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From:
Debbie Dierkes - 05/05/2008
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Aloha Imua,
The race season is upon us and we are ready to rock and roll!
Be at the race site this Saturday at 6:00 AM to unload canoes
and rig.
The race flyer is to large to attach so please check it out on
our website at http://www.imuaocc.com/ and remember you can always
go to the SCORA website http://www.socaloutrigger.org/ for all
the latest updates and race flyers. If this does not work for
you please email me and I'll send you the flyer directly.
Potluck - Yes, we will have a grill fired up and ready to go.
Please feel free to bring your favorite breakfast and after race
grub to cook up and share.
STRENGTH TECHNIQUE HEART
We know about STRENGTH, we've been paddling off the winter tires
and building the summertime buff for weeks now. We all know about
TECHNIQUE and you don't need to hear anymore from me, well, at
least not until I'm perfect and I wouldn't hold your breath on
that. How about a word on HEART?
HEART comes from you! We all make it happen by being good teammates.
We're there for each other at 6 AM on race day to prepare our
equipment, we're there for each other to load the canoes at the
end of a long race day and we're there for each other when we
show up for scheduled rigging days.
We respect each other and work at celebrating our differences
through understanding that each of us brings a unique element
to the whole. While racing, we stay focused on the task at hand
and support each other all the way to the finish line. Working
together keeps the boat up and running. And it keeps the team
moving forward to our goals.
Most of you would like to see us win the Perpetual Trophy again
this year. No sugar coating, it will not be handed to us, but
it is possible with the right attitudes and team work. Lets give
it our all by showing up on the beach Saturday (6am) ready to
go the extra mile and do whatever it takes to make it happen.
Let's see the Imua ohana shine!
The List of NO!
Alcohol - Please be aware that as of January 2008 the City of
San Diego has a new city ordinance - No Alcohol on the beach.
The ticket is $250.00.
Glass on the beach is another big NO! Our host teams could lose
their permits due to this problem! I can't even begin to explain
how hard they work to secure race sites for us. Let's honor them
by being respectful of this simple request and know we'll be able
to come back to race next year. NO GLASS ON THE BEACH!
Also, no dogs and no smoking!
A big thank you to all of our teammates who have helped prepare
for this season! The equipment is ready, the dues are collected,
the waivers are signed and the rigging list is complete. We have
a great looking jersey and an opportunity to order more great
clothing from Patagonia. Our new website is up, we have Clif as
our first sponsor this year and our SCORA officials are in place.
Our coaches have worked hard and worked us. The new paddles are
in the mail. Many thanks again to Bobby, Steve, Jen, Denise, Kathy
C, Wave, Heather, Dora, Joe, Billo, Dennis, Scott M, Corry, Ruben,
Andy, Elaine, Jim G, Jim Perry, Jim Picquelle, Nikki Nus, Stephen
C, Cathy W, Cathy V, Stephanie, Mary, Beth, Scott Burrows, Kamalu,
Willie, Deena and Maddie. Thank you to all of Imua for helping
out with the equipment and the beach clean up!
Bring it and keep it hot Imua! Woohoo!
Debbie D
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From:
Debbie Dierkes - 04/24/2008
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We will begin setting up at 9:30 AM and the Boat Blessing will begin
at 10:00. Everyone is welcome; please bring something to share according
to your last name:
A thru K – Muffins, bagels or breakfast bread
L thru R – Fruit
S thru Z – Juice, coffee
Jerseys & t-shirts will be available for purchase.
Corporate Challenge Raffle Tickets & Packets will be available
too
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From: Debbie
Dierkes - 04/22/2008
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| 5:00 – 10:00 at Rick &
Lysanne Sebastian’s.
The main course, pork, chicken, rice and macaroni salad will
be provided.
Please bring your choice of drink & a dish to share according
to your last name:
A thru L - Dessert
M thru Z – Appetizer
At 7:30 enjoy our live entertainment performed by The Polynesian
Paradise Dancers.
Our 2008 Jerseys are here! And will be available for purchase
at the Luau. The cost - $25.00 each – COD.
