The Santa Cruz Paddleboard Union is a group of ocean enthusiasts who are dedicated to having fun in the ocean, serving their community, and promoting the sport of paddleboarding in Northern California. We encourage all people who want to have fun when the surf is flat to come and try paddleboarding. For more information, click here to check out our website.

Based in Ponce Inlet, Florida- we have a code and an initiation. 86 active members, we cap at 100 members. http://www.leslierules.com to be posted soon. Members age from 5-55. Local not required. Contact

Airhead runs a Stand Up Paddle Board club on the south coast of the UK.. Demo Board.. Fun Sessions.. Informal club for folks to meet up and get out on the water.

Check out Air-head.com for more info or email us at . Come and join us on the water!

In Seattle, canoe paddlers have the opportunity to enjoy the surrounding of unique waterways such as Lake Washington and the Puget Sound. In the Pacific Northwest, teams in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia compete frequently during the spring and summer and gradually start traveling to meet their California and Pacific Island competitors as the season progresses. SOCC paddlers practice three times a week from April through October as daylight permits. Did you say you wanted to try something new this year? Spend it with us on the water!

Friendship and teamwork are often cited as the most gratifying aspects of outrigger canoe paddling. Good fun, hard work, and much Aloha await! For more information, check out the website at www.seattleoutrigger.com/ or email us at .

Imua Outrigger Canoe Club is an amateur, non-profit organization that competes against other clubs throughout Southern California in 6-man outrigger canoes ranging from 5-minute sprints to 5-hour/36-mile competitions. Founded in 1970, Imua Outrigger Canoe Club is comprised of adventure-minded adults of various ages who enjoy the competition along with the sense of ohana and aloha achieved through the ancient sport of Polynesian canoeing. We are dedicated to preserving and promoting the environment, and give back to the community through various local charities.

mua Outrigger Canoe Club is based Newport Beach, California and welcome adventure minded adults with or without prior paddling experience. For practice days and times, check out our website at http://www.imua.bigstep.com.

We are dedicated to perpetuating native Hawaiian culture in the Pacific Northwest. We are a family-oriented organization involving children and adults from all backgrounds. As a club, we not only participate in the sport of outrigger canoe racing, but we also participate in hula and Tahitian dance, Hawaiian language classes, native Hawaiian history and ukulele lessons. We teach our paddlers water safety and the different techniques of paddling.

Contact information:
Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound
P.O. Box 12827
Mill Creek, WA 98082-0827
Phone:  425-744-1596
URL: www.huiwaaopugetsound.org

Aloha, paddlers, come and check out our outrigger club. We are located at Anuenue Beach, Oahu. It would be great for you to come paddle with us. Gold master adults practice at 4:30 and adults practice at 5:00. For more info check out our website anuenuecanoeclub.org or email us at .

Hey, paddlers come and try out the Southern Adelaide Outriggers Canoe Club. During the summer season we train Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm and on Sunday at 8am at Grange Beach.  If there is a strong wind warning we train at the Port River. For more information visit our website adelaideoutriggers.com or email us at .

The mission of Lanikai Canoe Club is to maintain and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture through the promotion of competitive and recreational outrigger canoe paddling for youth, family, and the community. Please check out our website, http://www.lanikaicanoeclub.org for race and practice schedule. We are located in Kailu, Oahu. Please come and paddle with us. For more info email us at .

San Diego Outrigger has been an important part of the California Paddling scene. In the club’s fifteen year history, we’ve seen our share of victories. Our team consists of men and women who are passionate about this great sport. Our skill levels cover all ranges from Olympic class athletes to the recreational paddler. Most importantly we like to have fun. Nothing is better than a fourteen to twenty mile race in the warm California sun and surf. San Diego Outrigger Canoe Club is always looking for fun, team-oriented people. We have men, women, and novice teams. Our open and novice men practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 pm. Our novice and open women practice Monday and Wednesday at 6pm and on non race Saturdays at 8 am. Our novice group also meets on Saturdays at 10 am. We really encourage anyone who likes to paddle to come check out our club and come to a few practices to see if you like it. Our website is sandiegooutrigger.com.

The Waikiki BeachBoys Canoe Club (WBBCC) was formed in 1973 by a group of Waikiki Beach Boys that all had a similar vision but paddled for different clubs. They decided to come together to form a club that would promote the image of the original Waikiki Beach Boys… men who respected the ocean and mastered the skills of surfing and outrigger canoe paddling, while spreading the spirit of Aloha.

WBBCC continues to promote the image of the original Waikiki Beach Boys and the spirit of Aloha through its paddling events and its members. A number of the members still work the beaches of Waikiki and some are employed as lifeguards and firemen, patrolling the shores of Hawaii, making the waters safe and enjoyable for residents and tourists. Furthermore, its paddlers continue to strive towards excellence in performance and are determined to stop nowhere short of World Champions.

