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Paddlers of all ages and on all manner of boards compete in the International<br />
Surf Festival Velzy-Stevens Paddleboard Race, from the Manhattan to<br />
the Hermosa pier. This year’s race is Sunday, Aug. 5. Easy Reader File<br />
Photo<br />
solo and tandem and others riding<br />
all sorts of boards.<br />
SurfFestival.org<br />
Grom O Rama<br />
Sunday, August 12<br />
A day of paddling and instruction.<br />
Boards provided free. Organized<br />
by Open Prone Paddle, a new<br />
organization formed to encourage<br />
young paddlers. 9:30 a.m. at 22nd<br />
Street, Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />
SouthBayBoardriders.com<br />
Catalina Classic<br />
Sunday, August 26<br />
The Catalina Classic is the oldest<br />
(established 1955) and longest (32<br />
miles) organized paddleboard race<br />
in the world. Legendary watermen<br />
Greg Noll, George Downing, Rick<br />
Gregg and Tom Zahn were among<br />
the 13 paddlers who competed in<br />
the first race. It continues to be the<br />
most prestigious prone paddleboard<br />
race in the world, attracting paddlers<br />
from all over the world. Sorry,<br />
no stand-ups. Starts from the island<br />
Isthmus and finishes at the Manhattan<br />
Pier.<br />
CatalinaClassicPaddleboardRace.org<br />
Paddling resources<br />
Stand up paddleboard lessons and rentals are available in Hermosa<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> at Spyder Surf (Spydersurf.com), and Pier Surf; in Manhattan<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> at Nikau Kai (NikauKai.com); in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> at Tarsan<br />
Stand-up (tarsanstandup.com), Paddle House (paddle-house.com) and<br />
Dive N' Surf (DiveNSurf.com); and in Torrance at Olympus Board<br />
Shop (OlympusBoardshop.net).<br />
PADDLING, HAWAIIAN STYLE<br />
Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club in King Harbor trains half a dozen<br />
men and women teams, ranging in experience from novices to world<br />
champions and girls and boys 8-person teams. People who have never<br />
paddled are encouraged to come out and compete in novice races. Visiting<br />
paddlers are also welcome. Novice practices are Monday and<br />
Wednesday evenings for women and Tuesday and Thursday for men.<br />
The practices begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue until dark. Weekend<br />
practices are scheduled at various times.<br />
Lanakila.com.<br />
US Outrigger Championships<br />
September 8, 9<br />
The 59th annual Catalina Channel Crossing/US Outrigger Championships<br />
is the longest Polynesian canoe race in the continental U.S.<br />
The women’s race begins in Newport and finishes 26 miles later, in<br />
Avalon. The men’s race departs Avalon the following morning for<br />
Newport. Proceeds support local charities.<br />
Catalinacrossing.org. B<br />
24 Easy Reader / <strong>Beach</strong> magazine • <strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong>
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