THE SPRING CHALLENGE

Held in picturesque Cambridge alongside the mighty Waikato River, the venue for this year’s Spring Challenge made for a spectacular setting for the event. On Friday evening the teams from all over the North Island gathered at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre on the banks of Lake Karapiro for race briefing and a warm up challenge.

It is during this pre-race time that the atmosphere of nervous tension, friendly banter and connecting with other teams happens. One of the disciplines included this year was the paddling of 3