Thank you to everyone that came out to the PNWORCA Winter Series Race #6, hosted by Kai Ikaika! It was a gorgeous and sunny spring Saturday and while the course was a little longer than expected, the racers did a great job with navigating the squirrel-y nature of the Willamette River. Well done! We hope to see you all next year.
You can view and download the official race results here. View photos from the race here.
Kai Ikaika competed in the Gorge Outrigger Races over the weekend, hosted by WaterWalker. The water conditions were uncharacteristically FLAT this year with a surprising east wind which made the normally downwinder portion of the race an “upwinder” against the current. On top of that, the weather was hot, hot hot! – with temperatures soaring to near triple digits by the end of the mixed and women’s races. Many kudos go out to all the teams that competed this year and slogged through the hot, mucky race course. Thankfully, the wind picked back up a little and many folks got a few downwind runs in on small boats and SUPS on Sunday.
Kai Ikaika men took third overall and second place in the Men’s Masters division with a time of 1:12:42. A second Kai Ikaika Men’s Masters team placed 4th in the division with a time of 1:18:10. View a complete list of the men’s results here.
Kai Ikaika women came in fourth with a time of 1:30:50 and the Kai Ikaika mixed crew took 6th in their division with a time of 1:28:56. View a complete list of the women’s and mixed race results here.
As usual the weekend was full of good times, great friends and lots of camping fun with our paddling Ohana. Can’t wait for next year… fingers crossed that we’ll get some wind in 2016.
A few race shots from our good friends over at Outrigger Zone.
Kai Ikaika had five crews compete at the Annual Rooster Rock Outrigger Race on Saturday June 27, 2015. The premier mens and womens crews placed first in their respective divisions with a fourth place finish for the open mixed crew, a first place finish in the unlimited category for the second mens crew and a third place finish in the short course for the novice mixed crew. Congratulations to all the paddlers that competed in the races and managed to make it through the 90+ degree heat!
