IVF World Sprints
A bit more excitement and cheers in the Hilo World Sprints for the V12 Final races today.
[Saturday's Photos] (partially labeled, more later)
V12 Results nicely Summarized from Randy Botti:
Senior Masters Men 500M
1 - Hawaiian Canoe Club Maui - Hawaii
2 - Master Blasters - Poutiri - Autearoa
3 - Tahiti
Junior Men 16 - 500M
1 - Tahiti
More racing today under the overcast Hilo Bay. Paddlers battled to make it to finals in many of today's repechage races. Finals for the double hull begin tomorrow with most other finals on Sunday. See today's photos.
[Friday's Photos]
Day two of racing finished up with 19 races pushed to the following day.
At 7pm, the cultural exchange was held with many impressive performances from all over Polynesia and the world. Be sure to check out the photos.
[Thursday, Photos]
Eighty-five of the 95 scheduled events were held today. Events included all divisions for V12 and V1, with Open Women and Men racing the 1500m V6 at the end of the day. OCPaddler will publish results as soon as available.
[Wednesday Photos]
[Tuesday Photos]
After Sunday’s canoe blessing, official practices were held on Monday and Tuesday. Each region and country was given a turn to test out and get adjusted to the new canoes.
Today, while no official events were held, there was still a lot of activity on the calm Hilo Bay. Thousands of paddlers from every corner of the world continued to arrive and fill the streets of Hilo. (It's a good time to be multilingual in Hilo) Tiger's V1 canoes and Outrigger Connections Mirage OC6 canoes were being set up and rigged by officials and organizers. Onlookers checked out the canoes in amazement. The sheer number and quality of the brand new canoes are an impressive sight.
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