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Fiche Hawaiki Nui Va'a 2015 ANG V2 th 24 Edition TYPE OF EVENT st th HAWAIKI NUI VA’A Vahine (women) - 21 Edition Taurea (juniors) - 18 Edition V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE V6 CANOE RACE MARATHON Organized by the Tahitian Federation of Va’a (WITHOUT CREW CHANGES) NOVEMBER 4, 5 AND 6, 2015 FOR THE MAIN HAWAIKI NUI VA’A RACE (3 STAGES) NOVEMBER 4, FOR TAUREA AND VA’AHINE IN UTUROA-RAIATEA BRIEF DESCRIPTION Thought in 1985, the HAWAIKI NUI VA'A canoe marathon became a reality in 1992. With a distance of 129 km/80 mi, the race links Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora in the Leeward Islands. The ob- jective of the race from the very first edition was to promote open ocean outrigger canoeing on a regio- nal and international scope. HAWAIKI NUI VA’A VA’A IN V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE FRENCH POLYNESIA 24th Edition November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 Va’a is the Tahitian word for outrigger canoe, a type of craft visible throughout all the islands in French Polynesia. In Pre-European traditional civilization, the va’a was at the heart of daily life of the island com- PREVIOUS munities as a means of transport, communication and different types of fishing. EDITIONS With globalization, these functions have gradually disappeared and been replaced by the “era of canoe races”, TE HOERA’A VA’A. EDT VA’A won the last Hawaiki Nui Va’a with a time of 09:54:58 followed by Va’a racing is divided into two types. The va’a hoe concerns a single paddler whereas,the MATAIREA HOE (10:02:14) in second most popular one, involves six paddlers. Due to their degree of difficulty, the required tech- place and HINARAUREA (10:04:02) in nique and their tactical skills, va’a races are much more than just a simple athletic event. third place for the general rankings. Va’a represents an authentic immersion into the culture and soul of a people. A few statistics: Total number of paddlers, seniors and veterans: 960 Total number of male juniors: 135 Total number of female paddlers: 108 HAWAIKI NUI VA’A V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE 2015 th 24 Edition November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 SCHEDULE CANOE WEIGHING SCHEDULE Monday November 2, 2015 - HUAHINE PIRI’A TANE / MATUATUA 10:00am HUAHINE, FARE Beach, va’a weighing. First team call and presence confirmation. Va’a inspection (Sponsorship) Tuesday November 3, 2015 - HUAHINE PIRI’A TANE / MATUATUA 1st S TAG E 7:30am HUAHINE, FARE Beach, va'a weighing. First team call and presence confirmation. Va’a inspection (Sponsorship) Wednesday November 4, 2015 - HUAHINE / RAIATEA 2:30pm HUAHINE, FARE Beach, closing of crew registrations (44.5 km/27.65mi) PIRI’A TANE / MATUATUA 3:00pm HUAHINE, FARE Beach, meeting with race officials, trainers and club managers 6:00am HUAHINE, Fare Beach, gathering of paddlers and 4:30pm HUAHINE, FARE Beach, Opening Ceremonies prayer. Tuesay November 3, 2015 - RAIATEA 7:30am HUAHINE/FITII, departure for the 1st stage VA’AHINE / TAUREA / MATUATUA HINE 11:15am RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi, estimated arrival time of the first 7:30am RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, va'a weighing. Confirmation of crews va’a. Inspection of race official cards. Validation of and va'a inspection (Sponsorship) results. Trophies awarded to top three winners of the 1st 4:30pm RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, closing of crew confirmation stage 4:30pm RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, va’a area closed 7:00pm RAIATEA, Taputapuatea, meeting for race instructions. Distribution of 7:00pm RAIATEA, Uturoa High School, meeting with race last wristbands officials, trainers and club managers HAWAIKI NUI VA’A 2nd S TAG E V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE th November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 Thursday November 5, 2015 - RAIATEA / TAHAA (26 km/16 mi) 24 Edition PIRI’A TANE / MATUATUA 7:00am RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, gathering of paddlers and prayer 3rd S TAG E 9:00am RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, departure for the second stage Friday November 6, 2015 - TAHAA / BORA-BORA (58.2 km/36 mi) PIRI’A TANE / MATUATUA 11:00am TAHAA, Patio Beach, estimated arrival of the first va’a to Patio. Inspection of race cards. Validation of results. Trophies awarded to top 6:00am TAHAA, Patio Beach, gathering of paddlers and prayer three winners of this stage. 