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Press Release
Contact:
Randy Botti, President
Hawai'i Island Paddlesports Association
Phone: 936­7277
FAX: 443­0145
e­mail: [email protected]
November 24, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
St einlager presents the Fourth Annual Tui Tonga Canoe Festival, Saturday December 16 th, 2006
at Hilo bayfront Park. This unique and special event is being held in Hilo for the first time and
will feature a paddling clinic, a challenging (but not too long) pre­season canoe race, lunch and
awards to wrap up the day.
The paddling clinic is will feature some t he top outrigger paddlers in the world, including
champion solo canoe paddler and OC­6 steersman Karel Trsnak Jr, Rick Nuu, coach of the State
Champion Hawaiian Canoe Club, canoe builder and champion OC­1 paddler Kai Bart lett, Master
St eersman Bruce Ayau, one of California’s top paddlers, Danny Ching and one of the top female
solo Canoe paddlers, Dane Ward, who will discuss issues specific to women in canoe paddling.
The clinic will be a unique opportunit y for canoe paddlers for the youth age groups to adult
paddlers of every age group and skill level to learn form the best. The clinic will cover such
subject as solo OC­1 paddling, six­person canoe technique and steering, water safet y, training
regimes and proper athlete nutrition. There will be on­water demonstrations.
Registration begins at 8:00 am the Hui Wa'a O Waiakea Canoe club halau at Hilo Bay. The
paddling clinic is scheduled to start at 9;30 a.m. and is open to any youth or adult currently
involved or interested in getting involved on solo or duo canoe paddling. The race will start at
approximately 11am followed by lunch and awards. The race will consist of a youth course and
an adult course.
Hawai'i Island Paddlesports Assn. is the Solo and Duo Paddlesports association for the Big Island;
this includes one person and t wo person outrigger canoes as well as Surfski kayaks and paddleboards. Our
race schedule runs from January to April, wit h various off­season events throughout the year.
Mahalo for support of Outrigger and Kayak Paddling in Hawaii.
Addit ional information
Race information line 969­6695
H.I.P.A. web site at www.hawaiipaddling.com

1-Mile Swim / 2-Mile Surf- or Paddle-Board / 3-Mile OC1 or Kayak / 1-Mile Run
See attachment for full information and registration.

Time for a new visor...
Choose Your Weapon Race
Sunday, Dec 3rd 10am
8-mile downwind race, Hawaii Kai to Kaimana,
in any human or wind-powered craft
(you tell us your “weapon”)
$20 entry fee includes visor or cap, lunch, and prizes for every division.
Fill out and print the registration form and insurance waiver ahead of time to make the registration quicker & easier!
After-Party starts at 12:30pm at Lulu's with food, beer specials and music sponsored by Lulu's & Steinlager</strong)
Prizes will include round-trip tickets on Go! airlines, trial passes to 24-hr Fitness, as well as gift certificates and merchandise from lots of places including: Dukes Waikiki, Go Bananas, Pualani, B&B Party Rentals, Hooters, Mai Tai Bar, Sanctuary Salon, Blue Planet, Bubba Gump's, Formaggio, Hula Grill, Island Paddler, Jackie Chan's Kitchen, The Colony at Hyatt, Uncle Bo's, & more.

Downwind Ocean race on Maine Coast.

see link

Eastern Outrigger is bringing lots of Outrigger Connection canoes to test ride and race at this years Treasure Island Classic.
There will be Fuzes, Fusions and a Stingray2 will be available for a team to race and afterwards to test ride.
Please contact Eastern Outrigger if you have a tandem team and would like to give the Stingray 2 a try.
Speed is important but fun is mandatory.
See you at Treasure Island , Florida Oct. 28-29

