February 12, 2012 9:30 AM. 48 attended.
The First Annual Pedal Boat Race!
Seven dollars. Seventeen boats. Three winners.
In an effort to raise awareness of pedal power as an environmentally friendly way to get around Wellington, we're staging the First Annual Pedal Boat Race. The race will be officially started by the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown!
Boats will enter the lagoon and position themselves for 10 minutes for the starting line at the bridge separating the lagoon with the sea. When the signal is given by the Mayor, boats will race to the Marina where shall be tied 17 ribbons which need to be collected by each team and back to the start line for victory, prizes and respect of your fellow adventurers.
Remember, it's not about speed...it's all about style! Dress appropriately!
Difficulty: 2/5
Length: approx an hour for the race plus preparation and celebration time at Mac’s Brewery
When: Arrive BEFORE 10am in order to get into your boat on time!
Where: Pedal Boat hiring place at the lagoon at the back of the Boatshed and Wharewaka (http://whatnz.co.nz/)
What to bring: sunscreen, hat, synthetic clothes and no denim or cotton as hard to get dry.
Cost: $7 per person incl pedal boat to be shared by three people and life jacket
Thanks to Letizia for suggesting!
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Jo
Totally! Awesome idea! Might need to check if there's any speed restrictions on the water. I reckon the top speed on those boats could be quite impressive :-)
Posted January 9 at 8:37 PM -
Letizia
Thank you for the support guys. I feel so proud to host an event for the first time. I will find out about the speed, thanks Jo.
Posted January 9 at 8:40 PM -
Jo
That's almost 2 teams! No pressure Letizia, but how about Fri lunchtime? :-)
Posted January 9 at 8:53 PM -
Eugene Coneglan
Count me in, depending on the date, lunchtime would be awesome, esp. on dress down Friday, although can always come in tie and suit if need be :-) Not this Friday though, its meant to be a washout, and am on leave
Posted January 9 at 10:09 PM -
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Amy Wethington
That sounds like a total blast but we will be on our great South Island Adventure!
Posted January 12 at 10:08 AM -
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Michael Harvey
Hi Rini, yep best way to do it is to pay the boat owner directly and cannot take the credit Roy all Letizia's idea.
Posted January 12 at 10:13 AM -
Heidi Nobel
Oh yay!!!! For once I'm not too late to RSVP and sounds like an absolute blast! :D
Posted January 12 at 12:27 PM -
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Eugene Coneglan
Any thoughts to just convening at the Southern Cross afterwards for drinks and free platters? Hope the weather forecast improves :-)
Posted February 8 at 11:07 AM -
Letizia
Eugene, is 11am a bit early for drinks? Maybe we can have a coffee. Or we can decide at the time.
Posted February 9 at 8:14 PM -
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Eugene Coneglan
Good point Letizia, although, for some, that might be normal :-) maybe deciding at the time is best, forgot its a 10am start, some might be suffering from sea-sickness as well
Posted February 9 at 8:19 PM -
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Eugene Coneglan
They're all coming out of the woodwork now Letizia! I'm sure Steve A is following this blog and he'll be the next one to put his two bobs worth in :-)
Posted February 9 at 8:29 PM -
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Letizia
Ok, I am convinced, let's drink to sportsmanship and womanship, the mayoral support, the winners, the losers (how many drinks are we having again?)
Posted February 9 at 8:38 PM -
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Steve Arden
I'm happy to support you Eugene if you want to go binge drinking at 11am on a Sunday - I may start on the coffee (Irish) and platters though :)
Posted February 9 at 9:21 PM -
Eugene Coneglan
@Steve, seeing the drinks r on Letizia, it's a done deal my friend, but to support our Argentine friend, I will stick to the ginebra bols and cana, thanks Letizia ;-)
Posted February 9 at 9:28 PM -
Letizia
I am very impressed at your knowledge of Argentinian drinks Eugene!!! That's right, drinks on me, Ginebra and caña, see you all in Argentina and I will pay there for the drinks.
Posted February 9 at 9:32 PM -
Eugene Coneglan
Haha, nice one Letizia, i'll hold u to that one, see you on sunday, if not sooner
Posted February 9 at 9:39 PM -
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Amelia White
Might not be able to join in the competition, but I will SO be there to take photos :) Have fun all!
Posted February 10 at 9:19 AM -
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Letizia
Jo, in case you were really worried about the speed restrictions, boats are not allowed to exceed 5 knots but these boats could never get close to that speed :)
Posted February 11 at 4:28 PM -
Jo
@Letizia - more excited than worried. I reckon if we can get them to 7 knots we could get some air :-)
Posted February 11 at 7:14 PM -
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Carl Simons
After reviewing the photographic evidence all I can say is, Phil far to many photos of us going in the wrong direction! Lol
Posted February 12 at 1:19 PM -
Phil
Carl, I agree and those guilty people turning us around will pay on a rematch.
Posted February 12 at 6:27 PM -
Gareth Humphreys
Made the Dom Post -
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/6405165...
Posted February 12 at 7:08 PM -
Gaelene Adams Wood
Congratulations Geoff. If you won the race it was only because I got out of your way and made it possible for you otherwise you would have come second. :-) Enjoy the glory my friend. Well deserved.
Posted February 12 at 9:00 PM
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LincEvent HostAW Trustee, Co-OrganizerHeard from Mick during race: "Trust me, I'm a pirate." Thank you Letizia for conceiving such a memorable event -- it's going to be hard to top! Simply hilarious.
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Roy HoogmoedAW Trustee, Co-OrganizerHad a blast!! Congrats to the winners of the first annual pedal race and thanks to all people involved!
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Vanessa DarleyAW Die-hardGreat fun! Everyone in good spirits and up for the challenge. Weather helped as a glorious day. My only concern was the time, and it did take some army-like tactics by me to get certain other AW members up and to the boats on time! It was a great start to the day! Go Pirates!!!
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KeithAW TrusteeHysterical fun, and the Irish sure make most excellent pirates. Thanks organisers for a great event.
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AlisonReally great fun- thanks to Letizia for organising & to Rob & Weibe for making us storm into 2nd place :-)
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