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Publisher: Ropati Hebenstreit sales: (808) 351-2398 Writers: Meg Blaser, Cheance Adair, Harvie Allison, Gaylord Wilcox, Cheryl Skribe, Liko Wallace, Cara Mazzei Photos: Peter Caldwell, Brian Vestyck, Harvie Allison, www.photo-ducos.nc, Jon Brunk Photography: Ropati Hebenstreit Proof reader: Amy Hebenstreit A MAGAZINE FOR PADDLERS BY PADDLERS Mission Statement: to bring the excitement of outrigger paddling to a larger audience. We feel that Pacific Paddler’s hui of supporters, contributors, subscribers and advertisers is helping the sport grow, not only here in Hawaii, but around the world. Thanks for your contribution to the sport.	Enter to win a free subscription to Pacific Paddler - offer ends October 31st, 2010 Racing in Gibons, BC By Cheryl Skribe Photos by Jon Brunk Photography www.brunkphoto.com After a year off, the Howe Sound race in Gibsons, BC, Canada is back! With a new course, this 11 year old race has gotten the refreshing boost all us paddlers in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest needed. The 28km Howe Sound race is known for its breathtaking scenery and its grueling currents and wind. The new course did not disappoint, and with the added addition of a 12km downwind, it made for some great opportunities to test everyone’s skills. The women’s division was dominated by False Creek (FCRCC). The winning team of FCRCC-1 posted a time of 2:30.32, with FCRCC-2 taking 2nd in 2:38.10 and Jericho rounding out 3rd place in 2:43.11. Mother Nature calmed herself somewhat for the men’s and mixed divisions making it more of a horse race and less of a surfing race. Tides and currents were pumping though and this factored greatly into the lines the teams took around the islands and inlets. FCRCC-1 took the top of the podium in the men’s division with a time of 2:12.15, followed by Sail Sandpoint in 2:16.01 and Kelowna Outrigger in 2:18.48. Vancouver Ocean Sports secured top spot in the mixed division with a time of 2:29.32. The next day’s small boat races were well attended with many dragging themselves onto the water for yet another bashing. The 10km mass start race was a crowd pleaser as the participants fought hard to secure their line around the king tides that occurred that morning. Alan Goto took the top OC1 men’s spot in 52:15 and Kamini Jain the top women’s OC1 in 55:27. One of the remarkable aspects about the Howe Sound Race is the way the community of Gibsons embraces the event. All the locals get involved as enthusiastic hosts to the many paddlers that descend upon them over the weekend. Gibsons is accessible from Vancouver only by ferry or boat. It is a little ocean village surrounded by mountains with snow covered peaks. (Don’t let the mountain snow fool you, the air temperature is still warm enough for your bikinis and shorts!) If you have ever considered a race in Canada this is the one to do. But plan accordingly because this race is only held every other year so your next opportunity to partake in this breathtaking and grueling race will be in July 2012. All the info you need can be found at www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger/index.htm New Caledonia Highlights Winter training sucks! This is the consensus of every member of the Canadian team attending the World Sprint Outrigger Championships in New Caledonia this past May. Snow, hail, sleet, wind and freezing rain were just some of the hazards endured over the winter of training. Add to this the desire and hope to better the previous performance and it created a serious requirement for commitment. “After our success in Sacramento in 2008 we had expectations. We were heading into New Cal wanting to do better, and that always puts a lot more pressure on everyone.” Explains Kamini Jain, the Canadian team coach. Fortunately, the pressure and the challenges of winter training paid off for the small Canadian contingent in New Caledonia. Their 7 medals; including 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze placed them 4th in the overall medal count behind Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Jain and the members of her open and master’s teams were a huge part of that success securing all but one of those 7 medals. Leanne Stanley took bronze in the open women’s V1 500, Jain got silver in the master’s women V1 500 and Sheila Kuyper was 3rd in the sr. master’s V1 500. The master’s team of Jain, Kuyper, Leanne Zrum, Helen Curry, Sue Porter and Cheryl Skribe successfully defended their world title from Sacramento in the V6 1000m. The sr. master men’s team of Paul Pilon, Al Birtle, Gord Wallace, Ken Crosby, Gord Penn & Jan Urban took bronze in the V6 500m. As the commentator of the event continued to say, “The people from Canada continue to surprise!” Possibly the biggest victory however came when Jain, Zrum, Curry and Skribe were joined by Chelsey Tidmarsh and Leanne Stanley to take both the premier races in the open women’s V6 500m and V6 1500m. An incredibly happy ending to the long, cold, dark story of winter training. The Canadians are now looking forward when the world comes to their country in Calgary for the 2012 World Sprints.	Discount Coupons Jimmy Buffett's

