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Chch Regattas:
  o Chinese New Year-Early Bird
  o Christchurch Regatta
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Aoraki Trophies and cups have been presented to the following teams.

Aoraki Ice-breaker

Ice Breaker Trophy:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-Dec-09      
6-Dec-08 Shirley Boys    

Ice Bucket:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-Dec-09      
6-Dec-08      

Ice Pail:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-Dec-09      
6-Dec-08 Marian    

South Island (or Christchurch) Champs

Corporate Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10 Beca Crewsaders Airways Paddlateers Evacut Express 
14-March-09 Screws Loose Beca Crewsaders Evacut Express
2008      

Open Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10 Ridge Riders U23 Tu Meke Dragons Tu Meke Development
14-March-09 Tu Meke CPC Canterbury Dragons Fei Long
2008      

Breast Cancer Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10 Abreast of Life    
14-March-09 Abreast of Life Simply the Breast  
2008      

Under 23 Development Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10 Ridge Riders U23    
14-March-09 Fei Long    
2008      

Hell For Leather Cup (Sprints):
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10      
14-March-09 Fei Long Beca Crewsaders Tu Meke
2008      

(previously the Partington Cup) for the fastest adult 500m on the day, heats or finals:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10 Tu Meke    
14-March-09 Tu Meke CPC Fei Long
2008      

South Island (or Christchurch) Champs - Schools

Boys Championship Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10      
15-March-09 Shirley Boys High School    
2008      

Girls Championship Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10      
15-March-09 Christchurch Girls High School    
2008      

Boys "Splash and Dash" Sprint Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10      
15-March-09 Shirley Boys High School    

Girls "Splash and Dash" Sprint Cup:
Date Winner Runner up Third
6-March-10      
15-March-09 Christchurch Girls High School    

 

 
Dates for this season:
Sunday
6-Dec-09		 Aoraki Ice Breaker at Kerr's Reach
early Feb-10. Chinese New Year Regatta, in Dunedin
21-Feb-10.

"Early Bird" Regatta at Kerr's/Pegasus?
6-March-10 South Island Champs at Lake Hood
27, 28-March-10 Nationals
Past seasons:
9-Feb-08 Chinese New Year Regatta (the earlybird) 

1, 2 March 08

 Christchurch Dragon Boat Regatta
15, 16 March 08 Wellington Dragon Boat Festival
29, 30 March 08 Nationals (Auckland)

Regattas are run under NZDBA Race Rules

The "Partington Cup" has traditionally been presented to the fastest of any adult Canterbury crew. Up till 2008, teams have had to come straight from a Corporate/Open final and back it up with a very hardout race. From 2009, the Partington is presented to the fastest times on the day in the 500m course. That time might be recorded in any race (heats or final).

At the South Island Champs in 2010, Aoraki commissioned a beautiful carved trophy to take the place of the Partington Cup.

Artist Alex McLeod, of Tu Meke club explains "The overall shape of the main carved figure represents a waka.

"The top and the head of the figure represents the peak of Aoraki Mountain looking over the waters of the South Island as Aoraki is the highest mountain in New Zealand.

"There are many meanings to the designs carved on the figure - one is Kowhaiwhai which means growth, sprituality, new beginings and harmony and on the figure I have also used it to represent the water and the cresents between is representing the ripples in the water".
Affiliated to NZDBA home - contact us - faq updated: 9-mar-10
(c) Noel Anderton