7:00PM to 10:00PM

Movie Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker.
Kimokeo Kapahulehua is a man with a kuleana; a promise to keep. Not just to his uncle Kavika or Hawaii, but to all people and generations, past and future. His kuleana is to link the Hawaiian islands together like a lei. And for the first time in recorded history, it will be done in an outrigger paddling canoe (wa’a). 6 years and 1750 miles later, he and his team find they have done more than complete their voyage to honor Kimokeo’s kuleana; they have become the Family of the Wa’a.

Family of the Wa'a began nearly ten years ago in Kihei, Maui, when one of our producers swam out into the ocean to reach an outrigger canoe (wa'a) he had seen from shore. He had never before paddled a wa'a, but this one had an empty seat and he wanted it. Navigating in the stern of the wa'a was Kimokeo Kapahulehua, the man who would become the leader of the voyage to Kure - the last atoll in the Hawaiian archipelago some 1750 miles away. It is from that chance meeting and the friendship that followed that this film sprang.

Official Family of the Wa'a Movie Website

10:00AM to 6:00PM

Unloading Canoes at Race Site
The Liberty 2011 Welcome Table at Brooklyn Bridge Park will receive visiting teams with canoes and trailers. All teams trailering canoes should contact Ed Acker at 973.632.7764 when they have arrived at the race site. Please go to Liberty Race Location for driving directions to the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Upon unloading of the canoes and trailers, all visiting teams should proceed to the Seaport Inn Downtown for team registration. Please locate a New York Outrigger representative at the park for general information and directions to the Seaport Inn Downtown.

4:00PM to 7:00PM

Team and Paddler Registration
The Registration Table will receive all visiting teams and paddlers at the Seaport Inn Downtown. All registered paddlers will be given their meal ticket for the Liberty Luau. Paddlers and their guests may purchase additional raffle tickets and advanced tickets for the Liberty Luau at this time.

All paddlers must register at the Registration Table.
If you are unable to do so, please contact Carol Choi at 617.669.6255.

7:00PM to 8:00PM

Captain's Meeting
All team captains must attend the Captain's meeting at the Seaport Inn Downtown to review the rules and regulations of the race. Due to limited space, we ask that only team captains/steerspersons attend.

Race documents will be listed here shortly. They will be distributed and discussed at the Captain's Meeting

If you are unable to attend the captain's meeting, please contact Ed Acker at 973.632.7764.

Welcome Table Opens
Meal and raffle tickets for the Liberty Luau are available for purchase.

Women's Race Begins under Manhattan Bridge
Please go to Liberty Race Course to view the course.
Please go to Spectator Vantage Points for prime on shore viewing opportunities and projected times of the races in progress.

Men's Race Begins under Manhattan Bridge
Please go to Liberty Race Course to view the race course.
Please go to Spectator Vantage Points for prime on shore viewing opportunities and projected times of the races in progress.

Mixed Race Begins under Manhattan Bridge
Please go to Liberty Race Course to view the race course.
Please go to Spectator Vantage Points for prime on shore viewing opportunities and projected times of the races in progress.

Liberty Luau Opens
Meal and raffle tickets for the Liberty Luau are available for purchase.

Raffle Drawing
The ticketholder or a representative must present the winning ticket stub to claim prizes.

10:00AM to 12:00PM

Picking up Canoes at Race Site
New York Outrigger representatives will be at the Welcome Table at the race site to assist crews trailering their canoes back home. Canoes and trailers must be cleared from Brooklyn Bridge Park and Pier by noon.