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History
The Itxas-Lur Canoeing Club was founded in Muskiz in 1999, to make use of the town's excellent geographic conditions and new interest in the sport among people from Muskiz and surrounding towns.
Up to them, canoeists had to fend for themselves, but the foundation changed all that. Canoeists from the area met up and practised together, encouraging others to enjoy and forming a club with several international licences.
Several members of the club have descended rivers and surfed the waves in different parts of the world, including Italy, Austria, Norway, Chile, Ecuador, Morocco, etc
Since its foundation, the club has mainly been involved with canoeing, kayak-surf and rodeo. Members have participated in the World Kayak-surf Championships, the Cantabrian Championships and the Exreme White Water Descent.
The La Arena Beach Kayak-Surf Championship was held in 1999, as part of the Cantabrian Championship along with trials in Llanes (Asturias), Berria (Cantabria), Muskiz (Bizkaia) and Zarauz (Gipuzkoa).
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The chairman of the club is currently Joseba Arrillaga. The other members of the board are:
-Juan Mª Yurrebaso (Deputy chair).
-Alex Del Río (Treasurer).
-Kepa Yurrebaso (Secretary).
-Roberto Villan, Kimetz Garate, Oskar Martínez and Jon Moja (Ordinary members).
The group currently organises the Muskiz Championship, with some of the best local and Spanish canoeists. Average participation runs at around 70, with canoeists coming from as far afield as Catalonia, Madrid, Galicia, Zamora, Valencia and even Italy and Wales.
It is one of the championships with the greatest number of entrants.
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