Digging deeper, reaching farther, persevering … together
No Outrigger races in Texas this year, but Dragon Boat racing has started again. Many of the AOCC paddlers are also part of the Austin Coolers Dragon Boat team. On Sunday Oct. 2nd 2022 paddlers from AOCC and the Austin Coolers competed at the Dallas Dragon Boat and Kite Festival winning First place for the Mixed Division. Great Job Coolers and Congratulations to all the paddlers that competed.
2014-08-16 Mud Lake (Clear Lake, TX)
Texas Outrigger Canoe Club (TOCC) hosted their annual Paniolo Ironman Event. The 2014 version was a 10-mile run from Mud Lake through the Kemah Channel out into the bay.
The participating crews were from the host club (TOCC), Team Hokulele, Hoewa’a Dallas OCC (HDOCC), and Austin OCC (AOCC).
The weather was surprisingly pleasant. The event was well-organized and executed. The company and the food were excellent, as always!
AOCC Women’s crew :
(1) Sandra Cormier / Carleton Kruse *, (2) Momi Kane ***, (3) Kila Nixon, (4) Tina Ho, (5) Christy Rodriguez ** (6) Denise Scioli
AOCC Men’s crew :
(1) Chris Almaguer, (2) Tri Bach, (3) Mike Brooks, (4) Ben Castro **, (5) Mike Scioli, (6) Justin Mcguire
* injury substitution, TOCC
** on loan from TOCC
*** on loan from HDOCC
The results are as follows :
| Place | Women | Mixed | Men |
| 1st | 1:54:55 TOCC | 1:40:20 HOCC | 1:45:35 HDOCC |
| 2nd | 2:03:43 HDOCC | 1:47:20 AOCC | |
| 3rd | 2:20:48 AOCC | 1:47:20 AOCC |
