35th ANNUAL
ROUGHWATER SWIM - Entry
Form
Saturday, August 2
11:00 am
Main Beach
This
one-mile swim around the Santa Cruz Wharf attracts ocean swimmers from all over
Northern California. The Roughwater Swim is co-sponsored by the Santa Cruz City
Surf Lifesaving Association and sanctioned by United States Swimming and Pacific
Masters Swimming. Entry forms and information available at www.pacificmasters.org,
Lifeguard Headquarters on the Wharf or at the Parks and Recreation Office, 323
Church Street in Santa Cruz. Call 420-5270.
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TEAM IN THE ALOHA CELEBRITY RACES!
These short course outrigger races
set for Sunday, August 17, 2008 are designed especially for new or novice
paddlers. You provide four people and we will provide a stroker, steersperson,
canoe and instruction to start you racing. The $80.00 entry fee ($100.00 beginning
August 1) includes 4 T-shirts. 1st - 3rd place teams will receive awards. Proceeds
benefit the Pu Pu O'Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Club. Entry forms will be available
soon in the Parks and Recreation Office, 323 Church Street. Applications
for booth space at the Polynesian Festival for vendors, exhibitors, Polynesian
cultural groups and ocean-related organizations. Call 420-5273 or email: wharf@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us.
ALOHA
CELEBRITY RACES &
POLYNESIAN FESTIVAL
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Races start 9 am
Festival starts 11 am
Santa Cruz Wharf
Designed
especially for new and novice paddlers, the Celebrity races are a chance to discover
the excitement of outrigger canoe racing. Join the fun or cheer for friends in
the race. The Polynesian Festival follows with a taste of the tropics- fresh flower
leis, Hawaiian shaved ice, Maori face painting, print making and dance performances.
Co-sponsored by Pu Pu O'Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Club. Call 420-5273 or email: wharf@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us.
Cost: FREE
HALLOWEEN ON THE WHARF
Friday, October
31, 2008
4 - 6 pm
Santa Cruz Wharf
Little witches, goblins, and
ghosts and their parents can enjoy safe and sane trick-or-treating at the Parks
and Recreation Department’s Halloween celebration on the wharf. Treats for
kids provided at wharf businesses. A costume contest from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and
a photo booth at the wharf stage are all part of the fun. Call 420-5273 or email:
wharf@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us. Cost:
FREE
26TH ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ CLAM CHOWDER
COOK-OFF RESULTS
Best Individual Manhattan
1st Place – The
Kid (Dylan France, San Jose)
2nd Place – Grandma’s Clam Diggers (Salome
Ponce, Aptos)
3rd Place – Gilligans Island Chowder (Mark Joe Phillips,
Santa Cruz)
Best Individual Boston
1st Place –
Rack of Clams (Tom Mietz, Santa Cruz)
2nd Place – Clamma Lama Ding Dongs
(Amy Gilmore, Roseville)
3rd Place – Gold Country Clam Jumpers (Luis Hurtaado,
Ione)
Best Professional Manhattan
1st Place –
Severinos, Aptos
2nd Place – Bon Appetit Management/ Cisco, San Jose
3rd
Place – Fresh Prep, Santa Cruz
Best Professional Boston
1st
Place – Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz
2nd Place – Fresh
Prep, Santa Cruz
3rd Place – Fog Mountain Café, Sacramento
Best
Corporate
1st Place – Draeger Construction, San Jose
2nd Place
– Aegis at Aptos, Aptos
3rd Place – Bayside Baptist Boys, Santa Cruz
Most
Original Team
1st Place: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Santa Cruz
2nd
Place: Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose
3rd Place: DragonMamas Decision 08,
Fremont
Most Tasted Individual
Rosie’s Clam
It! (Boston), Capitola
Most Tasted Restaurant
Ideal
Bar & Grill (Boston), Santa Cruz
Most Tasted Corporate
Good
Samaritan, San Jose
Most Tasted Overall
Good Samaritan
(Boston), San Jose
Ideal Bar & Grill (Boston), Santa Cruz
Carmona’s
BBQ Catering (Boston), Watsonville
People’s Choice
Carmona’s
BBQ Catering – Boston
Sal DiNapoli Special Spirit Award
Ceil
Cirillo
Donaven Staab
Thank you all for participating
and we hope to see you again next year!
