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Outrigger

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ing canoe, and drop the relief paddlers in the water, in line with the racing canoe, the canoe approaches the paddlers in the water, and while in motion if there are three paddlers in the water, three paddlers will exit the canoe, and the new paddlers will “pop” in and start paddling...”

Race fees are $650 per crew, and entry fees include canoe storage in Avalon and the Sunday afternoon awards dinner for the Sept. 10 paddlers.

“This year’s event is currently at 118 total crews,” said SCORA Registrar Caren Thompson in an email from Aug. 19. “Thirty of those crews are visitors meaning they are not SCORA member clubs. Those 30 come from a variety of locations: Tahiti, Hawaii (all islands), Northern California, Seattle, and Washington DC.”

Race divisions include:

Races on Saturday, Sept. 10

Co-Ed – Unlimited Co-Ed – 19/U (10 Man) Women – Unlimited Women – Masters Unlimited (age 40+) Women – Senior Masters Unlimited (age 50+) Women – Golden Masters Unlimited (age 55+) Women – 19 & Under (10 man)

Races on Sunday, Sept. 11

Co-Ed – Masters Unlimited (age 40+) Co-Ed – Sr Masters Unlimited (age 50+) Men – Unlimited Men – Masters Unlimited (age 40+) Men – Senior Masters Unlimited (age 50+) Men – Golden Masters Unlimited (age 55+) Men – 19 & Under (10-man crew)

A skipper’s and coach’s meeting will be held on Sept. 9 at the Newport Dunes at 5 p.m. A presentation of the Wahine award will be held on Sept. 10 in the center of town in Avalon at 3:45 p.m., and a presentation of the Kane award will be held on Sept. 11 at the Newport Dunes at 4:30 p.m.

“Wahine is Hawaiian for women,” said Thompson. “The women’s awards presentation is done on Wrigley Stage in Avalon. Award tiles will be given to the 1-3rd place winners in each division. Kane is Hawaiian for men. The men’s awards are done at the Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. Same as the women, they are awarded a 1-3rd place in each division.”

The first outrigger race held in California was on Sept. 20, 1959. This first race was a long-distance race from Avalon to the Newport Dunes inside the California Coast.

The renowned Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing, served as the Grand Marshall of the first California Outrigger event and founded the Catalina to Newport Dunes race, the original California Outrigger Classic. The subsequent races were underwritten by the Balboa Improvement Association and Ira Dowd, part owner of the Newport Dunes.

For more information or to register for the event, visit https://www.catalinacrossing.org/event-info/.

Ocean Institute

From page 15

Ocean Institute didn’t have the $1 million it would need to complete the repairs to its 98-foot-tall mast and decking the Coast Guard said would need to be made over time. Still, the insurance company said it needed to be completed right then.

Large donors helped get the fundraising rolling, and after institute officials requested the public, more donations flooded in.

The Spirit of Dana Point is a traditionally built replica of a 1770s privateer schooner used during the American Revolution. These ships were known for their speed and were used for smuggling. The vessel is 118 feet long with a rig height of 100 feet and 5,000 square feet of sail.

Dennis Holland, a master shipwright who built the 118-foot seafaring vessel, had a dream to construct an accurate replica from the period when America fought for independence. So, armed with talent, determination, little money, and plans he purchased from the Smithsonian Institution, Holland laid the keel in his Orange County yard on May 2, 1970. Thirteen years later, this fast privateer was launched and continues to sail the ocean. The boat is decorated with craftsmanship and pride of early America from bow to stern.

Formerly the Pilgrim of Newport, the re-named Spirit of Dana Point is now a teaching platform where students directly experience life at sea as it has been for hundreds of years. The schooner is used for living history and at-sea maritime programs throughout the year.

The Spirit will be present at the upcoming Maritime Festival at the Ocean Institute from Sept. 9-11, but it has not yet been decided if she will be inviting guests onboard.

For more information on The Spirit of Dana Point and the Ocean Institute, please visit https://oceaninstitute.org/.

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