Te Aito TANE 2008

Manutea Owen won the Te Aito yesterday.
First 100 paddlers are qualifie for the Super Aito next month.

1 OWEN Manutea MATAIREA HOE 2:19:20
2 TAUHIRO Bruno SHELL
3 HAMBLIN Jean TEFANA
4 TEAKURA Heiarii TEAM OPT
5 CRONSTEADT Yoann MATAIEA VA'A
6 DUBOIS Taaroa PUNARUU
7 VAIRAAROA Tainuiatea OPT
8 MAMA Heiarii SHELL
9 EBB Rete MATAIEA VA'A
10 TAURAA Kalani VAIRAO VA'A
11 DANIELSON Maitai MATAIREA HOE
12 AH-MIN Mihimana PADDLING
13 LOTTE Tamatoa AIR TAHITI
14 DEHORS Matatini SHELL
15 TARAUFAU Vatea EDT VA'A
16 TAMARII Kameha BORA BORA
17 TEHINE Gilles TEPAETIA
18 TEAHUI Roland SHELL
19 TAVAITAI Heiarii TIARE TAHITI VA'A
20 MOUA Christopher Matatia Va'a
21 LECALVIC Teva TAMARII AARO
22 VARUAHI Rauhiri TAHITI PEARL
23 BERNADINO Tuheiarii TEVA
24 PAIE AMO Heira TEAM OPT
25 TERIITEMOEHAA Tevaitini SHELL
26 ORI Jason EDT
27 RIVETA Raiono PUNARUU
28 MAPUHI Teriimana HAAVAI
29 AVAERPII René VAIRAO
30 PEU Matahi TIARE TAHITI VA'A
31 TAPI Sebastien Pirae Va'a
32 LEHARTEL Cyril TE UI VA'A
33 TAIE Charles TEAM OPT
34 ESTALL Terana PADDLING
35 PAEPAETAATA Bill TAUTIRA VA'A
36 MAIRAU Tuura ERAI VA'A
37 TEHIHIRA James ERAI VA'A
38 LEHARTEL Robert TEVA
39 MULATIER Teva TE AVA RUA
40 LUTA Moana MATAIEA VA'A
41 TEARIKI Ralph MATA ARE
42 LAI FAO Romeo Pirae Va'a
43 TEPAVA David SHELL
44 DEANE Eric OPT
45 MOORIA Teva OPT
46 TERIITOAHIA Herenui Gordon Tiare Tahiti Va'a
47 VAIRAAROA Tahiarii Team Pirae
48 VARNEY Mike OPT
49 TAAROA Guy TAUTIRA VA'A
50 AIE Laurent TEAM OPT
51 ITCHNER Henere PADDLING
52 MOASEN Eric TIARE TAHITI VA'A
53 MARUAITU Vaituma ERAI VA'A
54 LEON Rémuel EDT VA'A
55 AH-MIN Wilfred PADDLING CONNECTION
56 BERNADINO Rodo TEVA
57 ROOPINIA Vatea EDT
58 TEMANUPAIOURA Tautu TEAM OPT
59 VERNAUDON Steeve NIU FA VA'A
60 ANI Ronoau IRIATAI
61 MATI Heirani TEVA
62 TEFAATAU Haamanao SHELL
63 TUPUAI Kevin TAHUAREVA
64 TUARAU Vane AS Rautere
65 TEIHO Mata MATAIREA HOE
66 TUPUAI Tehoru OPT
67 VIRIAMU Vaitoare EDT VA'A
68 MAIRAU Heimoana SHELL
69 HIKUTINI Chevalier TEPAETIA
70 TOUATEKINA Albert MAHINA
71 PUGIBET Tehei PUNARUU
72 URARII-VAHAPATA Ariioehau TEAM OPT
73 TUFAAIMEA Teiva VAIAREA
74 MAITERE Niumanu VAIRAO
75 TEAURAI Florian BORA BORA
76 CRONSTEADT Georges TEAM OPT
77 SVARCK Jacky ERAI VA'A
78 HAMBLIN Tereiarii SHELL
79 MILLION Jean-Guy OPT
80 TEIHO Teraiatua MATAIREA HOE
81 TAVI Pirifonia FAAA VA'A
82 JOJON Frédérick AIR TAHITI
83 TUARAU Yann AS Rautere
84 BASTIEN Heimana BORA BORA
85 ATAPO André ERAI VA'A
86 POROI Yann Pirae Va'a
87 TURI Heimana BT
88 DELORD Teriimana TEVA
89 PICARD Hoani SHELL
90 TARA Lucien SHELL
91 LETY Tuhea TE UI VA'A
92 ORBECK Manutahi IRIATAI
93 FLORES Teraitahi RFO
94 HART Tyran PIRAE VA'A
95 BENNETT Teiva TEAM MATA ARE
96 MANEA Teva TIPAERUI
97 NEUFFER Willy OPT
98 DELORD Faaio MATAIEA VA'A
99 FAATUARAI Teva NUI FA VA'A
100 TEURU Mike PAPEETE VA'A

