Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2009
Shell's favorite, how could it be otherwise ?
I would bet on Matairea Hoe. They have a "new" canoe that comes from BoraBora. Look at last year's pics, it made by the same guy who built BoraBoraVaa's V6. They've been ceossing the channel between Huahine and Raiatea a few times and their times were .. I won't tell, they don't want to... hehehe
#1 Sun, 10/25/2009 - 11:54am
Put your house on canoe #354 for the big upset win.
Kona J Excuse me I replied to the post and then read that it was addressed to Tahitians, which I of course am not, (but I wish I lived there)
#2 Sun, 10/25/2009 - 9:14pm
i would pick my money on Team OPT , but last weeck Shell have a new Va'a that one Team OPT win the race last saturday.
So now sure it will be Shell they have the rocket now.
Hope to put on you tube this weeck the new Shell Va'a 6
#3 Sun, 10/25/2009 - 8:04pm
Ia orana. mauruuru e hoa ma. Hey Hiro and Tahitian699 - how often do change canoes? When I was a Ruahutu they said they had a v6 for all kinds of conditions (obviously the flat lagoon boat for really flat) but they said they had mid and large volume v6... but i didnt know if they were joking?
Must cost a lot to buy new canoes every race!! Aue!
#4 Sun, 10/25/2009 - 8:13pm
I hope Team Hawai'i gets a good canoe to race in this year.
This article comes from last years Hawaiki Nui Race
http://tinyurl.com/ykkthhs
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Far behind were the five overseas teams in this year's race. Kamanu Hawaii was in 60th place, Team Hawaii was in 65th place, Fréjus of France was in 75th place, Waitakere of New Zealand was in 77th place and Italy was in 80th place.
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#6 Mon, 10/26/2009 - 12:30am
team hawaii alway have a got va'a, last year they were on the same va'a they make a better place the year before.
Jim know to choose the good va'a.
This years team primo have the shell va'a won last year "2008".
#7 Mon, 10/26/2009 - 8:10am
Teams that make good results may have canoes for free. The canoe builder act like a sponsor. That's how Matairea got their canoe. The builder hopes they will do well and that this will translate in orders from other club who wants to buy a good canoe...
My team doesn't have a good V6, we don't even have enough money to buy one, so we have to rent a V6 from another club for the race...
#8 Mon, 10/26/2009 - 11:07am
The Start was amazing... for some time OPT B was in front, followed by Shell and Paddling connection...
#11 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 8:30am
not yet...I am listening to Tahitian online radio (RFO), but no particular info yet...
http://radio.rfo.fr/?page=accueil&radio=5
I will keep you posted
#14 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 8:49am
Matairea Ho'e (with Manutea Owen)
1:10:57 past (more than half of the race)
#17 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:00am
it is the first time that the team Fischermichel (Germany) paddels on the open sea, they usually paddle on a lac in Bavaria...commentator welcomes them!
The radio speaker says that Team Brazil is also somewhere behind and that they probably play better soccer than paddling, but also welcomes them to the race and honours the long way they made to come to the race.
Shell still in front...has comfortable advance
#22 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:40am
David Tepava is steering Shell (they are taking direct course to Raiatea)
Matairea (with Manutea Owen) are taking a North course...
OPT B comes back to join the top teams
#23 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:36am
Former Team Coach of OPT says that the cap of Manutea (from Matairea Ho'e) is the best one...we'll see.
#24 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:41am
great, thank you for the info :-)
...I guess that the Tahitian radio station RFO is the only source of information...to the extent they speak French I will keep you posted...however, they also tend to comment in Tahitian, in which case I only understand "Shell"..."OPT"... "Matairea" etc. :-)
#28 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:52am
now they speak about selling official Hawaiki Nui t-shirts...very interesting...
#29 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:57am
last thing I heard is they they have a relatively comfortable advance. However, as the some teams took a different directions/caps, in particular Matairea Ho'e taking the North cap, it is difficult to tell exactly how far Shell is ahead...
