Faati Moorea : Start from Papeete, cross the channel, go around Moorea anti-clockwise, cross the channel back to Papeete : approx 85km.
1st 6:10:08 Shell Va'a
2nd 6:19:07 Paddling Connection
3rd 6:21:56 Team OPT
4th 6:23:06 Erai Va'a
5th 6:27:52 Pirae Va'a
6th 6:29:49 AS Banque de Tahiti
7th 6:31:08 Tamarii Punaruu
8th 6:33:44 Matairea hoe (HUAHINE)
9th 6:35:10 Tiare Tahiti
10th 6:36:44 E.D.T.
11th 6:37:44 Piroguier Tahuareva no Tautira
12th 6:38:33 Team Mata Are
13th 6:40:37 Tamarii Aaro
14th 6:41:09 Tamarii Vaiare Va'a
15th 6:41:49 Fare Ara (HUAHINE)
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32nd 7:02:42 Team Fitii (HUAHINE)
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43rd 7:42:57 Ahititera
Submitted by Hiro C. on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 6:00pm
Who's the paddlers of Paddling Connection and how long was the race?
Mahalo, Carlton
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#1 Sun, 07/06/2008 - 6:16pm
I think that team is made up of young guys from huahine and the race is a 12 man change race from Tahiti around Moorea and back. A distance of around 86 km or 53 miles, first team usually around six hours.
#2 Mon, 07/07/2008 - 12:31pm
Paddling Connection 1st Crew
Seat one: Terama Estall
Seat two: Billy Mana
Seat Three: Mihimana Ah-min
Seat Four: Wilfred Ah-min (Coach)
Seat Five: Raiaini Itchner
Steersman: Varuahi
2nd Crew
Seat one: Steve Archer
Seat two Teva Richmond
Seat three: Rene Avaepii
Seat four: Heinere Itchner
Seat five: Ariimoana
Steersman: Vairao
#3 Mon, 07/07/2008 - 1:41pm
Mahalo for the response. I've been keeping up with the Tahitian paddlers and I don't recognize any of the names, pretty cool. Is there any way to get ahold of video footage, preferably DVD, of the races in Tahiti, V1, V6, etc...?
Mahalo, Carlton
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#4 Mon, 07/07/2008 - 8:52pm
Wilfred Ah Min has been paddling for a long time, he's now a va'a shaper. he runs a shop (Va'a Connection), and untill last year he was the coach of Mana He'e.
Paddling connection was created this year, since they are only nine paddlers in this club, The team was completed with René Avaepi and 2 young guys from Vairao for this race.
Mihimana Ah Min is Wilfred's younger brother, he has won several surfski races in tahiti this year.
#5 Mon, 07/07/2008 - 10:31pm
Was Wilfred part of Raromatai during the 2006 Hoe?
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#6 Tue, 07/08/2008 - 6:41pm