Norfolk has been an unprecedented success. My claim to this is justified by the fact that 1.every paddler I spoke to on the Island will be coming back for the 2016 event. 2.Every club that entered has vowed to bring back at least one extra team, one club (GCOCC) is planning to bring 5 crews back and has laid down the challenge to other clubs to do the same. 3.The school Principal would now like to make Outrigging the flagship sport for the school. 4.New Norfolk paddlers joined AOCRA prior to the events so that they could take part, some even winning medals as they joined forces with Aussie crews. 5. The Norfolk Local Govt has embraced and sponsored the event. 6. The Federal Administration is now looking at ways to become more involved. 7.Rebecca Christrian (Norfolk Travel centre) was yesterday awarded ,by the Administration, an Australia Day Community Services Award. 8. Local businesses supported and sponsored the event. 9. NIOCC (now affiliated with AOCRA) led by their President Damien Snell carried out an amazing job working with paddlers and setting up fantastic infrastructure with a Plan B always up their sleeve and nothing was ever too much trouble or effort. 10. The Norfolk Island Community fully embraced and supported the event and our paddlers, helping out where ever they possibly could.Their appreciation for the effort we had made to bring this sport to their island was humbling and they were not afraid to show their true deep felt emotion. 11. The local elders were respected by being invited to form a Mens and Womens team to paddle and be videoed. 12. Websites, FB sites, Tourism sites are all experiencing hits,views and shares like never before. 13. The race courses are unique and exciting. 14. Two hours from Brisbane or Sydney. 15. So much to see and do. Some paddlers postponed their return flights in order to do some more exploring. 16. The fishing is unbelievable. 17. If you like golf then your in for a treat. Unprecedented success with a huge future.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:36:38 +0000
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