Submitted by Hiro C. on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 10:16pm



Do you know if Teva Richmond was in that 100?


#1 Mon, 07/14/2008 - 6:41am


Tth race organisation are taking their time to publish results. Some paddlers might be DQed, so they don't want to rank someone and DQ him a few days later... As soon as the officials rankings are available, I will let you know.


#2 Mon, 07/14/2008 - 1:55pm


First 100's updated.


#3 Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:34pm


BTW Teva Richmond is 186th


#4 Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:44pm


186th? Holy crud......he did a time trial at my club on a less than desirable canoe and posted one of the faster times. Still, thats very respectable out of 500 guys. Do you know the winning time and distance?


#5 Sat, 07/19/2008 - 8:05am


2h 19min 20sec for 30km...

125 pics here
http://www.vaatahiti.com/index.php?option=com_datsogallery&Itemid=40&fun...


#6 Sat, 07/19/2008 - 2:19pm


That's a great showing from OPT and Shell... I thought that these top crews weren't stacked with All Star paddlers. What's it 20 out of 100 of the top Tahitian paddlers? that's kind of scary. Have any of these guys raced any one man in Hawaii?


#7 Sat, 07/19/2008 - 4:48pm


I don't think so... we don't realy like canoes with rudders around here ;-)


#8 Sat, 07/19/2008 - 7:33pm


Yeah, they have the guys that came 16th and 75th from Bora Bora came and did the Epic Molo, solo in may they finished 6th and 7th respectively, they were paddling hurricanes for the first time and they told me after the race that they spent the first hour of the race steering with the paddle until they figured out what the pedals were for, and they all said that the rudder slowed them down, Interesting.huh?
I will be coming to Huahine in September Hiro staying with Jean Luc would be good to catch up face to face for a paddle and a beer or twoFor we are young and free


#9 Sun, 07/20/2008 - 8:00pm


Hey Hiro,

I heard doing the Te Aito Tane was pretty brutal, was it 30km? Did you do it? If so howd you do?


#10 Mon, 07/21/2008 - 5:04pm


I didn't paddle this year (blame my beer belly), but I came around 320th in 2007 and was very proud of it !
It's a wonderful experience. Usually there are 20-30 paddlers racing in Huahine, and after 1/2 hour I'm all alone! During the Te aito there are more than 500 paddlers, so there is allways someone to race against, even after 3 hours.


#11 Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:45pm


kevlon... ?
Are you Kevin ? The guy that was nice enough to sent me a Bennet paddle last year ?


#12 Tue, 07/22/2008 - 11:32am


Yes Iam. Im hoping to meet you in person in Huahine when Im there in September and learn a bit more about how to paddle a V1 amongst other things.


#13 Tue, 07/22/2008 - 3:07pm


We're waiting for you man.


#14 Tue, 07/22/2008 - 6:19pm


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