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Spotlight: Boston Outrigger Racing Association
Hometown: Boston, MA . USA Established: 2001 Team Name: BORA Competing in: Men’s Open Division www.bostonoutrigger.com Boston Outrigger is home to men and women of diverse age and cultures, dedicated to family and the aloha spirit, whom all love being on the water. We are located at Waikiki Beach, Salem, MA on the north shore See More
Spotlight: Big Island
Hometown: Kailua Kona, HI . USA Established: Team Name: Hang Loose Competing in: Womens Open Division Team Hang Loose is an eclectic group of women bonded by a pure enthusiasm for paddling! Paddling experiences range from novice to veteran, and Keauhou Bay, on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, is our paddling See More
Spotlight: Australia Combined
Hometown: Queensland . AUS Established: 2013 Team Name: Team Auss13 Competing in: Women’s Senior Masters Division ‘Team AUSS13’ is a paddling cohort of long-time Australian friends who just love crossing off ‘bucket list’ holiday destinations that include the pre-requisite of packing their outrigger blades for almost all of the past decade. Drawing together from three different clubs See More
Spotlight: Alo o Samoa
Hometown: Pago Pago . ASA Established: 2007 Team Name: Alo Mixed Competing in: Mixed Open Division Alo O Samoa Outrigger Canoe Club was originally established as a men’s team back in 2001 to prep for the World Sprints 2002 in Bora Bora. Women were added in 2003 when the club realized that it is easier to form a See More
Spotlight: Keauhou Canoe Club
Hometown: Keauhou, HI . USA Established: 1980 Team Name: Hawaii Island Na Wahine Competing in: Womens Senior Masters Division keauhoucanoeclub.com Keauhou Canoe Club is located at Keauhou Bay, whose name means “a new beginning”. The club was founded in 1980 as Kauikeaouli Canoe Club, named for the birthname of Kamehameha III who was born on the site. The bay has long See More
Spotlight: Kaiopua/Kawaihae/Waikoloa Canoe Club
Hometown: Puako/Waimea/Waikoloa/Kohala, HI . USA Established: 1972 Team Name: Mokunui Competing in: Mixed Open Division Kaiopua/Kawaihae/Waikoloa Canoe Club are paddlers from the Big Island of Hawaii. They have paddled many races together and enjoy sharing their culture with everyone they meet. Most of them have been in or on the water since birth. Their passion See More
Spotlight: Team Kamanu
Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii . USA Established: 2007 Team Name: Team Kamanu Competing in: Men’s Open Division kamanucomposites.com Facebook | Instagram Team Kamanu is a revolving crew of paddlers from throughout Hawai’i. The one requirement is that everyone needs to either be an employee or team rider of Kamanu Composites. Team Kamanu has won the last three See More
Spotlight: Aikane Pride Hawaii
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii . USA Established: 2013 Team Name: Aikane Masters Men Competing in: Men’s Masters Division Facebook: Aikane Pride Hawaii Aikane Pride Hawaii is comprised of paddlers from Oahu canoe clubs: Healani, Kamehameha, Keahiakahoe and Waikiki Yacht Club, and were specifically united for the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. These men are a combination of competitive and recreational paddlers See More
Spotlight: Niumalu Canoe Club
Hometown: Kalapaki Bay in Lihue, Kauai, HI . USA Established: 1996 Team Name: Fake It Til You Make It / Rockin’ Da 808 Competing in: Womens Open / Mixed Open Division Facebook | Twitter: @niumalu Niumalu Canoe Club was founded by Peter and Teo Chow in 1996 to perpetuate the sport of Hawaiian canoe paddling on See More
The Challenge: Water Quality
“Since the passage of the Clean Water Act, water quality has improved dramatically and over the past several decades, citizen activism has made it increasingly unacceptable for government and industry to treat our rivers as dumping grounds.” – Riverkeeper Will my skin peel off? Will I grow a third eye? Just how nasty IS the See More
