PADDLING.
LADIES PADDLE AND PINOT.
Paddle & Pinot – Wednesday Evenings
Come along and enjoy a fun paddling session for an hour, then swap your paddle for a drink in our Members Bar! Sessions are held every Wednesday evening from 5:30 pm–6:30 pm, (through the spring/summer months) weather permitting.
Members are welcome to use their own surf skis, and Active Members can book one of the club’s 12 surf skis.
To register please email Leanne at:
members@takapunaboating.org.nz
Please note: This is not a coaching session, so participants must have some paddling experience. If you’re new to paddling, we offer four-week Learn to Paddle courses on our surf skis, teaching correct technique and how to get back in if you fall out—very important! While we’re happy to give tips on the day, our sessions are all about enjoying paddling together.
INFORMATION.
Paddle & Pinot - A case study
It’s long been known that women and girls often participate in sport for different reasons than males, and that on average women take part in sport and recreational activities less often than men. This is what Auckland’s Takapuna Boating Club are aiming to counter with their Paddle and Pinot sessions.
Paddle and Pinot is a women’s group paddling session on Wednesday evenings in summer which is as it sounds – it starts off with a paddle together from Takapuna Beach followed by a casual drink usually in the club bar (it doesn’t have to be pinot!).
It aims to be an inclusive and supportive session to attract more women to the sport and to the club, fulfilling some of the other motivations that may not be met by other paddling groups or sessions on offer. The hope is that by providing a safe and supportive environment targeted for them, more women can build up their confidence, skills and enjoyment of paddling.
Read more about this great initiative to support more women to enjoy our sport here. We would love to see this idea take off around the country!