In addition to jerseys there will be Imua t-shirts, Imua visors
by Big Wave Dave and Imua backpacks by Josh for sale, also COD.
Check out our new Corporate Challenge Raffle Tickets –
Pick yours up and let’s start selling those babies! Corporate
Challenge Packets will also be available.
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From: Debbie Dierkes - 03/25/2008
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Aloha Imua,
Randy Chang blessed our boats last year and will be doing so again
this year. He performs a wonderful ceremony while taking time
to enlighten us by sharing some of Hawaii's traditions and customs.
Randy's Haulau and their annual ho'ike is this Saturday, March
29 at 7:00 pm and this is their fundraiser which keeps Randy's
Haulau open.
It sounds like another great opportunity to enjoy the Hawaiian
culture and learn more about their traditions!
Mahalo, Debbie
Wikipedia
Translations:
A halau
is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally,
the word means "a branch from which many leaves grow."
Today a halau usually describes a hula school. A common Hawaiian
adage is "?A?ohe pau ka ike i kau halau," which means
"Don't think that all wisdom resides in your halau."
A ho'ike is an exhibition of Hawaiian
songs and hula.
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From: Debbie
Dierkes - 03/10/2008
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Aloha Imua,
The excitement is building as we all hit our beach this week to
begin practice for the 2008 Season!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you . . . to Steve and Bobby, our
MwtE (aka Equipment Mangers)
And more thank yous to everyone who came out the last couple of
Saturday's to help out. The paddle box and the area around it
look great. Everything has a place, with not a stray PFD or paddle
in sight. Our trailer is empty as we have all of our boats sitting
on the beach rigged and ready to go for practice. It is a blessing
to have such dedicated Equipment Mangers. Please make sure you
thank them for all their planning and follow through when you
see them!
There will be a couple of more opportunities for everyone to come
down and help out. On April 26th after practice we will be cleaning
our beach and giving our boats another cleaning/maintenance check.
Also our boats will need to be weighed at some point, the exact
date is yet to be determined. Please try to make it to one or
both of those days and contribute to the high performance of our
boats and equipment.
Big news! We have a new website at http://www.imuaocc.com .
Bigstep is shutting down on March 31st. Many thanks to Jim Gleason
for taking the lead on this project and to Nikki Nus for backing
him up. This was a bit of a set back for us, but their willingness
to step up and help out made a big difference. We will continue
to fine tune it as we go, but it already looks great (I think
I saw a picture of Diggler wearing Billo's grass skirt) and we
have cool new address. Please feel free to congratulate Jim and
Nikki on a job well done!
We also have a jersey design. Congratulations to Steve Caldwell's
and his Side Hook design!
Steve's design won by a healthy majority and we're already rolling
with it. A big thank you to Denise Mendelssohn for heading up
this project. It was the BOD's wish to include the whole team
as much as possible in our jersey design for 2008 and Denise made
it happen. And a big thank you to Steve for stepping up to help
see this project through to the end! We all really appreciate
it!
Kick-off Luau and Boat Blessing
The Evite for our Kick-off Luau came out last week via email.
The luau is on Saturday April 26th at 5:00 PM and we will gather
at 10:00 AM for our Boat Blessing the following day, Sunday the
27th.
It's all coming together and we will continue to keep you updated
as the season rolls out. Many thanks to the BOD and their continued
dedication!
See you on the beach! Woohoo, it's on!
Debbie
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From: the webmaster
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Hey Team!
As the new season moves forward there will be regular updates to our website.
One big change you may have already noticed is the name you typed in to get
here. Gone is Imua.Bigstep.com and in is ImuaOCC.com. Also, some minor changes
are happening to the site itself. The past news is now archived and we are
hoping to have regular updates, stories and pictures throughout the season and a
link is provided to help us keep this area active.
The new race schedule is up and when times are confirmed the practice schedule
will also be updated.
Our fearless President will be providing her words of wisdom and encouragement
along with team updates.
If you have any questions, suggestions or ideas to make this site and season
great let us know!
Mahalo,
Jim Gleason
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