Kiwi Waka Ama Singapore

It's not long before we bid farewell to our beautiful paddling spot, where sunrises, sunsets and special moments were shared. But it’s never just about the place—it’s the incredible people who turn these moments into lifelong memories. 🌴Many thanks to our friends Aloha Sea Sports Centre for all the support and buckets of beers over the years.

If you're in town, join us this weekend for a farewell paddle. Whãnau welcome on Saturday 14/02 from 4pm.

While we bid farewell to this chapter, we’re excited for the adventures ahead and the bonds we’ll continue to build.

Here’s to new waters and endless possibilities!

Whanau Day! Boats are ready to go. But first….looking after the environment

After months of early mornings, it's done. Silver Medal for our Mixed Unlimited Crew. We couldn't be prouder of this team, and always grateful for the support of whãnau across the world for the support and encouragement. Many thanks to Mike Matthews for the coaching and solid 38km in the waka, as well as to our captains, support crew and committee for arranging the logistics for us. A special thanks to our club members who were flexible in their own training schedules to provide the race crew a chance to train together. A big shout out to Around The Island Race - Rowing and Paddle Sports for once again hosting an amazing weekend for us.

Such a valuable learning experience for our wahine.

A little late but Singapore! I absolutely love Singapore 🇸🇬 The people, the food, the warmth, the crazy currents! Super excited that two of my favourite people came over from home for the race this year! The OC6 was one of my highlights. I was asked if I would steer a relatively rookie crew that had a few newer paddlers doing their first race along with others in the club. We had one practice beforehand where I got a handle on their crew communication, energy, power, and goals for the race. Did a bit of technique work, explained what might come out of my mouth, and came up with a race plan. Come race day, the excitement was palpable! I totally feed off other people's energy so any pain I was feeling was masked thanks to my crew! The race started and we found ourselves playing with the top couple crews from SPC, all super strong women who I have had the privilege of training with since I started coming to Singapore. Let the games begin (they know what I'm talking about 🤭🙃) Our crew responded to calls, I did my best to find the fastest water for them with the currents, they gave their all and together managed to pull off a 2nd place finish. I love mentoring crews in races. There are strategies and skills you can talk about in training but there are many that are best learned in the heat of the moment, during the race. To get better at racing and practice those strategies, you have to put yourself in those situations, you have to race. The more you race, the more situations you experience, the bigger your racing toolbox becomes, the more options you begin to have when you encounter situations in future races and you can make better decisions. Talking a crew though the set up, the ex*****on, and the outcome of different strategies (sometimes they work and sometimes they don't, lessons are learned from both) is something I've been finding more and more joy in. Yes, winning races is fun but coming off the water with a crew who have had a new or different experience and them talk about wanting to go share what they learned with others?! Now there's a feeling 🥰 More in the comments...

After months of preparation, our Kiwi Waka Ama Singapore crew are off to Hong Kong for their Around the Island (or just South of it, this year!) race. Keep an eye out for live race results on Sunday 16 November! Wishing the team all the best!

COMPETITOR SPOTLIGHT!

Kiwi Waka Ama Singapore is an outrigger canoe club on Singapore’s East Coast founded by a group of New Zealanders in 2019.

This unique club celebrates the spirit of sport, culture, and community—welcoming everyone to paddle, learn waka ama, or explore kapa haka as part of their warm whanau (family).

KWA often performs at events, showcasing and sharing New Zealand's cultural heritage in Singapore - something that we had the absolute pleasure of witnessing last time they visited Hong Kong for ATIR!

We look forward to seeing them this year for ATIR Special Edition!

Evenings on the East Coast can be truly spectacular.

What a great weekend at Singapore Ocean Cup for our team! A massive congratulations to all our paddlers for the extraordinary effort and a big thank you to our supporters, volunteers, the organising committee and event sponsors.