Some is Translating to me. Check there Facebook page out the get more info. They will be drug testing for the first time this year. They have GPS tracking to follow the race.
As of an Hour ago:
1st EDT Vaa, 2nd Shell Va 'has about 50 m, 3rd paddling, 4th opt more to the North, 5th Noushad Hoe, 6th EDT B, 7th Raiatea, 8 soft' has Tamaiti, 9th Team Aaro, 10th Air Tahiti.
Submitted by indar on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 10:00am
To Follow the race go to and click Satellite view.
user name is: vini
Pasword is: vini
http://www.fenuageeks.com/hawaikinui/
#1 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 10:04am
First EDT Vaa, 2nd Paddling Connection, 3rd Matairea Hoe, 4th Shell Va'a A, 5th Team OPT, 6th Hinaraurea (raiatea)
#2 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 10:07am
First leg Huahine - Raiatea 44.5km.
1st EDT
2nd Paddling Connection
3rd OPT
4th Matairea Hoe
5th Shell
#3 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 12:33pm
Wow. What happened to Shell?
#4 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 1:51pm
Interesting shell haven't lost the 1st stage since 2004. First time drug testing hawaiki nui now finish 5th.
Coincidence???
Looking forward to the next 2 stages.
#5 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:12pm
With my limited knowledge of French (French words that look English), Paddling Connection passed EDT in the Lagoon and beat them by .59 seconds.
1) Paddling Connection 3:17:09
2) EDT Va'a 3:18:08
3) Matairea Hoe 3:22:01
4) Team OPT 3:23:00
5) Shell Va'a 3:25:53
#6 Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:50pm
From Tahitinews-
The first step of the Hawaiki Nui Va'a race, contested between the islands of Huahine and Raiatea, was won on Wednesday by team Paddling Connection. The teams EDT Va'a Hoe Matairea and finish second and third respectively.
Shell Va'a team that everyone expected, did not mark the first step. It is instead the team Paddling Connection which is imposed on the first stage of 45 km long.
Having managed to extricate himself from the imposing mass of canoes set to start (85 in total), Paddling connection quickly took things in hand. The team has consistently been at the outposts and was only worried in the last kilometers of the first step, EDT Va'a. Both canoes are delivered to a memorable mano a mano at the entrance of the lagoon of Raiatea, but it is ultimately Paddling connection who crossed the finish line in first position, in 3 hours 17 minutes and 9 seconds, relegating EDT Va'a one minute.
Another surprise team Huahine, Matairea Hoe, finished in fourth place ahead of Team OPT, Shell Va'a not crossing the finish line in fifth position in the first 9 minutes.
The second stage, the shortest Hawaiki Nui will be played on Thursday morning between Raiatea and Tahaa. This is an opportunity to see if the dreaded Shell Va'a team - winner yet, however, there is barely a month, the ho'e Molokai, Hawaii - is preserved in anticipation of the rest of the competition or if she just finally found it harder.
#7 Thu, 11/08/2012 - 5:07am
I could be very very wrong, but it looks like today's result is: 1st- EDT, 2nd- Paddling Connection, 3rd- Matairea, 4th- Shell B
#8 Thu, 11/08/2012 - 10:49am
Hawaiki nui FB page reporting stage 2
1. Edt
2. Paddling
3. Materia hoe
4. Mou a tamaitti no Papara
5. Shell b
7. Shell a
8. Opt
#9 Thu, 11/08/2012 - 11:12am
If im not mistaken, shell b is the junior team??
#10 Thu, 11/08/2012 - 6:17pm
Are they specifically testing for EPO?
#11 Thu, 11/08/2012 - 7:08pm
Race to 3rd stage to Bora-Bora going on right now live via GPS tracking. As, Indar's post: http://www.fenuageeks.com/hawaikinui/
Login: vini
Password: vini
Va'a # 's
076A Shell
076B Shell
360 OPT
32 A EDT
505 Paddling Connection
584 Mou a tamaitti no Papara
#12 Fri, 11/09/2012 - 9:39am
EDT... winner of 2012 Hawaiki Nui??
#13 Fri, 11/09/2012 - 11:30am
Wow. Did not do Molokai Hoe, Stayed home and did his homework- payed out.
#14 Fri, 11/09/2012 - 1:37pm
EDT winner of Hawaiki Nui
#15 Sat, 11/10/2012 - 2:05pm
2nd Paddling connection,3rd Matairea Hoe
last stage was 1st shell,2nd Edt,3rd matairea Hoe
#16 Sat, 11/10/2012 - 2:08pm
Just wanted to make a correction on the 1st leg stats (Huahine - Raiatea)... not that anyone cares but Paddling won the 1st leg with EDT 100 yds behind.
I only wanted to make the correction because it was hands down the best Finish to a race I have ever seen.
Paddling Connection closes down a 500 yard lead from EDT and takes the win.
I will post a video soon.
#17 Mon, 11/12/2012 - 10:31am