Keahiakahoe Canoe Club is proud to announce the 2nd annual Hei Hei Wa’a International Invitational. This is a race series for students grades 4 thru 12 to compete at an international level of competition. Teams from around state and the south pacific have been invited to participate and there is thus far a there is a strong showing of intent. This will provide great exposure for our student athletes on a Grand Scale.
Race Dates:
• Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:30am (6 man long distance race beginning at Sand Island)
• Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:00am (6 man sprint race at Ke'ehi Lagoon - Awards to follow with culture night at 5pm)
• Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:00pm (1 man relay race at Ke'ehi Lagoon <3 paddlers per team>)
Registration:
• All rosters, division entries and fees must be submitted prior to February 19 @ 12:00 noon with the exception of the relay race registration due on March 1 @ 12:00 noon. Please email all forms to Sheila Sanford at alapahcc@aol.com.
Fee Schedule: (Registration fee is a one time fee. Race fee applies to each crew entry)
• $5 registration fee per paddler
• $18 per 6 man crew
• $9 per 1 man relay team
Divisions: (there are boys, girls and mixed crews in each division)
• Novice "B" - 4th thru 6th grade student athlete
• Novice "A" - 7th thru 8th grade student athlete
• Junior Varsity - 9th thru 10th grade student athlete
• Varsity - 11th thru 12th grade student athlete
Long Distance Race Lengths:
Novice "A" 1 mile, Junior Varsity and Varsity 4 miles, Varsity Mix 2 miles.
*There will be "NO" Novice "B" division for the Long Distance event.
More information can be found at www.keahiakahoe.com
