I thought it was a strange site seeing a trailer with two Koa canoes heading back to town from Nanakuli at noon. Surely the regatta could not be done so soon! As I arrived in Nanakuli someone mentioned that the race was "cancelled" but they were still doing the race for fun in fiber glass canoes. At 12:30 PM, the 15 year old mixed crews were starting their race. It seems that the South swell wrap caused some morning surf at the site of OHCRA's Leeward Kai Regatta and one or some Koa's got some damaged. Hopefully those Koas are not too badly damaged. Great to see people still hanging out despite the circumstances and supporting Leeward Kai CC!!
Submitted by kala808 on Sun, 06/15/2008 - 5:07pm
Yeah, what a long, crazy day. The waves were awesome out there this morning/early afternoon! I was (nervously) looking forward to catching some of the bumps on the way in, but by the time we raced it was windy and choppy. It was great that so many clubs stayed for the long haul even though the races didn't "count." (Maybe that's typical, though?)
I think Hui Nalu was the only club whose koa was damaged.
#1 Sun, 06/15/2008 - 6:12pm