Training Venues & Facilities

Training Venues & Boat Locations

This season we will have three Christchurch training locations plus boats in Blenheim and Dunedin. If your team is interested in training at a venue outside of Christchurch during the season, please get in touch with Aoraki.

Around Christchurch, we have boats stored for use by teams at four locations:

  • The water sports compound at Owles Terrace in New Brighton, for training on the lower (tidal) reaches of the Avon River. This is our main equipment base and is used to house all boats and equipment over winter. NB Please park cars outside the compound or on the grass.
  • The Aoraki Dragons containers at Lake Rua, off Sawyers Arms Road, near Christchurch Airport, for training on the small lake thats also used for early-season events and a backup venue for the Aoraki Open. 
  • A compound adjacent to the Kaiapoi River, off Raven Quay, just upstream from the footbridge at the end of Black Street.

Nominal time slots (see bookings to confirm):

By Day (and time):
Name Location Day From to Team
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Mon 16:30 17:45 Rangiora HS
Emily Jones Owles Tce Mon 17:45 19:00 Ridge Riders
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Mon 18:00 19:00 OPC
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Mon 18:00 19:00 OPC
Rosalie Mehlhopt Kaiapoi Mon 18:00 19:16 Sampan
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Mon 18:15 19:45 Waimak Attack
Nichola McDonald Lake Rua Mon 18:15 19:15 Waimak Vibes
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Mon 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Gilly Barker Lake Rua Mon 19:00 20:00 Amazons
Judd Stanton Owles Tce Tue 17:45 20:00 Beca
Amy Meikle-McClurg Lake Rua Tue 18:00 19:00 Southern
Amy Meikle-McClurg Lake Rua Tue 18:00 20:00 Southern
Anna Kerr Kaiapoi Tue 18:00 19:30 Pegasus Dragons
Derrick Elliott Lake Rua Tue 18:15 19:30 Paddlateers
Andrew Watson Owles Tce Tue 19:00 20:00 Rainbow
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Wed 16:00 18:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Wed 16:30 17:45 Rangiora HS
Kalia Wiley Lake Rua Wed 17:00 19:00 Spark
Marie Childs Lake Rua Wed 18:00 19:45 Waimak Attack
Zinaya Le-Malu Lake Rua Wed 18:00 19:30 Zonta
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Wed 18:15 19:45 Waimak Attack
Nichola McDonald Kaiapoi Wed 18:15 19:15 Waimak Vibes
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Wed 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Wed 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Zinaya Le-Malu Owles Tce Thu 16:45 18:00 Zonta
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Thu 18:00 20:00 Southern
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 Southern
Emily Jones Owles Tce Thu 18:00 20:00 Ridge Riders
Gilly Barker Kaiapoi Thu 18:00 19:00 Amazons
Gilly Barker Lake Rua Thu 18:00 20:00 Amazons
Rosalie Mehlhopt Kaiapoi Thu 18:00 19:00 Sampan
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 OPC
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 OPC
Derrick Elliott Owles Tce Thu 18:30 19:30 Paddlateers
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Fri 16:00 18:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Anna Kerr Lake Rua Sat 9:00 10:30 Pegasus Dragons
Andrew Watson Owles Tce Sat 10:00 11:00 Rainbow
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:30 Southern
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:00 Southern
Kalia Wiley Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:00 Spark
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Sun 9:30 11:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Sun 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
           
By site:
Name Location Day From to Team
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Mon 16:30 17:45 Rangiora HS
Rosalie Mehlhopt Kaiapoi Mon 18:00 19:15 Sampan (Small B)
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Mon 18:15 19:45 Waimak Attack
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Mon 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Anna Kerr Kaiapoi Tue 18:00 19:30 Pegasus Dragons
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Wed 16:00 18:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Wed 16:30 17:45 Rangiora HS
Nichola McDonald Kaiapoi Wed 18:15 19:15 Waimak Vibes
Marie Childs Kaiapoi Wed 18:15 19:45 Waimak Attack
Rosalie Mehlhopt Kaiapoi Thu 18:00 19:00 Sampan
Gilly Barker Kaiapoi Thu 18:00 19:00 Amazons
Mike Robinson Kaiapoi Fri 16:00 18:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Mon 18:00 19:00 OPC
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Mon 18:00 19:00 OPC
Nichola McDonald Lake Rua Mon 18:15 19:15 Waimak Vibes
Gilly Barker Lake Rua Mon 19:00 20:00 Amazons
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Tue 18:00 19:00 Southern
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Tue 18:00 20:00 Southern
Derrick Elliott Lake Rua Tue 18:15 19:30 Paddlateers
Kalia Wiley Lake Rua Wed 17:00 19:00 Spark
Marie Childs Lake Rua Wed 18:00 19:45 Waimak Attack
Zinaya Le-Malu Lake Rua Wed 18:00 19:30 Zonta
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Wed 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Wed 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 OPC
Sharon Moody Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 OPC
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Thu 18:00 20:00 Southern
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Thu 18:00 19:00 Southern
Gilly Barker Lake Rua Thu 18:00 20:00 Amazons
Anna Kerr Lake Rua Sat 9:00 10:30 Pegasus Dragons
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:30 Southern
Amy McClurg Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:00 Southern
Kalia Wiley Lake Rua Sun 9:00 10:00 Spark
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Sun 9:30 11:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Mike Robinson Lake Rua Sun 18:30 20:00 NPhoenix/Oxford
Emily Jones Owles Tce Mon 17:45 19:00 Ridge Riders
Judd Stanton Owles Tce Tue 17:45 20:00 Beca
Andrew Watson Owles Tce Tue 19:00 20:00 Rainbow
Zinaya Le-Malu Owles Tce Thu 16:45 18:00 Zonta
Emily Jones Owles Tce Thu 18:00 20:00 Ridge Riders
Derrick Elliott Owles Tce Thu 18:30 19:30 Paddlateers
Andrew Watson Owles Tce Sat 10:00 11:00 Rainbow