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Forthcoming
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OutriggerThe Paddle Club brought the first outrigger canoes to Hong Kong in the form of two Malias from Vancouver, Canada. The intention was to provide some off-season recreational paddling for our more avid dragon boat paddlers. In the smoldering after glow of the dragon boat race season, however, it did not take long for the desire to race canoes competitively both locally and overseas to grow. Outrigger training and racing has now become of equal weighting to our club. From July to January, our Club is fully geared up for canoeing. Outrigger Canoe Racing is a team paddling sport which utilises the outrigger canoe. The sport is also known as Wa’a racing in some parts of the Pacific and Waka ama in New Zealand. The length of the race can be up to 500 metres in short sprint events, eight kilometres for ‘short course’ events, 16 to 18 kilometres for ‘long course’ events, and 42 kilometres for marathon events. 
The standard crew complement is one to nine, 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. The longer races are typically conducted in the open ocean. The outrigger is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull. The outrigger bestows greater stability and seaworthiness upon a canoe. HKIPC has several 1-man, 2-man and 6-man outrigger canoes as part of the club fleet. More about Outrigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrigger_canoe 
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