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stay home....you to young. I believe there is an age limit to it. You said 16 right, not 61 with a typo. If 16, stay home.

#1 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 3:03pm

actually there is not age limit. thats only for the molokai hoe 6 man race. any one can do it but they dont recommend younger ones do it unless they are in shape and able to. if your serious start training...

#2 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 4:07pm

16 too young? Jr. won it when he was 17! If you've been paddling since you were 8 or ten years old like alot of people in Hawaii you might be physically ready at that age. Everyone's different, though.

#3 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 4:17pm

Back to his question, Find an escort board sooner rather than later, make sure your captain is a capable driver, preferably someone who has escorted that race before, make sure you have a coach or capable helper on your escort boat, make sure your canoe can get over to Molokai, make sure you can get yourself over to Molokai, make sure you have a place to stay while on Molokai, make sure you have food to eat while on Molokai, make sure you bring enough food for the race, make sure you have a tested water system, again make sure you have enough food and water for your race plan to race for 4 hours bring enough to race for 8 hours, make sure to raise up your funds cause it costs a lot of money to do the race. Oh yeah make sure to have fun!!!

And your never too young to do any race as long as your prepared!

#4 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 4:58pm

Go for it. Learn to surf and like T said, get the food and water down. Have fun, I wish I could have done the race when I was 16 but I didn't have the money.

#5 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 8:08pm

i am more than ready. i can surf..
i just might beat some of you.
but can we get back to the question.

#6 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 9:08pm

i wanna know about the race it self.....
bumps, currents, wind, lines, finishing miles?

#7 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 9:10pm

ho.. uncle... you sure had me fooled. 15? And were calling you "uncle" already? Shoots cuz... give um in da channel

#8 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 11:13pm

easy bud action speaks louder than words. dont take the channel lightly. watch what happens if you come down and attempt to do the channel... do your homework

#9 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 11:38pm

This months Makai magazine has an article about Kaihe Chong who crossed the channel when he was 14 on a surfski! If you got the will, training, and knowledgeable driver, you can definitely do it

#10 Fri, 06/06/2008 - 11:53pm

ho uncle, kinda the wrong attitude to be having when you are asking people for advice.

just make sure you get your base miles done now.

do you live and train in hawaii? if so then you are at least training in the right conditions.

save your money. if you read the other threads, you'll know it will cost you 1000 to 2000+ dollars to do the race.

#11 Sat, 06/07/2008 - 12:17am

Usually when someone gives you advise such as...

Back to his question, Find an escort board sooner rather than later, make sure your captain is a capable driver, preferably someone who has escorted that race before, make sure you have a coach or capable helper on your escort boat, make sure your canoe can get over to Molokai, make sure you can get yourself over to Molokai, make sure you have a place to stay while on Molokai, make sure you have food to eat while on Molokai, make sure you bring enough food for the race, make sure you have a tested water system, again make sure you have enough food and water for your race plan to race for 4 hours bring enough to race for 8 hours, make sure to raise up your funds cause it costs a lot of money to do the race. Oh yeah make sure to have fun!!!

And your never too young to do any race as long as your prepared!

You respond with something like thanks for the tips.
But if my answers weren't what you were looking for then you don't go popping off with a witty smart ass remark about...

i am more than ready. i can surf..
i just might beat some of you.
but can we get back to the question.

learn some tact and Ill tell you what I know!!!

#12 Sun, 06/08/2008 - 11:36am

What sort of major races have you done in the last few years? Any channel relays or anything like maui to molokai or KWC?

#13 Sun, 06/08/2008 - 1:00pm

jc that pic is from silence of the lambs

#14 Sun, 06/08/2008 - 9:00pm

Have you tried the Molo relay yet?

I'm sure lots of users can give you great advice about the lines and currents but the way to learn is by doing. Hook up with a 9-man crew this year. I've heard you can get a waiver to paddler if you're under 18. Cross the channel with them to get a feel of the water.

Then do the relay next year and try to get a parter that's crossed a few times before. Unless you're already done that, I sugest going for the Relay in '09 and solo 2010.

You'll have a more enjoyable crossing with the proper knowlege and some experience. Otherwise, you could be setting yourself up for 6 hours or more of pain and suffering.

#15 Mon, 06/09/2008 - 6:59am

Kawika, thats the EXACT same advice im getting in Kona. I dont really care for 6 man so next year its Maui to Molo and maybe the relay or the Kauai World Challenge and then the solo the year after.

ps - manners will get people alot farther than they think

#16 Mon, 06/09/2008 - 8:17pm

Put the miles in, train with the added weight of water and food. Try different things while training like water and liquid supplement ratios, food needs like gels or bars. Everyone is different. As long as your comfortable physically and mentally with the distance during training you should be fine. Train for all conditions, you never know what your going to get.

#17 Tue, 06/10/2008 - 2:05pm