Pacific Paddler February, 2016 - (Page 32)

4th Annual Wetdashe Outrigger Dry Change Race The 4th Annual Wetdashe Outrigger Dry Change Race was held at Fairway Gorge Paddling Club in Victoria BC. The race is held as part of Movember, and has a goal of raising awareness for men's health issues. Wetdashe offers friendly competition for experienced crews and provides an opportunity for novice paddlers to experience a change race without the chill of the wintry waters of the Pacific in November. This year's event was the largest Wetdashe yet, with 28 mixed crews of 12 paddlers from clubs across the Vancouver Island, Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest. Each crew paddled either a 12 km or 24 km course, and swapped out the entire crew via a dry change on the dock after each 3km lap. Thanks to the support of paddlers and the community, Wetdashe raised $11,000 that was donated to Movember Canada and Island Prostate Centre to assist families dealing with the consequences of prostate cancer. Open Ocean catered the event and worked with racers to help provide over 300 meals to a local shelter through the MealShare program. Mealshare is a non-profit organization with a goal to end hunger! Each time a paddler bought a meal from Open Ocean, a meal was supplied to someone in need. Vancouver crew Here For The Fish Tacos took the 12km course with a strong showing of 1:06:04. False Creek Racing Canoe Club crew Wet Wedgies took top honours in the 24km course with a time of 2:02:58. Mahalo Nui Loa to Fairway Gorge Paddling Club for hosting the event and all the Cold Water Ohana paddlers who helped with all the organizing that went into putting this great event on, and a special thanks to all of our event sponsors. See you on the water for next year's Wetdashe. A HUI HOU, COREY TERAMURA 32 PACiFiC PADDLER digital edition FEBRUARY / MARCH 2016

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pacific Paddler February, 2016

Kanaka Ikaika
Pacific Northwest
OIA
Cook Islands - Vaka Eiva
California Paddling
Wetdashe Dry Change Race
Ikaika Waterman: Kai Wilding
Breathing Mechanics for Paddlers
Vaka Taumoku

Pacific Paddler February, 2016