Not bad for a club that operates out of the back of three containers on the banks of the Clive River.
This comment was uttered more than once by members of the Hawke's Bay Kayak Club at Canoe Racing New Zealand's annual Sports and Recognition Awards function in Rotorua last weekend after they collected the Club of the Year award.
"It's the first time we've won it and it's the first time it has gone to one of the smaller regional clubs," delighted chairman Darren Brown explained.
His club, which has 40 members, beat regular winners North Shore, a club that boasts more than 100 members, for the award.
"We had a bit of growth this year which resulted in us having to have a waiting list for members because we didn't have the facilities, equipment or number of coaches to cope," Brown said.