Please join our FaceBook page for updates and come out to paddle.  For more information or to buy tickets: contact Carol Ducosin: 602-663-8030

We have a bright year ahead of us and would love to see all of you be a part of this wonderful journey.

Please join us for our Jan. 28 canoe blessing and the first practice of the year at 9 a.m. If you would like to have your personal small boats or SUP board included, please bring them out. We will set up all the canoes at the launch ramp.

Potluck to follow – help us celebrate the start of our 20th anniversary.

For more information: contact Carol Ducosin: 602-663-8030

As we close out another fantastic year, we would like to thank each of you who contributed to our Na Leo O Ke Kai community. It takes so many hands and hearts to build and support an Ohana. We are blessed in our crew mates, leaders, coaches and parents. Thank you for all that you do to make our club the very best!

And even though it’s winter, we are still out on the water. If you want to hop in the 6-man, join our FaceBook page AND text/call Diane Escalante (480-212-3573) if you want to paddle on Saturday mornings. Lots of great things coming up in 2017. Stayed tuned!

Two Arizona outrigger paddlers distinguished themselves in October on small craft, coming second in prone (Vince San Nicolas) and third in women’s OC1 (Shauna Hecker) at their first 31-miler Chattajack Challenge in Tennessee. More than 500 paddlers (SUP, kayak, OC1, OC2, prone, surfski) came out to be part of the challenge. We also had a first place finish in OC2 at Another Dam Race in Parker, AZ. by Ceci Ng and Margaret Coulombe in November. Congrats for representing Na Leo O Ke Kai proudly everyone!

Help support our club and our paddlers, please. Order up your Kalua Pig during our annual fall fundraiser. Pick-up day  is Nov. 12, noon-3 p.m. To place an order:  johngallaudet@gmail.com

Please join our FaceBook page for updates and come out to paddle. Next race: Another Dam Race in Parker, Arizona. See you on the docks!

Our Na Leo O Ke Kai outrigger men’s crew was the first from Arizona to compete in the Molokai Hoe, which spans the 41 mile Kaiwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu. We are proud of our club and crew, who dream big and then make those dreams a reality…from creating the first AZ keiki crew and the first AZ women’s crew to go and medal at IVF World Sprints to now, another AZ first…our men’s crew doing the Molokai Hoe.

CONGRATULATIONS: Randy, Rich, Vince, Art, Eric, Steve, Greg, Jon (aka Roko) and Cole. Finish of 82 of 93 in 7:15:04. WAY TO ROCK IT, GUYS!

Come be part of a club that blends aloha with competition year-round! Even if paddling isn’t your passion, please help support our efforts and order Kalua Pig during our annual fall fundraiser. Pick-up day  is Nov. 12, noon-3 p.m. To place an order:  johngallaudet@gmail.com

New goals and achievements marked this summer with paddlers from Na Leo O Ke Kai joining the worldwide push to compete with the best of the best for the Catalina 9-man Challenge – the last race of the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association’s  race circuit, the Pailolo Challenge – 26 miles from Maui to Molokai, and the 41-mile Na Wahine O Ke Kai. One wahine even came home with a medal, as participant with the New Hope crew in Pailolo. Next up: the Molokai Hoe!

Come be part of a club that blends aloha with competition year-round! Even if paddling isn’t your passion, please help support our efforts and order Kalua Pig during our annual fall fundraiser. Pick-up day  is Nov. 12, noon-3 p.m. To place an order:  johngallaudet@gmail.com

Please join our FaceBook page for updates!

August competition brought Na Leo paddlers race bling in Dana and Oceanside, paving the way for a great Catalina 9-man Challenge. The 27 miles (or 31 for the men’s race) to and from Catalina Island is the jewel in the crown and last race of the season in the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association’s  race circuit.

Good luck to our Na Leo men’s crew as they draw one step closer to their goal to be the first crew from Arizona to paddle the Kaiwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu for the Molokai Hoe. Good luck too to our wahine, who will represent at the Pailolo Challenge, at Na Wahine O Ke Kai and the daring duo (Vince and Shawna) taking on the Chattajack  Challenge. Whether it’s Prone, OC2, OC2, OC6 or V1 – we’re looking to learn, grow and achieve together. Thank you to our families, friends and sponsors for helping us reach toward our goals.

Come be part of a club that blends aloha with competition year-round: John Gallaudet – johngallaudet@gmail.com or 602-550-0287.

Please join our FaceBook page for updates!

Outrigger in Arizona means training, racing and building on dreams with a supportive Ohana. In August, we take on 9-person change races in Dana Point, Oceanside and Catalina Island as part of the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association’s  race circuit.

Sure it’s hot! But outrigger canoeing is about pushing limits. This spirit helps us stay on track to promote our culture and our level of competition on the mainland, in Hawaii, Cook Islands and elsewhere. We are so excited that this October, Na Leo O Ke Kai Men’s Iron crew will be the first in Arizona to take on the Molokai Hoe.

Our individual paddlers will also represent at the Pailolo Challenge and the Chattajack  Challenge this fall. Whether it’s Prone, OC2, OC2, OC6 or V1 – we’re looking to learn, grow and achieve together. Thank you to our families, friends and sponsors for helping us reach toward our goals.

Come be part of a club that blends aloha with competition year-round: John Gallaudet – johngallaudet@gmail.com or 602-550-0287.

Please join our FaceBook page for updates!

The month of May not only means the opening of Tempe Town Lake, but it kicks off the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association’s 2016 race season! Na Leo O Ke Kai will take their finest to compete from May 14 at Crystal Pier to September 10-11 at Catalina Island.

But that’s not all. This season marks the first time Na Leo (and Arizona) will train and field a men’s crew for the iconic Molokai Hoe in Hawaii. Helping the crew on their way are six great sponsors, most recently Riverbound Sports Paddle Company, who has supplied speed coach performance monitoring systems to hone our crew’s race training.

While our outrigger paddlers train primarily on Tempe Town Lake, we also have our individual paddlers representing at the 2016 World Sprints in Australia this month, racing the CAL100 in June,  The Gorge Downwind Champs in July, and Vaka Eiva and Motu2Motu in the Cook Islands in the fall.

Want to be part of a club that blends aloha with competition year-round? Come check us out: John Gallaudet – johngallaudet@gmail.com or 602-550-0287.