Club Trips and Events

Paddle around Moturoa / Rabbit Island, clockwise, starting from Grossi Point in Mapua.
Follow the Mapua channel out to the sea and paddle along the foreshore of Moturoa, returning on the inland side next to Bells and Rough Island.
We will have the tide pushing us in through the home run channels.
High Tide is 1.30 pm 3.6 m.
Forecast: Sunny with light winds of 3 kt, 0.2m swell.
This paddle has a technical skill of yellow but is graded orange due to the longer length of approximately 20 km.
This would be a good chance for yellow paddlers who would like to test their ability to manage longer paddles in a safe environment.

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Self support trip on the Grey. Grade 3 white water skills recommended.

Carry your camping gear in your boat!

Starting from Palmers near Springs junction, we'll paddle the Upper Grey on Saturday before camping on the middle flats. Saturday's paddling is mostly grade 2 plus with 1 grade 3 rapid. Sunday a warm up with some flat water before entering gorges with up to grade 3 rapids, then a float through the serene Gentle Annie gorge. Ideally the flow is around 80 cumecs on the Waipuna gauge and falling.

Possible Maruia trip on the Friday. Contact Simon to register interest.

These Courses are for people with no, or very little kayaking experience who wish to get involved with kayaking. Participants will learn the basic skills required to control their kayak, be made aware of the hazards that exist and how to deal with them. They will gain knowledge about the equipment used. While we can’t teach you how to have fun, there will be heaps of chances to have a good time! It involves:

Learning basic safety skills in the pool
Paddling techniques for flat water, moving water & river running skills, delivered by experienced instructors
Plus a further club trip with instructors, either sea kayaking or river kayaking.
Free use of Club hire equipment for 6 weeks from the first pool session

For more information see https://www.nelsonkayakers.co.nz/beginners-courses/

Subject to flows, we will paddle in order of high flows/rain -> low flows/lack of rain: maitai, roding, wairoa (bridges), motueka

I will send an update the day before to say what river we will do / where we will meet either via email (if you have expressed interest) and/or the NKC WW Whatsapp group (scan QR code on NKC whitewater page)

Subject to flows, we will paddle in order of high flows/rain -> low flows/lack of rain: maitai, roding, wairoa (bridges), motueka

I will send an update the day before to say what river we will do / where we will meet either via email (if you have expressed interest) and/or the NKC WW Whatsapp group (scan QR code on NKC whitewater page)