East Coast Outrigger Racing Association

The 15th annual Liberty World Outrigger Competition will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 in New York Harbor. As the biggest outrigger canoe race on the East Coast, Liberty draws teams from across the country and around the world. This year’s race is expected to be the largest yet, with a diverse group of international crews interested in taking on the challenging waters of New York City.
Information about the Liberty World Outrigger Competition is available on the New York Outrigger website.

The 6th annual Toronto International Outrigger Challenge is set to go with two days of competitive racing and fun on July 3 and 4 at the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club. This event will challenge an international field of outrigger canoe, kayak, and surfski paddlers in a 23km+ course around Toronto Island, returning to Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club (TS&CC).
The event is the largest outrigger canoe race in eastern Canada, and last year had 212 competitors. Truly a world-class competition, the past four years has included current and former Canadian and American National paddling team members, crews from outrigger clubs across Canada, as well as several crews from the United States and Europe.

New York Outrigger is proud to announce the 2010 Liberty World Outrigger Competition to be held on Saturday, July 31st. One of the largest sporting events in New York Harbor and one of the premier outrigger canoe races in the world, the day long competition hosts hundreds of international paddlers and represents the best of the Aloha spirit. Prior Liberty Competitions have brought together men’s, women’s and mixed teams from Tahiti, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Hawaii, Costa Rica, England and the East and West coast of the United States.

A 15 mile ,offshore, downwind, point to point ocean race for kayaks , ocean rowing craft, outriggers and surfkis in Casco Bay on the central Maine coast. Casco Bay is the home turf of some of the current Na Wahine O Ke Kai Jr. Masters world champions. The race start is at East End Beach in Portland , Maine and finishes at the southern tip of Basin Point. This is a perfect tune up for Blackburn which follows in two weeks. Maine in the Summertime is a paddlers paradise , if youve never been here before , its worth the drive or flight up to experience Maine outrigger racing at its best. Heres some history of just one of the several islands you will race past during the race :
http://www.cliffisland.com/tales/
pics from last years race can be viewed here:
http://www.willarts.com/gallery/index.php?cat=9
City of Portland , Maine info:
http://portlandmaine.com/
Sponsors :
Epic
Eastern Outrigger
Mad Gringo
Gillespie Paddles
Kialoa
New England Small Craft
Mayors Cup