Category: Press Releases

The NMI’s Marianas Outrigger Club joined history on Sept. 14 by competing in the inaugural Va’a Japan National Championships in Enoshima. The team arrived in Tokyo on Sept. 12 before traveling south to the race venue, where they trained with host club Shonan Outrigger Canoe Club and adjusted to Tahitian V6 canoes. Calm practice waters…

THE CNMI’s Marianas Outrigger Club and Saipan Paddling Club shared the spotlight with medal finishes on day 1 of the 24th Micronesian Cup Canoe Race at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan Beach on Friday. It was a rainy and then a sunny day with the Marianas Outrigger Club shining the brightest as they swept all…

After a 12-year hiatus from hosting, the annual Micronesia Cup Canoe Race is gracing the CNMI’s shores once again—this time in its 24th edition that is happening tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 20 in the waters off Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan in Garapan. The Micro Cup is a regional va’a outrigger race that…

THE Northern Marianas National Paddle Sports Federation is inviting the public to the 24th Micronesia Cup, which will take place from Oct. 18 to 20 at the Crowne Plaza Resort beach.  The Micro Cup is a regional va’a outrigger race that is hosted alternately by Guam, Palau and Saipan.  This year, the teams from Guam,…

Marianas Outrigger Club veteran paddler Pipit Ball took on the grueling Singapore Ocean Cup 2024—Singapore’s biggest annual ocean paddling championship race last Saturday. Ball was the solo paddler which guaranteed her first place in the women’s V1 Long Course single craft 14-km race and finished it in one piece with a time of 2:24:32.5 despite…

Marianas Outrigger Club veteran athletes Jason Tarkong and Pipit Ball are set to compete in the IVF Va’a World Elite and Club Sprint Championship 2024 in Hilo, Hawaii that will be held from Aug. 13 to 24. The NMI paddlers are heading to Hawaii next Tuesday, Aug. 13, to compete in the V1 men 500m…

MARIANAS Outrigger Club President Tim Asaivo said they will send teams paddling across the Saipan-Tinian Channel and will also conduct a youth paddling workshop at Tachogna Beach on May 4. In an interview on Monday, April 22, Asaivo said these events will provide their members with training experience while developing the Tinian youth’s paddling ability. …

The Northern Marianas Sports Association announced the 2023 Male/Female Athlete of the Year nominees, with the winners awarded last night in the 2023 NMSA Annual Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan. The Male Athlete of the Year nominees are Leo Apelo Jr. of weightlifting; Colin Ramsey of tennis; Joel Buco of cycling; Douglas…