Hawaiian Canoe Cup brought together athletes from four states in Bahia de Todos-os-Santos

With the participation of 155 athletes from four states (Bahia, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro and Sergipe), the second edition of the Copa Z6 VA’A Bahia ( @z6copavaa ) took place last Saturday, 20th, and had as first place overall, the rower Cláudio Britto, from the CB Paddle club, who completed the test in the V1R Open modality in 1h32min. In the women’s category, Babi Brazil, from Yacht Clube, had the best time of 1h44min and was first placed in the V1R 40+ Open category.

The competition, promoted by Z6 Náutica and the Bahian Federation of VA’A – FEVAABA, started at Marina da Penha, in Ribeira, and arrived at Marina Aratu, located in Baía de Aratu, municipality of Simões Filho. At Marina Aratu, the winners’ awards party was attended by around 400 people.

“The Cup was a milestone in Hawaiian canoeing in Bahia. The event had a great impact among athletes due to its organization, reception and structure”, celebrates Agatha Wicks, creator of the competition and director of Z6 Náutica. “The Z6 VA’A Bahia Cup became part of the Bahian sports calendar and, after the second edition, it is already consolidated as a reference event for the national Hawaiian canoe”, says the president of Fevaaba, Zeba Vilas Boas.

The II Copa Z6 VA’A Bahia was held by Ellas Produções & Eventos and was sponsored by Bomix, City Hall of Simões Filho, Government of the State of Bahia through SETUR – Secretariat of Tourism, Marina Aratu, Eau, Corona and Ativa Nautical Vests.

Carol Campos