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2008-2009 ECORA Officers

President	Vice-President	Treasurer	Secretary
Debbie Hall (Kent Island) H: 410.544.3804 W: 800.727.5922 or 443.896.1027 topaddle@aol.com	Bill Gassett (Sandbridge) H: 757.426.9637 C: 757.493.1253 nohuli@cox.net	Jan Dreisbach (NCAWPA) H: 202.543.0178 jlizd@mindspring.com	Tristan Stewart (Kent Island) H: 410.758.8579 C: 410.490.8641 Tstewart@mccrone-inc.com

Former ECORA Elected Officers

2007	2006	2005	2004
President - Debbie Hall Vice-Pres. - Bill Gassett Treasurer - Jan Dreisbach Secretary - Terry Wilton	President - Debbie Hall Vice-Pres. - Joshua T. Bekerman Treasurer - Jan Dreisbach Secretary - Terry Wilton	President - Debbie Hall Vice-Pres. - Joe McDougall Treasurer - Jan Dreisbach Secretary - Terry Wilton	President - Debbie Hall Vice-Pres. - Jack Flynn Treasurer - Jan Dreisbach Secretary - Terry Wilton
2003
President - Blake Conant Vice-Pres. - Milton Beamer Treasurer - Debbie Hall Secretary - Terry Wilton

A Brief History of ECORA

ECORA was founded in 1997 with eight member clubs to formally establish Hawaiian outrigger canoe racing on the east coast of mainland U.S. This triggered a chain reaction that ignited the founding of nearly thirty outrigger canoe clubs by 2002. Today ECORA thrives in nearly every coastal state from Maine to Florida, and welcomes interested paddlers to join an existing club or form a new one.

Hawaiian outrigger canoe racing builds on the culture and tradition that spans centuries prior to the recorded history of Hawai'i. The indigenous sport survived the oppression of being outlawed by foreign settlers. King David Kalakaua, a Hawaiian monarch, is credited as the catalyst of Hawaiian cultural resurgence during the late 19^th century. He restored outrigger canoe racing as a legal sport for the Hawaiian people. Since then, outrigger canoe racing found its way around the world.

The international presence of outrigger canoe racing is marked by key stronghold races that draw the world's best competitors. ECORA is proud to sanction such key events, like the New York Liberty World Outrigger Competition and the Toronto Harbour International Challenge.

Ensuing chapters in the story of ECORA are in the works. We invite you to read, or help write them.

Web Site History

The following photos show the ECORA web site homepage over the years.

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