7:30am TAHAA, Patio Beach, departure for the 3rd stage 4:00pm TAHAA, Mana Nui Beach, meeting with race officials, trainers and club manager 12:30pm BORA BORA, Matira Beach, estimated arrival of the first va’a. Inspection of race official cards. Validation of results. Trophies awarded trophies to top three winners of this stage. Paddlers greeted with diverse entertainment. VA’AHINE - TAUREA - MATUATUA HINE 7:00pm BORA BORA, Place Motoi in Vaitap. Community dance, Wednesday November 4, 2015 - VA'AHINE / TAUREA / closing of the race, award of the HAWAIKI NUI VA’A MATUATUA HINE (24 km/15 mi relay) Grand Champion Trophy 11:00am RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, gathering of paddlers 1:00pm RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, departure for Junior Men’s race (TAUREA) 1:10pm RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, departure from Uturoa for Senior and Veteran women (VA'AHINE) 3:30pm RAIATEA, Toa Huri Nihi Beach, estimated arrival of the first va’a to Uturoa, Raiatea. Inspection of race official cards. Validation of results. Trophies awarded to the top three winners of this stage. HAWAIKI NUI VA’A THE COURSE V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE 24th Edition November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 HAWAIKI NUI VA’A entails two distinct courses. The first and longest race in three VA’AHINE / MATUATUA HINE AND TAURE’A stages is the veteran and open men’s PIRI’A TANE & MATUATUA. The second course links Raiatea to Taha’a for the VA’A HINE (women), MATUATUA HINE (veteran Uturoa/North Taha’a/Uturoa = 24 km/ 15 mi (marathon). women) and TAURE’A (juniors). For more information about these categories, please see event and participation rules. HAWAIKI NUI VA'A - PIRI’A TANE & MATUATUA Three stages: 129 km/80mi. Huahine /Raiatea: 44.5 km/ 27.65 mi, high sea. Raiatea /Tahaa (Patio): 6 km/ 3.73 mi, lagoon. Tahaa /Bora-Bora: 58.2 km/ 36 mi, high sea. HAWAIKI NUI VA’A (PLEASE NOTE FOR ESTIMATEDPRIZES CURRENCY CONVERSION INTO USD, PLACE A V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE DECIMAL POINT BEFORE LAST TWO ZEROS) 24th Edition November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 VA’AHINE RACE HAWAIKI NUI VA’A PRIZE HAWAIKI NUI VA’A PRIZE st VETERAN MEN’S 1 300 000 XPF OPEN MEN’S nd 2 200 000 XPF rd st 1 200 000 XPF st 300 000 XPF 3 100 000 XPF 1 PROVIDED BY POWERADE 1 th nd nd 4 75 000 XPF 780 000 XPF 200 000 XPF th 2 PROVIDED BY VINI 2 5 50 000 XPF rd rd 3 490 000 XPF 3 100 000 XPF th th 4 340 000 XPF 4 50 000 XPF TAURE’A RACE th th st 5 250 000 XPF 5 50 000 XPF 1 300 000 XPF th nd 6 100 000 XPF 2 200 000 XPF rd th 100 000 XPF 7 100 000 XPF 3 th th 4 75 000 XPF 100 000 XPF 8 th th 5 50 000 XPF 9 100 000 XPF th 10 100 000 XPF th MATUATUA HINE RACE 11 60 000 XPF th 12 60 000 XPF st 1 200 000 XPF th 60 000 XPF nd 13 2 100 000 XPF th rd 14 60 000 XPF 3 50 000 XPF th 15 60 000 XPF EVENT RULES 2ND CONDITION – HAWAIKI NUI VA’A REGISTRATION FEES Event rules are available on the official internet site of V6 OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE the Organizing Committee: www.hawaikinuivaa.pf / th November 4, 5 and 6, 2015 www.ftvaa.pf Clubs are required the following fees: 24 Edition - 30 000 XPF ($300 USD) per crew for Senior and The following conditions must apply in order to partici- Veteran Men’s. pate in the race: - 10 000 XPF ($100 USD) per crew for senior women, veteran women and junior males. 4TH CONDITION – AUTHORIZED AGES Taure’a Junior: 17, 18, and 19 1ST CONDITION – REGISTRATION 3RD CONDITION - INSURANCE Cadet: 15 and 16 with upgraded medical certificate and parental authorization. Youth under 14-years are not allowed to participate. Any club wishing to participate must contact ACOHV (Associa- Any club affiliated with the Tahitian Va’a Federation, as Note: Three underage junior qualifiers are authorized; but only ONE can be 15 years-old (cf regulation art.10). tion du Comité Organisateur Hawaiki Nui Va’a) at the well as anyone with an affiliated up-to-date license, is following address for a registration packet: covered with liability insurance provided by the COPF (French Polynesian Olympic Committee) and the Ministry Va’a Hine of Sports. Senior Women: 20 and over Junior Women: 18 and 19 with upgraded medical certificate 17 with upgraded medical certificate and Upon registration, paddlers from abroad must furnish: parental authorization. COHV Secretary - A medical certificate declaring physical ability Note: Three underage qualifiers are authorized but only ONE can be 17-years-old (cf Fare Hotu (Aorai Tini Hau) - Pirae – Ph : (689) 40 45 05 44 - Fax to compete in the Hawaiki Nui Va’a ; regulation art.10). (689) 40 45 05 46 - B.P. : 50 339 PIRAE - TAHITI - A photocopy of the passport; Mail : [email protected] - www.hawaikinuivaa.pf - Proof of liability insurance assuming financial Veteran women : responsibility in case of bodily injury or any mate 35 and over rial or consequential losses regardless of origin, Note: For competitors over 50, an EKG is required authorizing the paddler to engage or if caused to a third party including the race in va’a (cf regulation art.
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