DATE: OCTOBER 28-29, 2006
ISLAND INN - 9980 GULF BLVD., TREASURE ISLAND, FL.
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 20, 2006
Registration Fee Saturday: $5.00 - Includes: lunch, drinks, beer, and award.
Registration Fee Sunday: $25.00 - Includes a goody bag, t-shirt, lunch, drinks, raffle, award, and cold beer. Guests and spectators are welcome. Extra t-shirts and food tickets will be available. The race organizer encourages early registration to ensure enough food, shirts, and awards.
COME ENJOY TWO FUN DAYS OF PADDLING ON BEAUTIFUL TREASURE ISLAND, FL.
The 21st anniversary of the TI- FCPA Race will be held on Saturday, Oct.28. All single and tandem canoes, kayaks, surf skis, and OC1s are welcome to participate.
Sunday, Oct. 29th will be the 3rd annual Treasure Island Classic for OC6 paddlers. We had some great outrigger teams participate last year, with paddlers coming from New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. We plan on even more teams this year!
Final registration for both days: 8:30AM - Paddler's meeting: 9:30AM - Start time: 10:00AM.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Island Inn for a 20% discount. (2 double beds, with Gulf front view). Please book your rooms early and make sure to mention that you are a race participant. For reservations call: 1-800-241-9980 or 727-367-1926, www.islandinnresort.com.
For more information and registration forms, please contact: Rea Sieber - [email protected], 727-641-8012.
REGISTRATION FORM:
Saturday, Oct.28: FCPA Points Race -
Name: _____________________________ Class: _____________________ Paid: ______
Sunday, Oct.29: Treasure Island OC6 Race –
Name: _____________________________ Team: _____________________Paid: _______
Team Member Names: __________________________, ___________________________,
________________________, ________________________, _________________________
RELEASE:
I realize that every time I leave shore in a small boat, I am a potential drowning victim. In addition, there is a possibility of injury from many things, including unseen obstacles, weather, current, waves, insects and other boaters. Human powered water crafts require physical effort which can at times, be heavy, including: lifting, pulling and possibly prolonged exertion in adverse conditions.
In signing this release, I indicate my understanding of the risks involved with activities involving human powered watercraft and agree to take full responsibility for my physical condition, actions and safety.
Now therefore intending to be legally bound, I hereby waive for myself, my heirs and assigns and for anyone else whomsoever claiming through me, my right to sue or any other way attempt to hold responsible the F.C.P.A., its officers, any so-called "race organizers" or "co-coordinators" or any of my fellow paddlers, for any mishaps to my person or my equipment, other than that which is due to willful and malicious action of the individual against whom I claim relief.
Signature: ___________________________________________ Date: _________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone #: _______________________________
Signature for parent or guardian (for persons under 18 years of age): ___________________________________________________
Mail Registration Form to: Rea Sieber – Fax: 1-888-256-5462
8200 37th Ave North, St. Petersburg, Fl. 33710
Please make checks payable to Rea Sieber

2006 Henry Ayau Men's Long Distance Canoe Race
September 17, 2006
Maunalua Bay to Nanakuli Beach Park (32 miles)
****Previously scheduled times for the 2006 "Henry Ayau Memorial Race" have been changed as follows:
Registration............Saturday, 9/16/06 3pm-5pm............Sunday, 9/17/06 830am-930am
Coaches Mtg..........Sunday, 9/17/06 9:45am sharp!
Race Start..............10am
Entry Fee................$180.00 per crew
Divisions.................Koa, Open, Masters 40,50 & 55 (12 paddlers)
Awards..................1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers in each division
T-shirts and lunch to all participating crews and coaches

ALOHA AINA EARTH DAY #19
FUND RAISER FOR HUI NALU CANOE CLUB
When: Saturday, Sept 9 8:00 am to 2:00 PM We're recycling & turning TRASH into CASH Where: Maunalua Bay, by boat Ramp
Bring items to recycle such as
Scrap metal, bicycles, metal appliances, pipes, beams, car parts, cabinets, newspaper, cardboard, beverage containers (HI-5), old tires, green waste, car batteries, useable clothing and household items
NO FLUIDS OF ANY KIND - OR LOADS WILL BE REJECTED

Saturday, September 23, 2006, come join PRCC and CORA for what is possibly the longest single-day outrigger race in North America: the 7th Annual Length of the Lake Ultrapaddle. 100km of downwind paddling the length of beautiful Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. This is a beach side change race with 5 legs. Traditionally a mixed OC-6 race, we have lately been welcoming more and more small boats, for both the relay, and even some iron participants! Bring two crews for every canoe! It's definitely a race you must experience at least once in your life!
For more information, maps, past results, check our website at www.prcc.bc.ca/length or email the Race Director at [email protected].

Micronesia's Finest Outrigger Event
300 paddlers from Hong Kong, Singapore, Palau, Japan, Guam, Australia, and the CNMI are expected to compete. Distances are 500m, 1500m, and long distance.
The Micronesian Cup is an annual outrigger paddling event and eight-year tradition bringing together teams spanning the Pacific. After a spectualar event in Guam last year, the Micronesian Cup is returning to Saipan, and we're looking to making this one the biggest and best cup yet!
Saipan - not only a paddling destination - but a tropical paradise offers relaxing shore of magnificent beaches and crystal clear blue waters, lively night life and loads of outdoor activities. Visit Saipan at www.mymarianas.com
Let's get together and share our common love for the water and outrigger paddling. Join us in October for the premier outrigger party in Micronesia! For registration and logistical information please contact [email protected] or check out our club website at www.saipanoutrigger.org

After the HCRA State Championship races Gordon Biersch will be the place to be!!
Free pupu (6-8pm), live music, and lots of great door prizes will make for a night you won't want to miss. Tickets are $10 and are available from any WBBCC member or at the door.
Over $6000 worth of door prizes! No raffle tickets to buy... prizes will be given out randomly throughout the night (must be present to win).
Some highlights:

• $50+ restaurant gift certificates
• Patagonia merchandise
• sunset cruise
• beauty supplies
• Honolulu Club 1-week memberships
• and lots more!!

