I need to make an apology to a couple of well meaning paddlers from Santa Cruz.
Right after I trashed my Vantage this weekend at Kalapaki Beach on Kauai, I was approached by a couple on vacation here that witnessed my act of stupidity.
We chatted for a few minutes about what happened and they mentioned they were fellow paddlers from Santa Cruz. I have to apologize to them. I realized the next day that I was a total ass to them. They just wanted to say ‘Hi’ and see if there was anything they could help with. I on the other hand just wanted to take my severely damaged boat, smash it into pieces small enough to fit into a trash can and swear off paddling for ever.
If any paddlers in the Santa Cruz area read this and know the couple here on vacation that I treated rudely, please tell them I apologize and that I’ll be in California for the next two weeks. So, if they would like to meet and tell me how big of an ass I was, I guess I have it coming.
Submitted by OC1 Driver on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 8:20pm.
217 Posts
Joe,
What happened in Kalapaki? I know how it feels to destroy a boat.
Ken
Sun, 05/04/2008 - 11:13pm
18 Posts
I was trying to get in the water with my boat between waves and just as I was about to hop onto the seat on a wave popped up, pushed my boat sideways and broke on top of it and me. It drove the ama into the sand and folded the back i’ako in half.
The boat has several hull cracks but the ama may be trashed. I posted some pictures with my other OCPaddler entery.
Joe
Lihue, Kauai
www.vrataric.com
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 6:58am
18 Posts
This subject got moved off the main OC web page without a reply from anyone in the Santa Cruz paddling community.
I though I’d resurrect this topic in hopes some one from Santa Cruz reads it and passes it on.
Joe
Lihue, Kauai
www.vrataric.com
Joe
Lihue, Kauai
www.vrataric.com
Tue, 05/13/2008 - 5:26pm
7 Posts
You might try sending an email directly to the outrigger club in Santa Cruz. The url below should give you contact info.
http://www.akauhana.org/
Wed, 05/14/2008 - 5:13am