[Photos] courtesy Thibert Lussiaa
The Fourth Annual Steinlager Tui Tonga Festival was held today (Saturday, Dec. 16) in gusty, rainy weather in Hilo with all races starting and finishing at Hilo Bayfront.

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We have successfully organized our inaugural national championships on December 3rd, with the attendance of 9 clubs with 21 crews in total.
As we only have 6 V6 available in our area, we seperated the crews into 4 categories/heats including LADIES, MIX, NOVICE, and OPEN. Each heat were 10km mid-distance.
Results:
Ladies
1)Shonan Outrigger Canoe Club: 1’13’18
2)Outrigger Canoe Club Japan: 1’19’54
3)Chigasaki Outrigger Canoe Club: 1’21’06
Mix
1)Chigasaki Occ: 1’07’39
2)Occ Japan: 1’09’31
3)Shonan Occ: 1’10’37

[Photos] by Marjie Santos
Today's Masters Wa'a Kaukahi race, started 10 years ago by the late JJ Logan, is now known as JJ's Memorial Masters Wa'a Kaukahi. This popular pre-season race is now celebrating its third anniversary as the memorial race.

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First South America Va’a Cup
Results
South American Cup by Clubs
Overall (men + women) :

1. Rio Va’a Club / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 37 points
2. Tribo Q Pira / Santos, Brazil – 18 points
3. Brucutus / Bertioga, Brazil – 14 points

Men :

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On Thursday, November 23 the 6th Annual Turkey Shoot brought together over 90 paddlers in 68 boats - everything from OC-6’s to OC-1's and OC-2’s to stand up paddle boards, surfskis and rudderless canoes. Each paddler paid his/her entry fee in canned goods and paddlers managed to fill up the entire bed of a pickup truck with food for those less fortunate. The collected canned goods were delivered to Christ the King’s food program for direct delivery to families in need over the holiday season.

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The 9th Annual SeaMan Race, in memory of Abbott Galaher was held today at Keauhou, Kona.