Our annual banquet and club meeting was November 5 at St. Louis Alumni Hall. We had a great turnout, good food from Da Kitchen, and enjoyed a digital slide show by Ke‘opu Reelitz.
During the club meeting phase ofthe evening, we elected a slate of new officers for 2012. Ho‘omaika‘i and mahalo to:
- President: Valerie Franck
- Head Coach: Carol Jaxon
- Vice-President: Ke‘opu Reelitz
- Treasurer: Joe Mastrantonio
- Recording Secretary: Gina Gonce
- Corresponding Secretary: John Wyatt
The competitive OC6 season is over, and the OC1 season is beginning. Some members are taking time off from paddling, while others are getting out on their OC1s for fun or competition.
We will continue to paddle during the off-season. Any members who want to maintain their OC6 proficiency and get some additional coaching are welcome to come down for any scheduled practice session. If you want to better your performance next year, then you need to start working out now and you have the option to include off-season paddling in your schedule. We are practicing now on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. The Saturday morning practices start at 7am, with canoes in the water at 6:45am. If you want to paddle Saturday morning, plan on being out on the water for 2 or more hours. Please note that these practices are not intended for very young or inexperienced paddlers. See Coach Wayne if you have any questions about participating.
New Paddlers can come to the site on Tuesday or Thursday evening about 5:30 and meet with Coach Wayne or Coach Bill. If you or your friends are interested in learning to race outrigger canoe, check our page for new paddlers.
For those who may not have the time or inclination to compete, but who want to paddle (or learn to paddle) for fun and exercise, recreational membership is available.
Current annual dues for recreational membership are $60 and entitle these members to participate in Lōkahi practices and activities short of actual competition. If you join as a Recreational paddler and later decide you’d like to compete, we’ll apply your payment to the dues for competitive paddling.
