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News and Events  2009Join us in Santa Cruz at the Santa Cruz Wharf & Boardwalk!Saturday, August 15: Tony Gora Memorial Long Distance Race Sunday, August 16: Aloha Day Novice Races Saturday, August 15: Tony Gora Memorial Long Distance RaceLocation: Santa Cruz Harbor and BeachRegistration opens 7:30 a.m. Coaches/Steersperson Meeting 8:30 a.m. Novice & Keiki V6 (5 miles), Paddleboard 9:00 a.m. Standard Course Iron Women, Men and Coed (@10 Miles) 10:00 a.m. Long Course Iron Women and Men (@14 Miles) 11:30 a.m. This year we are offering the standard @ 10 mile course for all iron divisions followed by the longer 12 – 14 mile course( we’d like your input on the final distance!). This will allow us to complete the shorter race and get the long course paddlers off earlier (before noon!). Please send your entry information to linakad@yahoo.com with the following: men, women, or coed entry; chase boat info.; canoes available to loan for other events. Our goal is to make this a great day on Monterey Bay for everyone! Registration Fees: $15 per paddler Car Parking: Paddler parking is available in the Harbor parking lot (meters or all day pass) or on street parking. Permits are required on the street and start at @ 10:00 a.m. (for sale outside the Crows’ Nest parking lot entrance on the street). Be prepared to feed the meter if you are in the harbor lot or purchase a harbor day permit from the harbor master…limited parking is also available in the Crow’s Nest lot for an hourly rate. Trailer Parking: All escort boats and canoes will be launched at Santa Cruz Harbor (www.santacruzharbor.org for directions). As there is no salmon fishing season, the harbor is open to trailer parking. Please notify Dave Dyc that you are bringing a trailer (makapaa@aol.com) so that we will have enough space reserved for our use. Late arrivals will need to be parked at the upper harbor lot. Parking rate is $12 per trailer/launch permit. Canoes available: Pu Pu O Hawaii has several canoes on the beach to share with clubs unable to trailer their own equipment. Akau Hana is also on the beach and may be able to assist as well. Canoes may only be launched off the beach with permission of the Harbor Patrol, we will confirm the morning of the race if that is available to you – otherwise, all launches will be at the launch ramp and docks. Sunday, August 16: Aloha Day Novice RacesLocation: Santa Cruz Main Beach and WharfWe are hosting the Aloha Day Novice races again this year at the Wharf on Sunday morning. Any of your club members staying in town would be welcome to assist us! We provide canoes, strokers and steersmen to crews of 4 novice paddlers. The crews are put through a single elimination race chart and the top 4 crews race for awards! Complete the Aloha Day Novice Canoe Race registration form. Its great fun and the novice enthusiasm is contagious! Racing begins with 'da kine' instruction by Jerry Ching at 8:30 followed by the first race at 9! Enter your team now! Music, crafts and entertainment begins at the Wharf Stage at 11 a.m. and runs to 5 p.m. For more questions or assistance, contact Dave Dyc (831) 345-1776 makapaa@aol.com or Linda Dresbach (408) 981-3717 / linakad@yahoo.com
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