Newport rowers ready to repeat

Imua Outrigger and the Newport Aquatic Center will look to repeat

recent victories in men’s and women’s racing, respectively, in

today’s 12-mile Kahanamoku Klassic Ironman outrigger race starting in

Marina del Rey at 8:30 a.m.

Imua’s men already have two first place finishes under their belts

this year in the Spec and Bradley classes and the NAC women took

first in the Ka Naia Rig Run two weeks ago in Santa Barbara.

Both the Imua men and NAC women are in the hunt for the title of

the Southern California Outrigger Racing Association’s Ironman

series.

More than 1,00 participants are expected to take part in today’s

12-mile race from Marina del Rey to the Santa Monica Pier and out

into the open sea before finishing at Mother’s Beach in Marina del

Rey.

The junior and novices start at 8:30, followed by the women and

coed crews at 10:30 and the men at 12:30. The event is open to the

public.