The Kainalu Easter Challenge brought most of the premiere paddlers in the State of Hawaii to Wamainalo to compete in the Tahitian rudderless canoe. The windy conditions and lack of foot pedal navigation had all the competitors laughing and comparing notes as to how to manuever their boats. It was cool to see seasoned guys like Many, Jim Foti, Aaron Napoleon and Mike Judd stimulated by the complexity of the event. Athletes are always looking for their next challenge and Stefan Lambert, the race organizer from Tahiti, brought it to them.
More importantly the event flowed into a festive party at a local beach house. With Tahitian music playing, beers flowing and mahi mahi on the grill, the paddlers and their families enjoyed the rest of the evening together.
Submitted by little timmy on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 6:49pm
any chance we can get results?
#1 Mon, 03/24/2008 - 7:48pm
ia orana,
waimanalo is windy as it could be .what the hell is going on the beach,so peacefull usually.sounds like few guys wanted to experience a special rudderless tahitian day...
on the road side neighbourg watch.damm ...a forty foot container just landed in front of the garden,and they unload some spaceship coming straight from tahiti.
pretty lucky ,nice cherry..wai mana l' eau is going to be fun.jim stop by.no way is gonna miss this,key is also dropping in,for sure !it is last day in town.
hey ,mike have fun.good to see smiles on faces.thierry should not be here as the TDA lost is passport in maui..show me your ID!.ari is cruising ,right pace no need to... slow down...
wilfried as check and a lot of shake hand.
the neighbourhood really enjoy the long hair littles twins fooling around....it helps when they sleep!
the toys lay down on the beach while they get wet drifting around...for a space ship too long away from sea land ,liquid is enough to call for a little cool down.
aaron long time no see but still the same energy.peter flight from maui, him and his wife are getting ready.MP well MP...how can't you laught ?
manny,all right !jr...sounds like the boys are in town
woa the house is loaded of strange people ...nobody check for eggs around!even those chicks hot like the sand can'tdo nothing against that playground.
busta,luke,kaawa,puni,seth,kapena,tyson,tisserand ,they came to share that instant;hey nicole!jesse and jane..some girls ready to party..well i guess it is enough for a categorie..
up an down sounds easy plan.up wind keep it straight,down wind no need to push down,you better think how the hell this hull react before you let it run and have a better plan.
mike ...how is that food you have for us cooking ?smel good might be the pig ?
i heard it was a race ,sounds to me more a fun party
luke do not wait for everybody play at "follow me",mike second...who is cooking?should be MP.jim yeah man you should improve your beach running,watch your back flying smiling aaron is landing,manny and jr lock the door and bring back the key.
jesse so easy,jenn ,nicole ,nicole !sorry she s snorkling....
bra what a day some guys had to stay,ukulele is ok,it happen it all that day.
maururu,mahalo
#2 Tue, 03/25/2008 - 1:16am
...well Keizo, there's your results!
Congrats Luke!
#3 Tue, 03/25/2008 - 8:24am
Sweet- HUNTER S.THOMPSON in now writing OC race reports.
Fear and Loathing in Kailua
Thanks Little Timmy.
My guess here is that you took everyone's text message's during a 4 hour period during the race and partying. Scrambled them-and then put your own twist on it. Nice style
#4 Tue, 03/25/2008 - 8:41am