O utrigger Santa Cruz paddlers stroke their vessels around the jetty at the mouth of the Santa Cruz Harbor enroute to a Thursday paddle on the Monterey Bay. Outrigger Santa Cruz (OSC) is a local ...

Two types of boats are raced — kayaks and outrigger canoes. Outrigger canoes are known as “va’a” which is the Samoan and Hawaiian word for boat or canoe. A single-blade paddle is used in outrigger ...