At the site where the Columbia River cuts through the Cascade Mountains, nature has carved out one of its most spectacular canyons: The Gorge. It will be the site of the 27th annual “The Gorge 2025,” July 9 through the 12th, the Pacific Northwest’s premier outrigger canoe race. And this year, there will be an […]
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Mark June 28th on your calendar. ✅ Get your canoes off the racks and paddles in hand! The 2025 Iron Champs, celebrating its 40th year, is upon us. More than 1,000 paddlers will test their skills at beautiful Mission Bay, San Diego Saturday, June 28th, or just come out to have fun and enjoy the
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Queen Lili’Uokalani Canoe Races, August 28 – September 1, 2025 Every Labor Day weekend, the shores of the Kona coast come alive with more competitors than you can shake a paddle at. Named in honor of the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani, this king-size event is the world’s largest long-distance canoe race.
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The Silver Lining Foundation, dedicated to “providing respectful and equal access to cost-free breast health testing” in the community, is hosting its biggest fundraiser of the year—the 6th Annual Paddle Palooza, July 11 to 13, on beautiful Flathead Lake, in Polson, Montana. On hand will be more than 200 paddlers from around the world, including
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Te Aito, in the words of Hawaiian race director, Micah Kalama, are “the playoffs for the Super Bowl of outrigger paddling”—the qualifying event for Super Aito, held in Tahiti July 24 to 26th. That’s why so many paddlers were eager to compete in this event, held June 6 and 7. More than 500 paddlers raced
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Sign up now for an exclusive outrigger clinic with Tahiti’s Iloha Eychenne. ARE Tahiti is taking its signature outrigger clinics to Western Montana’s Flathead Lake, where the Silver Lining Foundation will host the 6th Annual Paddle Palooza , July 11 to 13. Dedicated to empowering breast cancer survivors, the Foundation has a profound appreciation for
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Te Aito 2025 is only a few “strokes” away—June 4 to 7! This annual outrigger canoe race, held in French Polynesia, features top Tahitian paddlers and attracts competitors from around the world. It’s a grueling 20 to 30 km (12 to18 mile) race combining skill and endurance, through lagoons and open ocean, against the beautiful
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Iloha Eychenne, of Tahiti, has just completed the 2025 Kaiwi Channel Solo, finishing 3rd in the Open Women’s Division of this grueling, open-ocean race. Tahiti’s Kevin Ceran-Jerusalemy won the Open Men’s Division. This is Iloha’s first time racing across Hawaii’s treacherous Kaiwi Channel and her first time racing in an OC1 outrigger. Iloha won the Te
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This was our third annual 50-mile paddle, a journey we usually take through the open ocean. As always, we had an intracoastal backup plan in case of weather. And sure enough, Mother Nature—and maybe our guardian Eiffel above—threw us a curveball, sending winds and swells that pushed us inland. What was supposed to end with
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Sign up now for an exclusive clinic with Iloha Eychenne, on ARE Tahiti’s coaches page. ARE Tahiti’s commitment to growing the sport of outrigger paddling continues full speed ahead! Next stop: The magnificent blue waters of Kailua Beach Park, on Oahu, Hawaii. This Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 5 – 7, ARE TAHITI will host three separate
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