Pacific Paddler December 2013 - (Page 12)
So Cal - Winter Season begins
Photos by Jon Brindle
trations almost daily as we lead up to race day;
Phew.
order just a week before the event.
at our race. I can't tell you how thrilled I was at
La Jolla on Saturday. Last year we had horrible
awesome web guys, Tim and Dave, behind the
went off. The short course had over 150 entries
harbor. The year before we had horrible weather
tions.
We begin another awesome season of "win-
ter" racing in Beautiful Southern California. The
good folks of San Diego Outrigger Canoe Club
hosted the opening season race at Kellog Park in
water and had to move the race site inside the
and had to cancel completely. This year we had
my 'foodies' are anxious to know how much to
On 10pm Friday night, I connect with the
pages of 'paddleguru' and download 221 registraOK! its 'show time'. At 5:30 am, I am hit
one of the most gorgeous fall days imaginable;
immediately with London-thick fog. NO! Say it
70's. As an event organizer, I watch the regis-
site, but as the sun rises so too do the clouds.
calm, clear seas, sunny and temperatures in the
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aint so. I drive through the fog all the way to the
We ended up with a little over 300 paddlers
the turnout, and the ease with which the race
for the 4.5-mile loop-course, and another 100-
plus for the 9-mile 'ease into the season' race. It
seemed more like 10.25.
I hope you all had as much fun as I did. I
want to thank the safety drivers who basically
run the show for us; Tebe, Chuck and Brian were
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pacific Paddler December 2013
Molokai Hoe
So Cal - Winter Season begins
Image and Reality in Polynesian Voyaging
Canadian Outrigger Heats Up
XCEL European Championship
Take It to the Next Level
COVER 1999 Edition
December 1999 CONTENTS
1999 Na Wahine
1999 Na Wahine
1999 New Products
1999 Ocean Tides, Currents & Racing
OC-1, OC-2 & Kayak 2000 schedule
1999 Canada Outrigger
1999 P3 Masters Waa Kaukahi Relay
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