Are you ready for a fun, wet day on the Napa River? If so, it is time to organize your team for the second annual Napa River Paddle Day on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Napa Valley Yacht Club and Tom and Danna Wong’s Ohana Wa‘a Canoe Club are presenting the event at the group’s clubhouse at 100 Riverside Drive, Napa.
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The essence of Hawaii comes to Tempe on Saturday, April 12, for the Tempe Town Lake Outrigger Canoe Association’s ninth annual Regatta.
Outrigger teams from California, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona will compete in a full day of sprints in six-man canoes and, for the first time this year, on stand up paddleboards (SUP’s).
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A history of National Sailing Hall of Famer Hobie Alter (Class of 2011) and the iconic boats he created from his company, which began when he started building surfboards as a teenager.
Back in 1950, Hobie Alter was asked what he wanted to do with his life. Like most teenagers, he didn’t know the answer, but he was adamant about one thing: Whatever the job, he had to be able to do it on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway. Granted, those options were extremely limited, but Hobart “Hobie” Alter was a creative thinker. He knew that if he wanted to continue living his idyllic beach lifestyle, he’d have to create the opportunity himself. And that’s exactly what he spent the better part of his life doing, right up until he passed away peacefully Saturday at his retreat in Palm Desert, California, surrounded by family, at the age of 80.
By 1960, still in his 20s, Alter had become … More