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About Us
Ikuna Koa
currently maintains four outrigger canoes, which are kept at the
San
Diego Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club, a non profit 501C-7 organization
where
Ikuna Koa operates under the Boat Club Athletic Association founded
in 2003.
Our
team is experiencing terrific growth and have about 50 members this
year, all of whom blend together to create a fun, cohesive and
competitive team.
We are very
excited about the season and are expecting to do well. Our racing
season begins in May and extends through September. Ikuna Koa’s
goal is to participate in 12
SCORA sanctioned races from San Diego
to Santa Barbara and take several teams to Kailua Kona, Hawaii for
the Queen Lili’uokalani regatta, the largest outrigger canoe race in
the world. These races attract world wide participation and media.
2008 Board
of Directors
2008 SCORA Director(s)
2008 Coaching Staff
While
racing is exciting, it is only one facet of our club. We are also
very active in giving back to the community as Ikuna Koa follows the
Hawaiian traditions of aloha, respect and loyalty.
Members from Ikuna Koa Outrigger Canoe
Club joined together with the San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation
to start the first ever Southern California Adaptive Paddler Program
for disabled military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Working
closely with Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California, this
program has become a great success as part of the rehabilitation
process for our vets.
Each year we produce an event at their
annual picnic, taking kids with Spina Bifida and their families our
for a paddle. The smiles and laughs are priceless.
Each year we help with the blind ski
program which takes sight impaired kids and adults water skiing, and
then celebrate with a luncheon feast.
Each year we host an informational
booth and give rides to attendees, introducing them to the sport of
outrigger.
Supporting the Hawaiian community in
SD, we paddle the Kahuna up to the opening ceremony for the blessing
of the annual event.
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