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The Jackman Waterman Classic will be moved to Easter next year after it was postponed this month due to poor registrations.
The 12km stand up paddle board race from Waipu Cove to Mangawhai Heads, was set to happen on December 3.
Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Life Saving Club executive Tony Baker says a busy surf calendar could be responsible for the first postponement of the event in seven years.
“There was a big surf competition at Mt Maunganui the same day and a few of our regulars to the event had other commitments,” Tony says.
“Usually we have around 30 entries and this time we had about 12 so we decided to hold off running it until we could get a full field of competitors.”
He says because the event is not officially recognised by Surf Life Saving New Zealand, further promotion of it by the club will be a focus next year.
The next event this summer will be the annual Beach Day, which is open to the public, and is held at Mangawhai Heads on January 27. This will include a visit from Surf Life Saving New Zealand.
