The 2007 King of the Harbour race was held in Auckland, New Zealand on the weekend of 24/25 March 2007.  Sportzhub have made a video available on their website.  See below for the link

2007 King of the Harbour Video

Clck here for the video - be warned you need broadband, the video takes a while to download.

The clip is excellent and shows the conditions beautifully. Watch Mike Walker lead the pack out in the choppy onshore wind and waves until Dawid overtakes in the flat, protected channel. 

The shots of the last, downwind section of the race show the paddlers taking full advantage of excellent runs.

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For more information on the race, see:

www.surfski.co.nz 

www.sportzhub.com

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written by Scott, April 02, 2007

Great video. However, I do not like the fact that the competitors are supposed to leave their boats to be tossed around in the shorebreak while they run up to the finish line.

After the amount of money I put down on my new boat, I fully understand Oscar's decision to carry the boat up the beach. I would do the same.

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written by Martin, April 03, 2007

I was very impressed with the video which was a little sobering in that the average speed of the first few was around the 13km/hr, which puts my speed somewhat lower down the ranks. I enjoyed viewing the paddling styles and the paddle cadence / rotation and I wouldn't mind seeing more short downloads of the SA races.

Rob....how about it? ....any chance of getting some edited race downloads?

As for leaving the boats to run to the finish, this is a pretty common practice. Nice touch for Oscar to cruise leisurely over the finish line. I like it.

Regards
Martin

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