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Team Profile:Airways "Paddlateers"
Airways Corporation have fielded a team in the Christchurch corporate division since about 1999. The Paddlateers have featured a steady core of employees and a few 'friends of friends' who cannot seem to leave the sport alone. Airways has a fairly diverse range of employees, from radar controllers, technicians, international marketing, human resources, electricians, tower controllers, software engineers, administrators... And they all know the value of 'being in the same boat, on level pegging'. Airways' first Dragon Boat manager/coach/sweep was Wayne Blythe, an ATC Manager at the national Air Traffic Centre in Roydvale Ave, Russley. Wayne transferred down from Auckland, where he was in Airways "Thunderbirds" Dragon Boat team.
Greg found the role needed sharing in the team, so brought in Noel Anderton to look after the logistics of the team - keeping team members informed, organising the gear (from paddles to uniforms to food for the bbqs) and organising funding. Now that Noel is involved in Aoraki, sweep Derrick Elliott has stepped into the manager's role. Paddlateers pride themselves of having plenty of fun in Dragon Boating; at regattas, training, after-session BBQs... And we are keen to see other teams sharing in the fun. See you on the water (we'll be the ones IN it!) |
Key Team players:
Long servers:
Airways Corporation has been super-generous in financially supporting its Dragon Boat teams over the years, whether the teams are based in Auckland, Wellington (above) or Christchurch. Other teams: |
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"Who
Are We?"
For
the last few years, the team coach has been Greg Okeroa, who is a
radar controller, looking after Auckland's airspace. 