WBBCC has a separate women and men club. Generally, we practice at 5:45 pm, but occasionally we practice in the morning. To join, email Dana Gorecki, the WBBCC president at . Check out our website at waikikibeachboys.com for more information.

Located in Ventura, CA, Hokuloa Outrigger Canoe Club has a diverse membership of all ages and abilities and offers competitive paddling for both adults and keikis. Hokuloa is a member club of the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association (SCORA) and is the host of the annual Ventura Channel Challenge race. Check out http://www.hokuloaoutrigger.com for more info.

The Wasabi Paddling Club is a Dragonboat and Outrigger Canoe Club in Portland, Oregon. We compete in regional and international competitions. We welcome new and experienced paddlers to join us and see what competing on the water is all about.  Come out and see: http://www.wasabiusa.org/

Arizona Dry Heat Paddlers OCC of Tempe, Arizona is both for Recreational paddlers and those interested in racing in SCORA Events.  Founded in 2001, AZDHP was started to promote the Polynesian and Hawaiian Sport of paddling and uphold the traditional values associated with this ancient sport. Our practice schedule:
Sunday,Saturday 7 am
Monday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday 5 pm
Tempe Towne Lake Marina
Tempe, Arizona

Contact Joe Harrop 480-510-5818

http://www.arizonadryheatpaddlers.com

The Nahant Dory Club’s mission and purpose is to cultivate, educate and support all aspects of recreational sailing and provide organized racing, sailing events and other boating activities for its members and their families.
We are based out of Nahant, Massachusets. For more information, practice/race schedule, check out our website at www.doryclub.org.

If you are interested in open water swimming with a group, SOWAT is available year round. Shadow Cliffs is an East Bay Regional Park located in Pleasanton, California.  The facility is actually a small lake that was once a quarry. The group is friendly and flexible. There is no coaching or training, just open water swimming.
SOWAT has had an open water swim team since 1982; the group includes serious masters swimmers, open water aficionados, many triathletes (some Ironman competitors) and people who just enjoy open water swimming. It is a great chance to get comfortable swimming in open water conditions, get out of the chlorine, and not have to do flip turns every 30 seconds.  We have a mile, mile and a half, and two mile course.  Our swimming hours are Daybreak 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM every day.
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays at 6:00 PM to dusk, June through mid October. For more info go to http://sowat-swimming.org and http://home-pacbell.net/leewaysf/sowat.html.

Sundays at 1:00 PM, year round, a group of swimmers will be entering the ocean at Avila Beach, California. We call ourselves the “Avila Dolphins” and welcome other ocean swim enthusiasts. Around mid-day Sunday we relax on the beach on the east side of the Avila Pier. In bad weather there will be just a few swimmers. During the beautiful summer there may be a couple dozen ocean swimmers of varying ability and speed.

Each week we choose a different swim course based on the interest and ability of that day’s swimmers. The Sunday swim is not a race - the Avila Dolphins are for support and friendship. Some swimmers wear wetsuits, some don’t. Water temperature at Avila Beach varies from a low of 51 degrees in the spring to a high of 62 degrees in the late summer. For more information on the Avila Dolphins go to www.avilaswimming.com

La Jolla Cove and the bay between the Cove and La Jolla Shores is one of the best places in the world for ocean swimming. It is the home of the La Jolla Cove Swim Club.

The club is an informal organization of (mostly) friendly people who like to swim in the ocean. The club has no regular meetings but tries to sponsor an activity approximately once a month. The larger events are the Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day, the “CYA Across the Bay” Swim (1.5 mile) in late June, and the Tour of Buoys (5 mile and 1.5 mile) in early August. The club also supports, but does not sponsor, the La Jolla Rough Water Swim on the second Sunday in September. This includes one mile and 3 mile races for adults and a 250 yard race for children. See http://www.ljrws.com for information.

The club’s website is http://www.lajollacoveswimclub.org.
The club’s mailing address is P.O. Box 427 La Jolla CA 92038.

Whether you yearn to swim the Golden Gate, aspire to conquer the English Channel, or simply love paddling around in cold water, you’ll feel at home at the Dolphin Club.

Our members swim year-round in the waters of Aquatic Park, where temperatures vary from about 50 F in January to about 61 F in September (unless El Nino warms things up!). A line of buoys parallel to the shore marks a quarter-mile course; you may also swim anywhere else inside the pier and breakwater that you feel comfortable.  For more information check out our website http://www.dolphinclub.org.

Our history begins in 1873 and continues to be made by members who break records and take on ever more daring feats. The South End Rowing Club of San Francisco is an institution in our city. We are oldest of the clubs founded solely for the purpose of rowing. Shortly after the club opened we expanded to include swimming, handball, and running as club sponsored sports.

There is something for everyone at the South End Rowing Club. We hope you’ll visit us; become a member; join and contribute to our community and celebrate the San Francisco Bay with us.

http://www.south-end.org/