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Na Wahine O Ke Kai
Molokai Hoe
Harrison 'Beanie' Lono Heen
What is tradition?
Paddling Scholarship
SoCal Ocean Racing
Another Dam Race
Canadian National Sprint Champs
Keeping your muscles limber
Canoe surfing challenge

"It was really rough and sloppy, just a lot of stuff coming left-to-right, right-to-left. Lucky the current and wind was pushing us the whole way."
- Molokai Hoe

On the cover Harrison 'Beanie' Lono Heen

2012 IVF World Outrigger Sprint Due Dates
The 2012 IVF World Outrigger Sprint Championships is August 11 thru 15, 2012 in Calgary, Canada. An intent to participate is due October 31, 2011. Information submitted will be used to help in the planning and organization of the Hawaii trials, which will be held on Sunday, January 15 at Keehi Lagoon. The intent to participate fee is $100.00 per Club/Team and $10.00 for each V1 paddler. Trial registration deadline is November 30 with a fee of $30.00 per paddler/person. Late trial registration fee $50.00 per paddler/person.
After the Hawaii Trails, the Hawaii area coordinator will notify each club/team or individual of the results and final payment. The final registration fee is due January 31. Only those who qualify for Hawaii's allotted lanes will be notified. It is mandatory that all Hawaii clubs, teams and paddlers wear the Hawaii Racing Jersey. Hawaii Delegation T-shirts are recommended.
Final registration fee is $60.00 per paddler plus Hawaii Racing Jersey and delegation tee shirt for $45.00.
All forms and payments should be sent to: Luana Froiseth
791 Sunset Ave
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Email: LuanaFroiseth@AOL.com
or phone 808-732-2639(H) or 808-330-4774.
Make all payments to: HCRA – World Sprints. All payments are non- refundable.

SoCal Ocean Racing

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On Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 12th, race hosts San Diego Outrigger made the scramble to postpone the race due to the threat of bad weather. They didn't want paddlers to have to possibly punch through a seven-foot shore break. It didn't actually pan out that way, but the weather leading up to and after the designated race time was miserable. Oceanside Outrigger hosts the Becky Stuart Memorial on December 3rd, then back to Mission Bay San Diego on December 17th for the San Diego Canoe Kayak Team Tecolote 5000, a multi-discipline, accumulative point sprint event. Celebrate a Happy New Year and join us in Santa Barbara for the Return to the Pier race on January 14th, then time for the Hanohano Ocean Challenge on January 28th in San Diego.

The rest of the calendar can be found on www.eteamz.com/socaloceanracing- looking forward to seeing all my old friends and making new ones this year on the SoCal Winter racing circuit.
Paddle safe, see you on the water, Cheance Adair