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Rather cold for racing

One of main reasons for cancelling the first "winter" season race is the very cold temps, like 15 deg in the mornings or so. Schools have been closed for 2 days because of icy driving among all our hills. Then of course there are football playoffs all weekend - go Seahawks. Keep paddling and get ready for the Jerico race.

Indoor paddling is a good way to keep in shape:

2007 Race Calendar

PNW Winter Series
OC-1/2 Race Series 2007 Tentative Schedule:

• CANCELLED too icy and cold! (January 13^th - Lake Union, Seattle Hui Wa’a O Wakinikona OCC
• January 27^th - B.C. Canada Jericho OCC
• Feb 3rd - Lake Union 6 mile race
  
• February 10^th - Mt Home 8 mile upwind up-river - hard race!
  
• February 24^th - Tacoma, Washington Kikaha O Ke Kai OCC
• March 10^th - B.C. Canada False Creek OCC
• March 24^th - Portland, Oregon Multnomah Channel CC and WasabiCC
• April 7^th - Seattle, Washington Sail Sand Point OCC
• Autumn Rose has shown interest in hosting a series race – Date and location TBA

PNW-ORCA OC-6 TentativeRace Schedule 2007:

• April 28^th, 2007 Rusty Iron Distance Race Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon - Pacific OC
  
• May 19^th, 2007 Manu K. Baker Sprints Steele Lake, Federal Way, WA. – Kikaha O Ke Kai OCC
  
• May 26^th, 2007 Na Po’e O Ke Kai Sprints Green Lake, Seattle, WA. Hui Wa’a O Wakinikona OCC
  
• June 9^th, 2007 Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound Regatta Silver Lake, Everett, WA. Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound OCC
• June 16^th & 17^rd, 2007 Autumn Rose Sprints and Races, Sun Valley, Bellingham, WA. Autumn Rose CC
• June 30^th, 2007 Hui Heihei Wa’a Sprints - Waterfront Park, Silverdale, WA. Hui Heihei Wa’a
  
• July 15^th and 16^th, 2007 Gorge Distance & OC-1/2 Race, Stevenson, WA. Bend OCC
  
• July 21^st , 2007 PNW-ORCA Sprint Championships, Silver Lake Park, Everett, WA. PNW-ORCA
  
• August 4^th, 2007 Seattle Grind, Alki Beach, Seattle, WA. Seattle OCC
  
• August 18^th, 2007 Race Around the Island, Marine Park, Vancouver, WA. Columbia River OCC
  
• August 25^th, 2007 Pacific Northwest Outrigger Challenge, Sand Point, Beach, WA. Tri-Cities, Sail Sand Point & Kikaha OCC
  
• September 15^th , 2007 Race Around Hat Island - PNW Long Distance Championships, Mulkiteo, WA. Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound