Outrigger canoeing offers competitive and recreational opportunities. An outrigger canoe is a long, thin canoe that is supported by an outrigger or “ama” that provides stability to the boat. It originated from the Polynesian islands and is commonly paddled in Hawaii and the Pacific islands because it can be paddled through ocean waves. To prevent a capsize (huli), canoes used in adaptive programs are rigged either in a double-hull catamaran configuration or the single hulls are rigged with the addition of a safety “ama” attached to the right side of the canoe. Double hulling is common and is a race category even in international sprint races. Cape Ability Outrigger Ohana, a chapter of DSUSA, started using the concept of the safety ama on its single hull boats in 1997 after seeing that sailing outrigger canoes use a secondary flying ama to prevent the boat from capsizing when turning. This is not commonly used by able-bodied paddlers.
Adaptive Sports Center
PO Box 1639
Crested Butte, CO 81224
970-349-2296
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American Canoe Association
7432 Alban Station Boulevard
Ste. B-232
Springfield, VA 22150
703-451-0141 / 451-2245 (fax)
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Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC)
PO Box 697
Breckenridge, CO 80424
970-453-6422
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Challenge Aspen
PO Box 6639
Snowmass Village, CO 80615
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National Sports Center For The Disabled (NSCD)
1801 Mile High Stadium Circle
Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80204
(970) 726-1518
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MOVE UNITED
451 Hungerford Dr.
Suite 608
Rockville, MD 20850
240-268-0237
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SportsAbilities
5023 West 120th Avenue
Suite 341
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-435-6116
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Triumph Foundation
17186 Hickory Ridge Court
Santa Clarita, CA 91387
661-803-3700
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U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team
2329 West Main Street
Ste. 207
Littleton, CO 80120
(435) 649-9090 / 649-3613 (fax)
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U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team
2329 West Main Street
Ste. 207
Littleton, CO 80120
(435) 649-9090 / 649-3613 (fax)
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Wintergreen Adaptive Sports
PO Box 4334
Charlottesville, VA 22905
434-325-2007
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