Archive for 2012
Te Va’a Tahiti
Hometown: Toulon, France Established: 2010 Team Name: Te Va’a Vahine | Team Te Va’a A | Team Te Va’a B Competing in: Womens Open | Mens Open Division www.tevaa-tahiti.com Te Va’a is a company supplying V1 and V3 canoes, paddlewear, paddles and accessories to paddlers across Europe. They are sponsoring crews to the Liberty Challenge See More
Team Primo
Hometown: State of Hawaii . USA Established: 2009 Team Name: Team Primo Competing in: Mens Open Division About Team Primo Team Primo’s roster is comprised each year of the state’s fastest and most skilled watermen. But they are also ordinary working-class Hawaiians who are affiliated with various outrigger canoe organizations throughout the islands and dedicate See More
Team Primo will race the Liberty Challenge
While Hawaii is often regarded as the birthplace of modern surfing, to ocean paddlers it is truly the outrigger mecca of the world. Founded in 2009, Team Primo is the all-star Hawaiian outrigger paddling team of champions who have broken boundaries in watersports. They are regarded by many as the ultimate competitors in ocean paddle See More
Manu’iwa Outrigger
Hometown: Milford, Connecticut . USA Established: 1995 Team Name: Manu’iwa Men, Manu’iwa Men Masters, Manu’iwa Mixed Competing in: Mens Open and Masters Divisions, Mixed Open Division www.manuiwa.com | Facebook Spotlight: Manu’iwa Outrigger
Race Course from World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center surpassed the Empire State Building today as the tallest structure in New York City. To mark the occasion, we asked New York Outrigger member and ironworker Jesse Rice working on the adjacent World Trade Center Tower 4 project to take a break from construction and take some photos of the Liberty See More
Lahaina Canoe Club
Hometown: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii . USA Established: 1971 Team Name: Imua Hawaii Competing in: Mens Masters Division Facebook | Twitter: @LahainaCanoeClb Lahaina Canoe Club – Est. 1971 is the original canoe club on the West side of Maui. Our focus has always been on our Keiki (children) in order to perpetuate the culture of outrigger See More
Pogue Sports Supports Liberty 2012
New York Outrigger is proud to announce Pogue Sports as a sponsor of the 2012 Liberty Challenge on June 23. Pogue Sports is a leader in the performance paddle sports industry. We are the largest Canadian dealer of Outrigger Canoes and products and the international manufacturer of the Lightning OC 6 and Tevanui V1. Pogue Sports also organizes See More
Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club
Hometown: Marina del Rey, California. USA Established: 1967 Team Name: Team Ho’olei Competing in: Mens Masters Division www.marinaoutrigger.org Marina del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club (MDROCC) is a member-run 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization with a long and rich history in the ancient Polynesian tradition of outrigger canoeing. Paddling, which was brought to California several decades ago, See More
2012 Liberty Challenge Booked
REGISTRATION FOR THE LIBERTY CHALLENGE ON JUNE 23. 2012 IS FULLY BOOKED. WAITING LIST IS AVAILABLE Aloha Fellow Paddlers, Each year, New York Outrigger is thrilled to host paddlers from across the globe who are eager to take on the challenging conditions of one of the busiest urban harbors in the world. Since its inception See More
Xylo bladz supports Liberty 2012
New York Outrigger is proud to announce Xylo bladz as a sponsor of the 2012 Liberty Challenge on June 23. Xylo bladz has been creating custom outrigger canoe paddles in Queensland, Australia since 1986. Originally founded by Slim and Almut Strecker as Timber Treasures, a custom cabinetmaking business, the company moved into paddle making when See More
