Outrigger Canoe Club men and women have competed in open ocean distance races since first competing in the Molokai Hoe in 1954. Races are sponsored by various canoe clubs.
Outrigger sponsors the Dad Center Memorial Race for women (started 1974) each August. And previously sponsored the Skippy Kamakawiwoole Long Distance Race for men (1985-2001).
Outrigger has been very successful in distance racing, winning both the men’s and women’s divisions in both Hawaii and California in many races. More information about Outrigger’s long distance crews may be found in Historical News Clips, old Forecast and Outrigger magazines, oral histories by paddlers and other entries on this site.
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