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Dana Outrigger Performs Well at South American Canoe Championships

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December 7, 2017 5:35AM
in SPORTS & OUTDOORS, Sports Headlines
Dana Outrigger Performs Well at South American Canoe Championships

Members of the Dana Outrigger Canoe Club on the shores of Lima, Peru for the South American Canoe Championships. Photo: Courtesy

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By Steve Breazeale

The six members of the Dana Outrigger Canoe Club that landed in Peru on Nov. 17 barely had time to shake off the jetlag before they hit the icy waters of the Pacific to compete against the best outrigger canoe paddlers on the continent.

The Americans had less than 12 hours after landing in Lima before they were competing in the South American Canoe Championships’ flagship event—a 14-mile, open-ocean paddle.

The local Dana Point-based team, which includes several San Clemente residents, acquitted themselves nicely with a 10th-place finish in a field of 17 boats. The local team had to rent a boat while in Peru, which slowed them down quite a bit.

Dana Outrigger Canoe Club members took the San Clemente Times with them to Machu Picchu. Photo
The Dana Outrigger Canoe Club team competed against the top paddlers from South America while in Peru. Photo: Courtesy
Members of the Dana Outrigger Canoe Club on the shores of Lima, Peru for the South American Canoe Championships. Photo: Courtesy

However, the 14-mile race went off without a hitch for the Dana Outrigger team. Clubs from Brazil and Easter Island got out to early leads and left a pack behind, which the Dana Outrigger team stayed in. Heavy swells ended up not factoring in much to the outcome.

“I thought we were respectable,” Dana Outrigger member John Skorstad said. “Everybody on our team really performed well.”

Team members Dave Brozowski and Brian Pesartic competed in the event’s mixed co-ed 6K race. Brozowski placed second and Pesartic took third.

The same Dana Outrigger team made the trip south for the championships in 2016, which was held in Chile. The trip is now becoming an annual tradition for the tightknit group. Next year, they plan on competing in the 2018 edition of the race in Brazil.

Skorstad said the sport of outrigger canoe racing is becoming increasingly popular in South America. More outrigger clubs are making the journey to the event every year, he said, and the overall interest and skill level has noticeably increased.

But the competition is only half the fun for the local outrigger team. They always make sure to take a few extra days following the race to sightsee and explore.

This year, after completing the race on Nov. 18, the crew spent a week exploring the mountainous area around the city of Cusco. The group made hikes up to Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu and Rainbow Mountain before returning stateside.

The Dana Outrigger group is currently planning a trip to compete in Hawaii sometime in 2018.

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