|
|||||
|
|
Outrigger
Outrigger canoes feature one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull. The outrigger gives a canoe greater stability and seaworthiness. The sport is also known as Wa'a racing in some parts of the Pacific and Waka ama in New Zealand. Outrigger races vary in length from 500 metres for sprint events, eight kilometres for "short course" events, 16-18 kilometres for "long course" events, and up to 42 kilometres for marathon events. The crew consists of one to nine people, depending on the type of race and canoe. As a standard outrigger canoe contains six seats, crew changeovers during longer races involve exit and entry to the canoe directly from the water while the canoe is underway. Longer races are typically conducted in the open ocean. In 1994 HKIPC brought the first outrigger canoes to Hong Kong from Vancouver, Canada. The intention was to provide some off-season recreational paddling for dragon boat paddlers, but it did not take long until members started to race outriggers competitively. Today outrigger training and racing has an equal weighting to dragon boating in our club, and the HKIPC fleet includes a flotilla of OC1s, OC2s and OC6s. Our official outrigger training season is from June to December, but members train year-round to compete individually in various overseas events. More about outrigger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrigger_canoe 
|
Hong Kong Island Paddle Club is partnering with the Hong Kong Shark Foundatoin
SponsorsIf you are interested in Sponsoring the Hong Kong Island Paddle Club please email Walter Colgan for more information.
|
|||
© 2008 Hong Kong Island Paddle Club | Site designed & constructed by Thirsty Horse | Sponsored by HostingHK.com |
|||||