#31 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:05am
- Shell (no suspense 400 m in front)
- EDT
- OPT (500-600m behind Shell)
- Matairea Ho'e (very far North)
6-8. Bora Bora, Hawaii
#32 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:11am
Shell goes huti faariii...68-70 strokes per minute
EDT has problems to follow this rythm
#33 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:12am
between 80 and 86. place: Team Panthère Rose (pink panther)
they have a very nice pink va'a in pink panther design :-)
#36 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:17am
mean bro - keep it going. Old Manutea aye - looks like North didnt pay off
#38 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:29am
It reminds me of the 2007 edition when Rene Avepi with his team Vairao took a complete different course than the others....and suddently they finished third...no one expected it
#40 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:32am
10:21am - finish in about 10:30
"Shell mene la danse suivi de Matairea hoe Team Hawaii team opt et Edt vaa..."
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Shell carries out the dance followed by Matairea hoe, TEAM Hawaii, TEAM opt and Edt vaa…
Hawaii 3rd?!
#41 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:33am
Manutea is a great surfer...maybe the North course will pay off...hard to tell...
#42 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:33am
bro those tahitian words crack me up for that song - dont worry bro i understand a little tahitian, i will pop in where its unclear
#43 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:34am
k, did you get this info from some online radio or do you have a contact on the race course/escort boat??
#44 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:34am
looks like Manutea pulled them in - he lives on huahine remember and they been training the channel. but hawaii3rd?
#45 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:35am
looks like Manutea is doing like Vairao three years ago...against the current but with the waves...
#47 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:36am
got video - kuality no good. hawaiian interview on radio - he reckons the tahitians will win, but no other comment.
#48 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:37am
haha..finally they made it to put a blog online :-) though the life stream still doesn't work...
#49 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:38am
bro i got video for sure...looks like 10-15knots and definitely surf from the video angle.
#51 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:40am
right...incredible :-) Now they talk about Fafaru...very "special" Tahitian food...not for everyone..
#52 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:41am
From Tahitian
Shell
OPT changing course
Matairea sticking to long north course
Very hot out there and a hot race
#58 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:48am
2- EDT Va'a (500m behind Shell)
3- OPT far behind (600-1k) behind Shell
#62 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:51am
Mahalo plenty Oronui in your efforts for us to read what is happening there in Tahiti.
Who are the " Team Hawaii " women?
#63 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:52am
1-Shell Va'a (with among others: Yoann Cronsteadt, David Tepava, Taaroa Dubois)
2- EDT Va’a (500m behind Shell)
3- OPT far behind (600-1k) behind Shell
#64 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:52am
whats the distances he is talking about in French? From Tahitian...
- The games are over
- Shell in front.
- OPT are three 'thing's behind
- Shell caught everyone sleeping, they way in front
This fulla keeps on talking about how mean Shell is.Shell to the top. He doesn't think OPT can catch.
OPT Cronstead wont catch Taaroa, Bruno Tauhiro, Roland, Yoaan Constread, Tepava in Shell.
#65 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:53am
A 1KM de la passe, classement:
1-SHELL A,
2-EDT,
3-TEAM OPT,
4-MATAIREA HOE
#66 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:54am
"A 1KM de la passe, classement: SHELL A, EDT, TEAM OPT, MATAIREA HOE"
With 1KM of the master key, classification: SHELL HAS, EDT, TEAM OPT, MATAIREA HOE
#67 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:55am
Noe Sawyer-Auger (steering), Lauren Barltett, Dane Ward, not sure who the other 3 are
#69 Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:57am
Hiro and other Tahitians,
Talk should be starting up about this race and favorites. What are they saying in Tahiti? EDT, Shell Va'a or others
If you had to bet money on the race, who would you pick?
Any new OC-6 canoe designs to be brought out for this race?
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