grade 2

Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River packrafting

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Date: 13 Aug 2023.
Trip type: Packraft Grade 2.
Location: Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River (Confluence to Totara Park).
Author: Claire.
Trampers: Paddlers: Claire, James, Megan, Mark and Katherine.

We had a great group of five for a Sunday morning beginners packraft paddle. The river had a great flow at 17 cubic metres, but the water was pretty cold! After a fairly smooth car shuttle ride, we had a briefing at the confluence of the Akatarawa and Upper Hutt Rivers and then jumped in.  … Read more

Rangitikei River Packrafting 

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Date: 2-4 December 2022.
Trip type: Packraft Grade 2.
Location: Rangitikei River (Omatane to Mangarere).
Author: Aimee P.
Trampers: Paddlers: Aimee, AJ, Tony, Jenny, Jon, James, Emily and Anne.

A club packraft trip down the grade 1 and 2 sections of the Rangitikei River. Perfect conditions. 51 cumecs on Saturday, 40 on Sunday. Sunny and no wind!

Packrafting safety instruction

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Date: November 2018.
Trip type: Instruction.
Location: Hutt River, Otaki River Gorge.
Author: Andrei Zubkov.
Trampers: 15 keen bean participants plus instructors Arno and Andy.

What a lark! Hooning down the Tararua rivers in a 1.6 kg inflatable dinghy—including all the kit (floatation device (PFD) and paddle). Welcome to the wonderful world of packrafting! Having had a very harebrained thought to do just the same thing by myself a few years ago, except with questionable gear, no training and no … Read more