Manukau Canoe & Adventure Club

^When	^What	^Contact
January
Every Tuesday	Weekly Flatwater Training 5.30pm- Fortnightly from the clubrooms starting 19th Jan. Alternate weeks will be from other locations where the tide is high! Let Wally know if you are keen and he will give you the details.	Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
31st Jan	Rotorua Mountain Biking Day Trip - Get your bike out and contact Garry for some mountain bike action!	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
February
Every Tuesday	Weekly Flatwater Training 5.30pm- Fortnightly from the clubrooms starting 19th Jan. Alternate weeks will be from other locations where the tide is high! Let Wally know if you are keen and he will give you the details.	Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
28th - 29th Feb	Rangitaiki Trip, Jeff's Joy Run (Top section) (Grade III-IV) and Middle Section (Grade III). Postponed to March!	matt@CommandoLtd.co.nz 021 519 951
March
13th - 14th Mar	Rangitaiki Trip, Jeff's Joy Run (Top section) (Grade III-IV) and Middle Section (Grade III). Also will do an Aniwhenua beginners run on one of the days. Contact Matt Kennedy if you are keen to go.	matt@CommandoLtd.co.nz 021 519 951
28th Mar	Wairoa Release. Contact John if you are keen to do a Sunday paddle.	John McLaren 021 173 0046
28th Mar	Tawhitokino Regional Park - Biggest Brunch on the Beach and Coastal Paddle. Each year hundreds of kayakers keenly explore Auckland Regional Parks via their picturesque and sometimes rugged coastlines. In celebration of these adventurous spirits, kayakers will be invited to paddle in to Tahwhitokino for Sunday brunch. Brunch will include the works – sausages, bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, mushrooms onions and buns with juice!	Leanne Frisbie leanne@passionpr.co.nz 361 6690 / 021 667 182
April
2nd - 5th Apr (Easter)	Fuljames - Taupo. Ride that wave again and again! Also possible do access 13 (Pillars of Hercules) on Tongariro River. We have an Easter release for Friday & Saturday 10am! Camp at the Equestrian Centre. Contact Phil or George if you are keen - this is one not to be missed!	Phil Hogan-Estall beladona@ihug.co.nz go2u4ia@yahoo.com 021 522 415 Equestrian Centre Lorraine Watson 021 972 822
May
1st- 2nd May	Sea Kayaking to Motutapu Island & camp overnight. Contact Wally if you are keen.	Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
8th May	Rotorua Moon Ride. The Cateye Moonride is an amazing mountain biking event held in New Zealand's MTB mecca - the Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua. Let's get a team together and ride, ride ride! 6 hr solo or teams 12 hr or 24 hr. Approx 10 people going so far and more welcome easy teams or solo options. http://www.moonride.co.nz/ Contact Phil if you are keen.	beladona@ihug.co.nz 021 164 8771
15h - 16th May	Whangamata Surfing, Mountain Biking & Camping. Contact Garry if you are keen and for more info.	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
29th-30th May	Tarawera River - Grade II paddle, Flatwater paddle to Hotpools & Camping. Contact Garry if you are keen.	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
June
29th June	Hunua River Paddle - lots of rain and lots of fun! Contact Geoff if you are keen	021 102 2562
12th-13th June	Rotovegas Mountain Bike Ride. See link below for details. Accommodation at the Thermal Holiday Park on Taupo rd. Please contact Phil if you are keen. Moerangi Mountain Bike Info courtesy of Rotorua MTB Club	beladona@ihug.co.nz 021 164 8771
24 June	Trip Planning Session and a few beers. I was thinking Galbraiths Pub	go2u4ia@yahoo.com 021 522 415
27 June	The Great Tupperware Race! Dust off those retro boats and do your best rain dance that weekend! POSTPONED - due to low river levels - needs rain the day before!	go2u4ia@yahoo.com 021 522 415 Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
July
17th July	Mountain Bike at Woodhill	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
24th July	Clearing at Hunua River to prepare for the Tupperware race. Bring your chainsaw!	Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
25th July	Mountain Bike or Tramp in the Hunua Ranges	Garry
31st July	The Great Tupperware Race! Dust off those retro boats and do your best rain dance the days before. Friends and family welcome - BBQ afterwards.	go2u4ia@yahoo.com 021 522 415 Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
August
7th August	Canyoning in the Cascades Waitakere. Let John know if you are keen to have a go!	johnmclaren-nz@hotmail.com 021 173 0046
21st August	Tongariro Crossing or even Ngaruahoe Tramp - bring your crampons and ice axe and come stomping through the snow! Contact Steve or Wally	swholt@yahoo.com 021 522 940 Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550
September
11th September	11 September - Day Night Thriller is on in Taupo – so start putting a team together, Two teams have already been formed so start your training and come along for a fun Day. Contact Garry if you are keen. 021 506 627	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
19th September	Cycle City are running a demo day of specialized and giant mtbs at Totara park Manukau down the bottom of the hill from the redoubt road entrance. 10am-1pm	Cycle City - (09) 262 1043 http://www.cyclecity.co.nz/
19th-20th September	The Tongariro Release is on. Anyone keen for a paddle either, or both days? Phil & Donna plus a couple of friends will be down at Turangi with our gear. call us at 0211648771 to link up.	beladona@ihug.co.nz 021 164 8771
October
2nd - 3rd October	Women on Whitewater - Contact Sarah McCarter This year we're heading to Taranaki. Meet outside Taranaki Canoe & Kayak at 9am on Saturday. What we run will largely be dependent on flows - but previous years have involved a Grade 2 run on the Saturday with some safety practice, and a harder run on the Sunday for the more advanced paddlers in the group. Accommodation at will be at the New Plymouth Top 10 Holiday Park (http://www.nptop10.co.nz/)	sarah.mccarter@gmail.com 021 180 5227 For those on Facebook, you can find WoW at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18553759032
30th - 31st October	Sea Kayak Overnighter Lake Tarawera. Camp at Hot Water Beach on the edge of the lake - Contact Garry if you are keen.	gjm1@slingshot.co.nz 021 506 627
Future Trips
Trip	Wanganui River - Will set a date later in the year.	Wally.James@timtech.info 021 940 550