Columbia River Outrigger Canoe Club (CROCC)
A paddling ohana with heart!
Mahalo to everyone who participated in Race Around the Island (RATI), including (but not limited to): padders from around the northwest, hula dancers and opening ceremony from Ke Kukui Foundation, chase boat captains and crews, race officials, raffle prize diners, spectators, park rangers (who understood that those bottles were full of root beer)… What a fantastic day!
View of wa’a lining up at RATI 2013
Opening ceremony by Ke Kukui
Some of your hosts
We are looking forward to next years race!
Paddles honor Uncle Larry Awana
Mahalo to our hosts Hui Wa’a o Waikinikona for a great day of sprint racing out on Green Lake. A honor ceremony for Uncle Larry Awana, the first Po’o Wa’a (leader) of the Wakinikona Hawaiian Canoe Club was held at the event that included all clubs. The day was beautiful and no wind to speak of like years past. Congratulations to all of the clubs and paddlers that had a great time out there competing in all of the different event.
CROCC/SOCC crew coming in
Mahalo to Pacific Outrigger Canoe Club for a wonderful day out at Frenchmen’s bar. It was a great location for the race and proved to be challenging. The weather was good with high clouds, warm weather, and no rain. Rusty Iron is always a great time to reconnect with our larger paddling Ohana from PNWORCA.
Though the crews did not rank in the top three placements of their divisions they still did a great job. Congratulations to each and every paddler who participated in the race. Below are the times that the crews did:
Wahine (Women) Open, Long course – 1:08:22
Kane (Men) Open, Long course – 1:01:19
