The 36th annual Catalina Outrigger Canoe race is expected to have more than 100 boats and 1,500 paddlers this weekend for the tough trip across the Catalina Channel.
There are nine paddlers to a team and six in each boat at one time, above, meaning exchanges are crucial in a race in which the winning time is about four hours. At right, Stephanie Kozowyk of the Newport Aquatic Center practices jumping into the water for such an exchange. Below, the center's women's team practices for the race.
