The Marianas Outrigger Club (MOC) achieved a strong performance at the 19th Micronesia Cup held at Matapang Beach in Guam. MOC paddlers dominated the men’s competition by winning the 500m finals and the long distance event, and finishing second in the 1,000m race. Despite not replicating their achievement of sweeping all events from the previous year, the MOC coach, Dino Manning, expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance. The MOC teams consisted of Bobby Cruz, Vince Tudela, Billy Grow, Jose Quan,

The Marianas Outrigger Canoe Club (MOC) paddlers are feeling the heat as they prepare for the upcoming 2017 Micro Cup in Guam this October. Following their impressive win last year, MOC is now considered a “marked men” in the competition. The team swept all three events in the men’s open division, making history as the first team to do so in the longest running outrigger canoe competition in Micronesia. MOC coach Dino Manning acknowledges the added pressure this year, saying,

Marianas Outrigger Canoe lived up to high expectations after prevailing in the Northern Marianas National Paddling Sports Federation’s Long Distance Race Series 1 held last Saturday. MOC-A topped the men’s long distance race (10-mile course) that started and ended at Kilili Beach after clocking in at 1:12:16. The winning squad was made up of Bobby Cruz, Jose Quan, Billy Grow, Richard Salas, Angel San Nicholas, and Ketson “Jack” Kabriel. View the article below:https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/moc-paddlers-deliver-opener/ #MarianasOutriggerClub

Three Marianas Outrigger Club members joined the 2017 MPRA Galaide Cup Series and two finished second in the V1, 12-mile race. Jose Quan and Ketson “Jack” Kabiriel teamed up for MOC and made it to the podium after completing the event held in Merizo, Guam late last month in 2:13:14. The MOC duo was just less than two minutes behind champion Ian Iriarte and partner, who clocked in at 2:11:56. Rich Val and his teammate rounded out the Top 3

Marianas Outrigger Club’s men’s team was recognized for its outstanding showing in the Northern Marianas National Paddling Sports Federation Sprint Season. Northern Marianas Sports Association, during its meeting early this month at the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, named MOC the Team of the Month after ruling all two events in the paddling group’s competition. Maverick Itibus, Thomas Deleon Guerrero, Rich Salas, Billy Grow, Angel San Nicolas, Ketson “Jack” Kabiriel, Jose Quan, and Bobby Cruz raced for

Marianas Outrigger Club ruled the Northern Marianas National Paddling Sports Federation Sprint Season, capping the series of races with two more first place finishes last Saturday at the Kilili Beach. In the 500m event, MOC timed in at 2:18.72, way ahead of Saipan Paddling Club and Napu Outrigger Canoe Club, which submitted 2:28.42 and 2:26.87, respectively. MOC was awarded 25 points for its victory last weekend, bringing its total to 95 to reign supreme in the sprint event. Three initial

In the men’s open, MOC Red completed the long distance course (between 8 to 9 miles, according to race director Ed Johnson), timed in at 1:09:52 to finish ahead of MOC Black (1:10:39), SPC 1 (1:13:13), Guatdan Tasi (1:15:38), and SPC 2 (1:21:11). In the junior girls/women’s short distance (about 6 miles), Napu 1’s 1:01:56 defeated the 1:03:40 of SPC and 1:L05:23 and 1:09:10 of Taotao Galaide and Napu 2, respectively. View the article below:https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/napu-moc-paddlers-excel/ #MarianasOutriggerClub

Marianas Outrigger Club coach Dino Manning is hoping their sweep in last month’s Micro Cup 2016 in Palau would further generate more interest in the sport. MOC paddlers made history in Palau after winning the 500 and 1,500-meter sprints and the 12-mile long distance event at the Meyuns Seaplane Ramp in Koror. It was the first time that a team from the CNMI or a team competing in the Micro Cup, for that matter, had swept all three events. “We’ve

Marianas Outrigger Club dominated the men’s open division competition in the Micro Cup 2016 held over the weekend in the waters off Meyuns Seaplane Ramp in Koror, Palau. The Dino Manning-captained MOC ruled the 500m and 1,500m sprints and the long distance race, besting teams from host Palau, Guam, and Hong Kong. MOC’s men’s squad has Jose Quan, Vince Tudela, Bobby Cruz, Rich Salas, Ketson “Jack” Kabiriel, Billy Grow, Angel San Nicolas, and James Lee as members. View the article