Each season, the Newport Aquatic Center honors the legends who shaped our paddling community: leaders, mentors, and friends who embodied the spirit of perseverance, generosity, and aloha. From the Off Da Couch race celebrating Sam Couch’s boundless energy and love for youth paddling, to the Hal Rosoff Classic, a winter tradition uniting paddlers across generation, and the JVC Rodeo, honoring co-founder Jon Van Cleave’s adventurous, all-in approach to life, these events remind us what it means to live with purpose, compete with heart, and lift each other along the way.
