Tag: Spotlight
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: 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
Spotlight: Cavalera Team Brazil
TEAM BRAZIL is best known as one of the top windsurfing clubs in the country. However, taking advantage of their easy access to water by the Guarapiranga Dam in São Paulo and their proximity to the ocean, they have expanded their range of watersports. Last year, outrigger paddling was added to that list and Team See More
Philadelphia Outrigger Canoe Club
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA . USA Established: 1995 Team Name: POCC Women Competing in: Womens Open philadelphiaoutrigger.com Facebook | Twitter: @PhillyOutrigger Spotlight: Philadelphia Outrigger Canoe Club
