nivana Johnson came 2nd in U16 and 1st in the Open Beach Sprint.
The Womens boat crew exploding onto the scene, taking out both the Short and Long Course events.
Andrew Whyte was on fire and steamed through his U19 Surf races.
Tom Clarke seems to have discovered that kiwi trait of doing very well while sitting down ;) All you ski paddlers should check this guy out to see how you rate up large at the start of a ski race.
Courtney is continuing to perform very well, and most noticeably in the board.
David Butt is getting better with each carnival - coming a very close second in each of his three board races.
Cameo Appearances
Jenny Stark bravely throwing down the gauntlet to all in the masters surf race !!!!
Lauren putting in a very fast paddle out to the back bouy in one of the open board races and Kane donning a very sporty orange beanie to contest the beach sprint and the flags.
Manya showing that she didn't need to follow the black line to get a good result in her first couple of U16 surf races. Welcome to Muriwai :)
As surf was conspicuous by its absence, there were only a couple of decent waves all day, however ...
Wave of the Day
David Butt, Mens Open Board - Race 1