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The Marianas OC1 race season kicked off Saturday in beautiful Umatac bay with regatta style sprint races. The first heat started at the beach, sprinted to a buoy at the mouth of the bay; then turned North and went around another turn buoy just off shore about 200 yards upswell. The second heat featured a ‘LeMans’ start where the paddlers lay on their stomachs away from the beach facing the hills, then had to jump up, run through the spectators and tour busses, find their canoes and sprint to the harbor mouth and back.

[Results]

[Y2Kanu Photos] courtesy Rick Leton

Hauoli Makahiki Hou a me AALOOHAA! The 2004 Maui Canoe & Kayak Club Hurricane racing series is underway. Here’s the results and storyboard of our first race. Aaron Placourakis, owner of Sarento’s and Nicks Fishmarket restaurants was the sponsor. What a classic; great food, great band, and Heinekens. Sarento's was an awesome venue. Mahalo nui loa Aaron and crew!!!

[photos coming later..]

Results of the 17th Annual Stan Cann Classic OC-1/OC-2 Surfski and V-1 (rudderless) Canoe Race held today, Saturday, January 10th in Hilo. All courses started and finished at Hilo Bayfront and a number of paddlers took advantage of the fact that the races were run consecutively to paddle in more than one event.

The first race was one for Junior (teenage) paddlers - distance 1 mile

[Photos] by Ashlee Fujimoto and Kenny Denton

article by Kimberlee Stuart and OCPaddler

Jon Emerson posted this on the outrigger list



Aloha paddlers,



The Jan. 4th race has been canceled due to problems with ocean permits and from DLNR. This is something I have to work thru with them and it's not going to be resolved at this time. I just got the word about 4pm Friday.



Since the first race is canceled we will not make it up, rather just move on to the next race on Jan. 11.



Hawaiians, pass on the word to other paddlers.



Mahalo

[Photos] Photographer:Jean Jacques Limbourg