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Suspension of Liberty Challenge

Suspension of Liberty Challenge

| September 13, 2016

New York Outrigger is suspending the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge, as our event location is under construction. Mahalo to all the athletes who participated in the Liberty Challenge and to Hawaiian Airlines for their amazing support of outrigger canoe paddling. After two decades of hosting the Liberty Challenge, New York Outrigger (“NYO”) is suspending the See More

2016 Race Results

2016 Race Results

| September 8, 2016

New York Outrigger hosted the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 11. The day-long competition was the largest outrigger canoe race ever held in New York City. New York Outrigger would like to congratulate the 100 teams who helped us celebrate our 20th anniversary by bringing the aloha spirit to New York. Liberty 2016 Champions Women’s Open Champions: See More

Hoomalamalama Foundation Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Hoomalamalama Foundation Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| June 10, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce the Hoʻomalamalama Foundation as a Krevey level sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. Check out their iPad app at the Liberty Festival on June 11. About the Malama Honua My Voyage App Malama Honua My Voyage introduces children ages 5-8 to Polynesian Voyaging and the values of See More

2016 Liberty Challenge Live GPS Tracking

2016 Liberty Challenge Live GPS Tracking

| June 7, 2016

New York Outrigger is excited to announce that spectators around the world will be able to follow the action live at the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge through GPS tracking provided by TracTrac.  Live race tracking will be available on the Liberty Challenge website and through TracTrac’s mobile app.  Click the links for WOMEN’S RACE, MEN’S RACE See More

Educational Programming at the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Educational Programming at the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| June 3, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to partner with Hudson River Park and the Polynesian Voyaging Society to provide a myriad of educational programming for school-aged children at the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. The Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge welcomes familes to join us on June 11th at the Malama Honua Village at Hudson River Park’s See More

Nielsen-Kellerman Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Nielsen-Kellerman Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| May 18, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce Nielsen-Kellerman as a Krevey Level Sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. About Nielsen-Kellerman NK has been the industry leader in paddle sport training technology for elite athletes for nearly 40 years. Now NK is introducing the first-ever GPS training tool designed specifically for OC! The SpeedCoach OC See More

Ozone Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Ozone Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| May 12, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce Outrigger Zone as a Krevey Level Sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. About Outrigger Zone Outrigger Zone has been designing and building Hawaiian outrigger canoes for over 20 years. We build the Kahekai, Ares, Antares, Ehukai, Storm, Hurricane, Tempest and Scorpius. Our latest products are OC6 See More

Hoalen Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Hoalen Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| April 2, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce Hoalen as a Krevey Level Sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. About Hoalen We searched for a long time and eventually uncovered this word, originally from the French Brittany’s dialect, but with an almost universal pronunciation. Hoalen means “sea salt” in the old Breton language. This See More

Cook Islands Tourism Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Cook Islands Tourism Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| March 13, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce Cook Islands Tourism as a Krevey Level Sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. Learn more about the Cook Islands at the Liberty festival on June 11 at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26. About the Cook Islands Still largely undiscovered by North Americans, this is a destination of See More

Patagonia Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

Patagonia Supports the 2016 Liberty Challenge

| March 4, 2016

New York Outrigger is proud to announce Patagonia as an Ohia Level Sponsor for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. Patagonia will host the Hōkūle‘a Storytellers Evening at their Soho store on Thursday, June 9, which kicks off the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. About Patagonia Patagonia is dedicated to building the best products with the least See More