What RPM say: The Tākapu (or Gannet in English) is a stable putt and approach disc. In the wild it has bold colours, rakish lines and a wing span of almost two metres.

The Tākapu is molded in 5 standard plastic types and with many colours and effects. It is PDGA approved to 176g. The Tākapu has a slow and very stable flight with a gentle late fade. The bead-less rim and rounded nose fits perfectly into your hand and helps eliminate wobble. When thrown with high power they will hold their line like a laser beam. The Magma and Strata varieties feel silky and grippy and Magma comes in 3 grades of stiffness. With a similar depth to the Ruru, they make great putters.

Model #: PA3PDGA
Approved: Yes
Diameter: 212mm
Weight: 168-176g
Speed: 2
Glide: 3
Turn: 0
Fade: 2
Plastic types: Strata / Cosmic / Atomic / Magma / Glow

About the design:
This design features Tangaroa. Tangaroa has dominion over waters, life in the sea, and is the atua that gives us our artform of whakairo or carving.

The toi Māori features paua (abalone) and manaia (Guardian), drawing further reference to Tangaroa’s children and his guardianship of the moana and the life within it.

Tangaroa-whamau-tai is another name of Tangaroa’s, speaking to his domain over the tides. Like his brothers, Tangaroa also fought Tümatauenga for his children to have supremacy over Tū’s children – Mankind. Like his siblings he too, fell to Tu’s great war prowess and to this day his children are food for Tumatauenga’s children te ira tangata. Tangatoa provides kai, water and whakairo and is also capable of great dstruction.
– Jaye Pukepuke

Tākapu are not only among the most elegant of birds but are also masters of the wind and attack their prey with deadly precision. The RPM Tākapu has a slow and very stable flight with a gentle late fade. The beadless rim and rounded nose fits perfectly into your hand and helps eliminate wobble. When thrown with high power they will hold their line like a laser beam.

The story of Tangaroa:
In Māori mythology, Tangaroa is the god of the sea, lakes, rivers, and the creatures that live within them, especially fish, and is considered the son of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father).

A more detailed look at Tangaroa
Role: Tangaroa is a significant figure in Māori creation stories and is the Atua (god) of the sea, encompassing all its moods, from calm and life-giving to dangerous and destructive.

Family: He is the son of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father).

Other names: Tangaroa is also known as Tangaroa-whakamau-tai, who controls the tides.

Relationship to fishing: Māori believe that humans, descendants of Tūmatauenga (god of war), continue a war against Tangaroa's progeny (fish) by fishing.

Tangaroa's children: Tangaroa's son Punga was the father of Ikatere and Tūtewehiwehi. Ikatere went to the sea, where he and his children became fish.

Cultural Significance: Water is viewed as an energy source necessary for life, and Tangaroa's role reflects the importance of the sea and its creatures to Māori culture.

Other meanings: Tangaroa can also refer to the giant seven-armed starfish (Astrostole scabra), the eighth to fourteenth nights after the full moon (good for planting, fishing, and eeling), and Neptune (the eighth planet from the sun).