Live Music by Cecilio and Company, Resistor, and Ina'ole

Ke'ehi Lagoon

Ke'ehi Lagoon

Keehi Lagoon

Hanalei Bay

Hilo Bay

Merrymeeting Hammerfest , Brunswick , Maine to Bowdoinham and back, open to all types of man powered boats especially outriggers.
June 24 ,2006 8:am 20+ miles .
Contact : Eric McNett
[email protected]

Aloha no gang. Calling all golfers and those who would like to be...to participate in a major fundraising event for Hui Nalu Canoe Club, located @ Maunalua Bay in Hawai'i Kai. Our club is the oldest organized paddling club in Hawai'i, started in 1908 by none other than Duke Kahanmoku and his brothers. Today we are one of the largest paddling clubs in the state, but that isn't all we are! We are also a non-profit organization with a large educational outreach program benefiting young people in and around the greater community. With the kokua of organizations like the Polynesian Voyaging Society, D.L.N.R., and N.O.A.A., we are able to introduce many of our keiki to environmental concerns and ocean awareness. Participation in this very worthwhile event will help us in continuing these, and other programs, anchored by our paddling club.
Please help us by spreading the word (and the registration form attached) to all your friends, families, work buddies, any and all contacts so we can make this the most successful tournament yet. We guarantee you'll have a good time, meet some new and interesting people, and who knows...maybe develop an interest, if you haven't already, in the great sport of paddling.
So, on behalf of the club President Bruce Blankenfeld and the entire Hui Nalu 'ohana we say "Mahalo nui loa" for your kokua and support! Hope to see you there. A hui hou, Tourney Chair, Dan Mahoney.

The Hoewa'a Dallas Outrigger Canoe Club will be hosting it's 2nd annual Sprint Showdown.
Teams from Houston,Austin and Wichita Falls will be racing at this event. All clubs are invited to come out and race.
The event will be held on (Saturday) June 17th on Lake Ray Hubbard. A early canoe blessing as well as Hula performances will be included during the event. For more information please see the web site.
*Fundraising tickets are available for $5 each. The Grand Prize is 2 tickets on American Airlines to either Hawaii, Mexico or and location American flies on the Continental U.S.

We welcome you to the 6th annual Orofero Challenge race wich will take place the 23th 24th and 25th of June 2006 in Toulon . For the first time in France, Tahitian expected since a long time now are coming for this beautiful and hard race with Polynesian musicians and folk dancers right from Tahiti. Please let's know about your participate in this event.
Aloha

RIO VA'A 2006 - 6th edition - South American venue of the international Va'a Circuit

South American venue of the World Va'a long distance circuit.
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Events:

• short distance races: V1 2000m, V2 2000m;
• V6 iron long distance (28 km) along Rio de Janeiro's famous beaches: Copacabana, Arpoador, Ipanema, Leblon and around Suggar Loaf and into Guanabara Bay.

Dates: December 7th and 8th, 2007
Contact: Nicolas Bourlon: [email protected]
History: Event organized on an annual basis by Rio Va'a Club since 2001, starting with the Rio to Angra dos Reis long distance crossing (125 km non stop).

Koloa Outrigger Canoe Club on Kauai's South Shore would like to invite all paddlers and spectators to The Poipu Challenge 2006!
The Poipu Challenge is a long distance 6-man outrigger canoe race. It will be conducted Saturday, April 29th, 2006. There will be Women's, Men's, and Mixed categories. The Women/Mixed race will start at 8:30 am, the Men’s race ending sometime around noon. Following the races we will serve food and refreshments to race participants. We will also give out t-shirts and awards at this time. For details go to our website http://www.koloaoutriggercanoeclub.com or contact Race Director, Leo Bruijnooge, at 651-6208 or 742-9585 or [email protected] or Registration Coordinator, Ruth Potts at 639-2767or [email protected]

Toronto Harbour International
Challenge
July 08 / 09 2006
This two day event challenges an international field of outrigger canoe, kayak, and surfski paddlers in both sprint races and a 23km+ course around Toronto Island.
In 2005, over 70 competitors, including 8 former Canadian National paddling team members, participated in the inaugural race hosted by the TSCC Outrigger Group. This year, the outrigger clubs from across the Greater Toronto Area including Fairport Aquatic Club, Toronto Outrigger Canoe Club(TOCC), Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club(TSCC) Outrigger Group, and Wai Nui O Kanaka Outrigger Canoe Club, are joining forces to host an international event. Over 150 participants are expected to attend the two days of competition including top Canadian paddlers plus crews from Washington, New York, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
We welcome all paddlers to participate in the races which will challenge competitive kayaks, surfskis, plus single, two-person, and six-person outrigger canoes.
For further information, visit our website www.torontooutriggerchallenge.ca

OC-1, OC-2, and Surfski races followed by awards and raffle.

10th Anniversary of the Northwest's Premier Outrigger Race - The Gorge Outrigger Races
Friday there will be a grass roots unofficial 5 mile downwind run for folks who can show up early.

OC-6 Event for the 10th Annivesary Gorge Outrigger Races, followed by awards, skits, camping, food, friends and fun!

Wai Tui Fiji International to be held from the 14 – 17 April, 2006