Hi!
My name is Smirnov Vitaly. I'm from Moscow, Russia. My dream is to take part in Molokai Hoe.
I'm 48 years old. 198 sm height, 98kg weight. I originally kayaker, but in recent years, my passion for outrigger canoe, surfski and dragon boat. I'm multiple World and European Champion in Dragon Boat. Few times I took part in AllWave Cup in Italy (OC-1 race around Giglio Island, 22 km). On winter time I like to race ski marathons 42-54km, 4-5 times a winter. I can swim 2 kilometers for 35-36 minutes (in a swimming pool). I can run 20 kilometers for 1'35".
If some crew need not bad paddler - I'll be happy to race Molikai Hoe with you.
I'll be in Honolulu on Sept.29 in the evening.
Aloha
Vitaly
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Submitted by Vitaly Smirnov on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 2:58am
I don't know about 2011, but in 2010 there was a Russian team, the Vladivostok Tigers. They had done the Molokai once or twice previously.
They were a game group and made up of flatwater canoe racers. Somewhere I have a CD for the race and their interpreter/liaison was interviewed. He pointed out that one of their idiosyncracies was they didn't change sides. If you started the race paddling on the left side you did all forty-one miles on the left side. I guess it saved them from the effort of shouting "hut." I can't say how many times they huli-ed, but it was in the double digits.
They had guts.
#1 Mon, 09/03/2012 - 5:01am
Hi! I know these guys, Vladivostok Tigers. We raced together many times in different international Dragon Boat and OC-1 competition. They didn't change sides because they didn't know what to change. Also, I would not call the courage of a lack of experience. They were last in the race, turned over four times!
Aloha
Vitaly
#2 Mon, 09/03/2012 - 8:18am