2008 Clubhouse Models c1908, c1920
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One grass hut provided storage for surfboards and another was a changing room with lockers. The man in the suit wearing a hat in the middle represents Alexander Hume Ford who founded the Club to encourage the Hawaiian sports of surfing and canoe racing which had been dying out. The boys on the left represent the first members of the Club.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
A Dance Pavilion was finished by the end of 1908 and played host to many community events. The roof caught in fire on New Yearʻs Eve 1914 from a fire that started at the nearby Seaside Hotel and was demolished. The dance floor was saved and was removed board by board and used to construct a new Clubhouse a short distance down the beach.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
After the New Yearʻs Eve fire demolished the roof of the Dance Pavilion, the dance floor was moved piece by piece to build a new Clubhouse closer to the beach for the Outrigger Canoe Club. The Club used that clubhouse until 1941 when termites ravaged the building. Canoe and surfboard storage was on the beach level, and the Clubhouse on the second level offering a wonderful view of Waikiki Beach.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
Beach volleyball was started by George "Dad" Center at the Outrigger Canoe Club in 1915. At first, Outrigger was the only team playing on the beach, but soon others took up the sport and it has now become an Olympic sport. Outrigger has placed several members on the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Team.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
The clock at center was a famous landmark and could be seen by surfers in the water and ships at sea. Outrigger became the home of Duke Kahanamoku in 1919. He remained a member until his death in 1968. Duke swam on three Olympic teams and played water polo on a fourth. He shared his surfing prowess with the world and steered on many Outrigger canoe racing teams. He was also a beach volleyball player.