All 32 of the Southern California Outrigger Paddling Clubs begin the most strenuous part of their summer season – the 9-man relay race – in the annual Whitey Harrison Canoe Classic sponsored by the Dana Point Outrigger Club.

The Whitey Harrison Classic Outrigger Race is the ONLY Hawaiian-style outrigger race all year long – on either U.S. coastlines, and quite probably the world – that runs 20 miles, hugging the Dana Point and Laguna Beach coastline from beginning to end, making it quite a spectacle for onlookers standing on shore.

At least 700 paddlers participate in this race annually, making it one of the largest races in the world.

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