Publisher: Ropati Hebenstreit
sales: (808) 351-2398

Writers: Meg Blaser, Cheance Adair, Harvie Allison, Gaylord Wilcox, Cheryl Skribe, Liko Wallace, Cara Mazzei

Photos: Peter Caldwell, Brian Vestyck, Harvie Allison, www.photo-ducos.nc, Jon Brunk Photography: Ropati Hebenstreit

Proof reader: Amy Hebenstreit

A MAGAZINE
FOR PADDLERS
BY PADDLERS
Mission Statement: to bring the excitement of outrigger paddling to a larger audience. We feel that Pacific Paddler’s hui of supporters, contributors, subscribers and advertisers is helping the sport grow, not only here in Hawaii, but around the world. Thanks for your contribution to the sport.

Enter to win a free subscription to Pacific Paddler - offer ends October 31st, 2010

Racing in Gibons, BC

By Cheryl Skribe
Photos by Jon Brunk Photography www.brunkphoto.com
After a year off, the Howe Sound race in Gibsons, BC, Canada is back! With a new course, this 11 year old race has gotten the refreshing boost all us paddlers in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest needed. The 28km Howe Sound race is known for its breathtaking scenery and its grueling currents and wind. The new course did not disappoint, and with the added addition of a 12km downwind, it made for some great opportunities to test everyone’s skills.

The women’s division was dominated by False Creek (FCRCC). The winning team of FCRCC-1 posted a time of 2:30.32, with FCRCC-2 taking 2nd in 2:38.10 and Jericho rounding out 3rd place in 2:43.11.

Mother Nature calmed herself somewhat for the men’s and mixed divisions making it more of a horse race and less of a surfing race. Tides and currents were pumping though and this factored greatly into the lines the teams took around the islands and inlets. FCRCC-1 took the top of the podium in the men’s division with a time of 2:12.15, followed by Sail Sandpoint in 2:16.01 and Kelowna Outrigger in 2:18.48. Vancouver Ocean Sports secured top spot in the mixed division with a time of 2:29.32.
The next day’s small boat races were well attended with many dragging themselves onto the water for yet another bashing. The 10km mass start race was a crowd pleaser as the participants fought hard to secure their line around the king tides that occurred that morning. Alan Goto took the top OC1 men’s spot in 52:15 and Kamini Jain the top women’s OC1 in 55:27.

One of the remarkable aspects about the Howe Sound Race is the way the community of Gibsons embraces the event. All the locals get involved as enthusiastic hosts to the many paddlers that descend upon them over the weekend. Gibsons is accessible from Vancouver only by ferry or boat. It is a little ocean village surrounded by mountains with snow covered peaks. (Don’t let the mountain snow fool you, the air temperature is still warm enough for your bikinis and shorts!) If you have ever considered a race in Canada this is the one to do. But plan accordingly because this race is only held every other year so your next opportunity to partake in this breathtaking and grueling race will be in July 2012. All the info you need can be found at www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger/index.htm

New Caledonia Highlights

Winter training sucks! This is the consensus of every member of the Canadian team attending the World Sprint Outrigger Championships in New Caledonia this past May. Snow, hail, sleet, wind and freezing rain were just some of the hazards endured over the winter of training. Add to this the desire and hope to better the previous performance and it created a serious requirement for commitment.
“After our success in Sacramento in 2008 we had expectations. We were heading into New Cal wanting to do better, and that always puts a lot more pressure on everyone.” Explains Kamini Jain, the Canadian team coach.

Fortunately, the pressure and the challenges of winter training paid off for the small Canadian contingent in New Caledonia. Their 7 medals; including 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze placed them 4th in the overall medal count behind Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia.

Jain and the members of her open and master’s teams were a huge part of that success securing all but one of those 7 medals. Leanne Stanley took bronze in the open women’s V1 500, Jain got silver in the master’s women V1 500 and Sheila Kuyper was 3rd in the sr. master’s V1 500. The master’s team of Jain, Kuyper, Leanne Zrum, Helen Curry, Sue Porter and Cheryl Skribe successfully defended their world title from Sacramento in the V6 1000m. The sr. master men’s team of Paul Pilon, Al Birtle, Gord Wallace, Ken Crosby, Gord Penn & Jan Urban took bronze in the V6 500m. As the commentator of the event continued to say, “The people from Canada continue to surprise!”
Possibly the biggest victory however came when Jain, Zrum, Curry and Skribe were joined by Chelsey Tidmarsh and Leanne Stanley to take both the premier races in the open women’s V6 500m and V6 1500m. An incredibly happy ending to the long, cold, dark story of winter training.

The Canadians are now looking forward when the world comes to their country in Calgary for the 2012 World Sprints.

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