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Panama Outrigger Club
Hometown: Panama City . PAN Established: 2013 Team Name: Team Balboa, 507 Racing Team, Team ULU, Cayuco Culture Panama Competing in: Women’s and Men’s Open Divisions Facebook | Twitter @panamaoutrigger | Instagram Spotlight: Panama Outrigger Club
Novice Sessions
Time: TBD Location: Pier 26 . Hudson River Park Interested in learning more about this ancient Polynesian sport of kings that is spreading around the world? You too can have a chance to paddle an outrigger canoe at the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. New York Outrigger will be offering its popular free summer novice program throughout See More
40-Days and Counting
The Directors of the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge, our partners at Hawaiian Airlines, and the membership of New York Outrigger have been diligently working throughout the winter and spring. This year is particularly special as it will be the first since Superstorm Sandy brought such devastation and destruction to our shores. Many of our members See More
The Challenge: Tides and Currents
“We were seeing this morning a women’s crew paddling up current and getting swept back. They were just stuck in the middle of the river…fighting as hard as they can.” – Luke Evslin . Team Kamanu The Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge is perhaps best known for its exceptionally strong and shifting currents. Conditions change dramatically See More
Australia Combined
Hometown: Queensland . AUS Established: 2013 Team Name: Team Auss13 Competing in: Women’s Senior Masters Division Spotlight: Australia Combined
Aikane Pride Hawaii
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii . USA Established: 2013 Team Name: Aikane Master Men Competing in: Men’s Master Division Facebook Spotlight: Aikane Pride Hawaii
Waiting List for Non-ECORA Teams
REGISTRATION FOR THE LIBERTY CHALLENGE ON JUNE 22. 2013 IS FULLY BOOKED TO NON-ECORA TEAMS. 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 See More
The Challenge: Seawalls
What aspects of urban outrigger canoe paddling are unique to New York City? One that always seems to throw paddlers and steerspeople off is the affect of the city’s seawalls, which line practically every bit of coastline in New York Harbor. As in most urban areas, the shorelines of New York Harbor have been reshaped, See More
The Challenge: Staten Island Ferry
Do you know what signals the start of each race of the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge? That would be the Staten Island Ferry! The Ferry stops for no one so we have a spotter at Whitehall Terminal over a mile away that radios to us as soon as the Staten Island-bound ferry moves away from See More
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 Spotlight: Niumalu Canoe Club
