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While the sport originally hails from Hawaii, outrigger canoeing has gained a very strong foothold along the Californian coast. This weekend will be a good opportunity for people unfamiliar with the water sport to get an up-close look at it.

The Noah Kalama Outrigger Classic will take place from about 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 14, at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. The races celebrate Kalama, who was one of the first people to popularize outrigger canoeing from Hawaii to California — which originally was a mode of transportation between the various Hawaiian Islands    …  More

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