Jan-Christian Sorensen

Sports Reporter

jso sensen@usnems.com
THREE North
Shove sailors will
compete in the

World Long-
Distance Outrigger ©:
Canoe

wt Championships this

weekend in Hawaii:

The local trio — Dave
Ross, Dale Weidman and
Gary: Parsons — are part
of the: ninc‘man Jericho
Outrigger ‘Canoe . Club
‘that- will compete in. a-
grueling. 43-mile race
trom Molokai to Waikiki
“Beach. io

- Grueling, sure, but: a?
Rice venue nonetheless.

-The 36-year-old. Ross, :
who hails frora “Dee
Cove, will-be taking part»

in his fifth world champi-

“onship. The team headed’.
“south © last’ weekend ito.
Squeeze in'a week of prac-
tice: time’ before ‘the big:

, event this Saturday...
* Ross has twice vied for»
“medals: in Olympic’ row
wing (events -— in Los
Angeles in’1984 and dur:
g-: the: Seoul- Summer ,
Games in 1988:

He “claimed ‘2: bronze”:
in the Pan Am Games in Caracas, Venezucla i in 1983.

For those ‘uninitiated with the sport, the outrigger canoe :
sa 240 ft. long, six-man ‘fibreglass vessel with a pontoon
ffixed to.one ide for stability.) °°

While only:'a half-dozen paddlers can occupy the boat at

one time; the remaining three members will ride i in an escort .

NORTH. Vancouver's Dave. Ross is one Of ‘three North
-Shere paddiers heading to Newall for the World Leng-
Distance Outrigger Canve Championships this weekond.

boat and relieve their tired
teammates at various points
in the race.

~ Ross said the key to victory is
jumping to an early lead.

“You want to separate: from | |

‘the rest of the fleet as fast as
you can’ because if you’re in
the middle you'll get. the
escort boats criss-crossing

-: your bow. and-you get.these ’.-
‘huge wakes which could turn. :

you over.”

And if you think: riding on :
the escort boat is a welcome
break from the rigorous pad- *

Cap premier side

~ NEWS photo Juile Waracn

- dling, said Ross, think again

~ in these huge 3 waves.and breathing diesel fumes. You’re not
having a lot of fun. It’s pretty tough. You’ve just gotta guz-
zle as much water as you can and cat and get ready to get back

: in the canoe.”
"Each ‘year the Jericho crew has improved on its previous:

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“People think that three guys *:

. get to have a litde rest on the :
‘escort. boat, well that ain Pte

the case. A lot of these escorts are fi shing boats and so you" re:

. off.

scorer. and rebounder; 2000

Stary

year’s result, a
The first year the team com:
.peted —in 1996 — they.
- paddled to a 53rd place tin-
“ash. In 1997 . they finished
45th, in 1998 they were
30th, and fast year they
dropped to eighteenth boat
across the finish line. es

And while he’s hoping for an a

“even-better’ finish this time -
around, Ross. still concedes
- that ‘the native: Hawaiian 7
paddlers hold a. definite ».
edge."
“You can get upwards of
‘four to six metre waves in.
that channel and being able
to surf is key. If we have a:
. challenge’ as Canadians ; it’s.
not fitness and. it’s not. pad-"

rhoto submitted

.> FHE 40-foot, six-man outrigger canoe that veil carry
- Ross and his teammates te the finish line...

‘dling power, “It's surfing. Over the years we've learned how to

do it very well but the. locals tend'to have-an edge because

: they live in that water and they know how to push the limits.”

Many of the. members travelling, to Hawaii were also on:

the same team that won the U.S. Outrigger Championships
‘in the annual Catalina Islands to’ Newport Beach race three “
weeks ago. ;
.. The other Jericho crew members competing in the event .
fare:> Dave -Poone; Paul). MacNamara; Mike’ Parks; Theo "

Ytnema; Chuck Higgins and Dale Konrath.

rit- -Lions tame

THE Bayside Brit-Lions would like to see more:

of Capilano RFC kicker Mel Browning.

Browning converted on one try for qwo points and posted

‘another three with’a penalty kick but missed four kicks in the

first half as the Brit-Lions won out over the Capilano Rugby :

’ Football Club 19-15 ‘on the weekend. : :
~ -,. Bayside now sits in top spot in the BCRU premier league m3
at 3-0 and 13 points while the Caps fall to 1-2 with six points.”°

In other action, both Cap U-18 teams claimed victory in
their respective. tilts: The B side blasted the Brit-Lions SI. 0
and the A side shut out Burnaby. by a final of 26- ;

‘The third division Cap side beat out the Brit- Lions 18- 3

. but the second and first divisions weren't so lucky..The first
_ division got edged: by the Brit-Lions 27-23 while: their sec-
. ond division counterparts dropped their tilt to. the Brit-Lions:

21-15...
‘The Cap teams have this coming T ianksgiv

Actio on resumes the following . w ekend when the C

: mier division side hosts the James Bay Athletic Association
-Oct.-14 at Klahanie.. Also’ that day, the first division’ take

Cowichan. 2). 252°: se) . :
no *— Jan-Christian Sorensen.and Cam McNaughton

it again. a
- The ‘Argyle basketball: all-

. star is heading to Toronto to

attend, the Women’s. Nike

~“All-Canada ° Training: Camp. :

event starting today.

Burke: was. the: only local
athlete amon: 27/32. national
selections. — including © five
from. B.C... —' chosen to

- attend the camp, which wil

be held at Humber College.
The’ 671”. guard and: for-

“ward has racked up somé
- impressive, North Shore: cre-

ARGYLE’S Ashley. Burk
- fs one of five B.C
“named to Nike

1999-

dentials, including:.
leading

2000 team’ MVP,

first. team. North "Shore alls”
MVP ‘at ‘the 2000
Juvenile: © ‘National:
Tournament; and an all-star
and) MVP.at ‘every tourna:

ment in which’ she played i in,

the 1999-2000 season.”
~The: Ontario event will
feature. the country’s’: best

including SFU women
kerball * team’

. | female high school basketball
‘talent in an in