Philadelphia Outrigger Canoe Club Presents:

2025 Hoe Wa`a Challenge          September 21, 2025 

This is the 12th Annual POCC Outrigger Race. We are thrilled that this race’s home has been in Brigantine since 2016, and Atlantic City before that.

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NEW RACE LOCATION 2025

26th Street City Dock

2601 Bayshore Ave, Brigantine NJ 08203

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 Parking can be found on the streets surrounding City Dock. Please don’t block driveways or park on lawns, private property etc. The future of our race depends on keeping the Brigantine neighbors happy!

Note: City Dock Beach is VERY small. Feel free to bring chairs, set up tents and blankets on the sand but everyone must squeeze in next to each other.

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SCHEDULE

Sunday 9/21/25 – City Dock

• 6:30 a.m. Registration check-in tent open

• 7:30 a.m. Safety Meeting/Captain’s Meeting (Women’s Race)

• 8:00 a.m. Pule

• 8:30 a.m. Women’s Race –  approx 11 miles 

• 9:00 a.m. Safety Meeting/Captain’s Meeting (Men’s Race)

• 11:00 a.m. Men’s race – approx 11 miles 

• 1:00 p.m. Safety Meeting / Captain’s Meeting (Mixed Race)

• 1:30 p.m. Mixed Race (men and women) – approx 9 miles 

• 3:30 p.m. Grab & go hoagies, Awards 

 

  

Details of Event:

 

Because of space restrictions, only Unlimited Canoes will be raced. 

 

There will be 3 races: a women’s race (approximately 11 miles), men’s race (approximately 11 miles), and a mixed (3 women, 3 men) race (approximately 9 miles).  

 

There will be a safety meeting with the captains of each canoe prior to each race.

 

The women’s course and men’s course will be approximately 11 miles and will start on the Thorofare (the channel off of Boot Island) run under the Brigantine
Bridge, through the Absecon Inlet, and straight into the ocean. A safety boat will lead the racing crews to the turn buoy, and canoes will return back through the inlet, finishing at City Dock.

 

The mixed race will run the same course, but the turn mark / buoy moved closer, so that the race will be approximately 9 total.

 

****If conditions are unsafe to run an ocean race, then the boats will race an alternate race course in the inlet, shown on maps below****

 

Motorized watercraft / safety boats with radio capability will monitor the canoes on the water during the race. A race coordinator/director will be on the beach at all times, and all safety / race personnel will be in communication.

OC6 Racecourse (Women, Men, Co-ed Crews,) 

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The race will follow ECORA rules and regulations available at:  http://www.eastcoastoutrigger.com/.  We will meet the trailers on Saturday September 20 at City Dock to unload the canoes. Trailers will be parked overnight in the grass lot of the Brigantine Municipal Building as they have been in the past

 

Participant Safety  

Motorized watercraft / safety boats will accompany the racers on the water.  All safety boats will be equipped with radio communication to land and to each other.  

  

All race participants will be required to wear or carry on board a USCG approved personal floatation device / PFD (non-waist type).  All oc6 canoes will be required to carry two bailers.  An equipment check will be performed the morning of the race.  

  

  

Food

POCC will provide participants with take-out hoagies and treats.  POCC will not sell any food.  There will be no food vendors at the event. Alcohol is not allowed on the beach, and POCC will not provide any alcohol to participants.

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