It was a hard slog out there. No wind for the vast majority of the channel. Luckily a little breeze kicked in just past Koko Head for a decent Hawaii Kai run.
Team Bradley may not have won all the races leading up to the Na Wahine O Ke kai this year but then they weren’t fielding a full crew in those races either. I have to wonder if, as part of strategy, they also did not want to show their full hand of cards until the big race. They won the past four Moloka’i to O’ahu crossings. They have been challenged in those four years and still found a way to win.
However, in my opinion, Hui Lanakila should be considered a “dominant” crew as well, the Lanikai equivalent on the women’s side, using your example. They have been very consistent as well, and a formidable threat to any top contender.
Waikiki Beach Boys womens crew is a fairly young crew as a whole when you consider the cumulative experiences of their counterparts, but they have placed consistently near the top in those years as well and if they stay together, they will be dominant.
With the flat conditions and rising tide the boats that went a bit to the north and came in close to Portlock did a little better along the coast than boats that stayed south , no?
Can anyone post some GPS tracks?
Awesome race !! , course record in flat conditions by team Bradley, Outrigger Jr. Masters get 4th overall and what must have been a sprint finish between , Namolokama, False Creek and Casco Bay , only 12 seconds between these 3 boats after racing for over 5hours 40 minutes.
Anybody have a list of canoes used by the top clubs? By the way, there is no such thing as Junior Masters, there are Masters, Senior Masters, and Golden Masters.
Fuze - congratulations to your wife and her crew - if that is the crew she paddled with that came in 9th - 2nd Masters. I just read in the Advertiser the crew was from Maine. Thats fantastic to see them do so well back to back years. They beat a lot of respectable crews. I saw last years results, and theyve been very consistent - what type of paddling background do they have? Have they been doing the channel for a while now?
The Casco Bay team is a group of friends who have known each other , raced with and against each other for many years.
The common denominator between them is their love of paddling and competition.
The race they like the best is the Na Wahine O Ke Kai.
Many of the members of this team are marathon paddlers .
They paddle in long races , up to 125 miles in length without breaks.
Coming to Hawaii to race is a special treat for them.
False Creek did very well considering some of them are first and foremost dragonboat/sprint paddlers who also crosstrain w/ outrigger .
These girls will be heading to Prague for next years Worlds and they were also the ones that brought home hardware (inc gold ) from the 2008 Outrigger sprints
I thought Kauai represented very well. Ladies from Kauai had a good day. Namolokama, Kiaola, Niumalu and Puuwai. Also, Hawaiian Kanaktion and Kailua 50’s had a good race. Right on Kauai and Kailua.
Namolokama passed Casco Bay and False Creek right before Black point to take seventh place. They maintained their lead to the finish with only 32 seconds overlap between the three boats, an amazing ‘race within the race’. It was really exciting to watch.
GREAT job to all the wahines. Alex said he and Dolan got amazing footage. If you saw the news that night you got a peek into what they shot. Amazing 6 person change from the helo of Team Bradley, Kengi got some good and interesting interviews at the end. Kalaii was on an escort boat and said it was unreal. . On to the Molokai Hoe and then we will be putting the show together. I will let you guys know when it airs.
If anyone is interested in advertising, we have 3 spots left, the rates are as low as 250.00. Email me for more info. terry@oceanpaddler.tv
Terry, if your film crew in the helicopter caught Team Bradley doing a 6 person change, that means they CHEATED! they should only have 10 padders. BUSTED. are they trying to copy Tahiti or something? ok, kidding…
The team that was caught by the film crew doing a 6 man change was the Kailua CC Sr. Mstr W (50 & over) crew. It was nice being mistaken for Team Bradley!
818 Posts
wow. a winning time of 5:20 with a dropping tide and hardly any wind. Team Bradley is pretty friggen past.
so is every one else for that matter.
good race ladies.
especially my wife.
C.P.L.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 7:26pm
68 Posts
Check your tide chart again… wasn’t dropping.
It was a hard slog out there. No wind for the vast majority of the channel. Luckily a little breeze kicked in just past Koko Head for a decent Hawaii Kai run.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 7:49pm
818 Posts
yeah i think i had the finishing time wrong too. whoops!
but a new record. dang!
C.P.L.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 8:32pm
21 Posts
Why is it that the dominant mens team doesn’t have a dominant womans team. (ie. shell, lanikai)
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 9:16pm
130 Posts
There are good mens and womens teams, Hui Lanakila, Outrigger. they might not be at the top but there are damn good.
We help because we want too not because we have too.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 9:38pm
93 Posts
kj - how would you define “dominant”?
Team Bradley may not have won all the races leading up to the Na Wahine O Ke kai this year but then they weren’t fielding a full crew in those races either. I have to wonder if, as part of strategy, they also did not want to show their full hand of cards until the big race. They won the past four Moloka’i to O’ahu crossings. They have been challenged in those four years and still found a way to win.
However, in my opinion, Hui Lanakila should be considered a “dominant” crew as well, the Lanikai equivalent on the women’s side, using your example. They have been very consistent as well, and a formidable threat to any top contender.
Waikiki Beach Boys womens crew is a fairly young crew as a whole when you consider the cumulative experiences of their counterparts, but they have placed consistently near the top in those years as well and if they stay together, they will be dominant.
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 9:49pm
642 Posts
With the flat conditions and rising tide the boats that went a bit to the north and came in close to Portlock did a little better along the coast than boats that stayed south , no?
Can anyone post some GPS tracks?
Awesome race !! , course record in flat conditions by team Bradley, Outrigger Jr. Masters get 4th overall and what must have been a sprint finish between , Namolokama, False Creek and Casco Bay , only 12 seconds between these 3 boats after racing for over 5hours 40 minutes.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 1:32am
238 Posts
Aloha gange,
this is the link t the article on the paper…
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/SP...
Congatulations to all the Wahines o ke kai!!!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 2:53am
428 Posts
Really impressive considering the age of the team Bradley paddlers.
OutriggerCanoe Design
http://www.oc1design.blogspot.com
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 7:10am
93 Posts
Is False Creek the Canadian crew Vi Coito was steering?
Does anyone know where Namolokama from?
Did Hui Lanakila and WBBCC take the same course as Team Bradley?
It would have been nice to see the GPS map for these crews. Hopefully some will be posted =D
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 7:50am
708 Posts
Kamamamamakakakaaua, I think you misread KJ’s question.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:00am
93 Posts
lol - ur right poopoopadler -
Sorry KJ - Its not my fault - its heineken and coronas fault!!!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:05am
41 Posts
Fuzerider,
IT WAS RISING TIDE……. south course was the call. My club went north and we had to work hard to catch the crews that was south of us.
Kamamakakaua,
Namolokama is from Kauai.
… I went…
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:15am
63 Posts
Anybody have a list of canoes used by the top clubs? By the way, there is no such thing as Junior Masters, there are Masters, Senior Masters, and Golden Masters.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:47am
16 Posts
Carlton-
Here’s the list up till the 11 spots. Outside of the canoe, check the amas that were with the canoes. Some mix’n and match’n.
Aloha.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:10am
436 Posts
fuzerider,
How on EARTH could you let your Casco Bay women paddle a Lightning?
…and that’s a SCIENTIFIC FACT!
Go Kailua!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:34am
642 Posts
Last year Casco Bay finished 9th overall in a Mirage .
This year they were 9th again in a Lightning .
So , it ain`t about the boat.
If somebody comes out with a better boat than these models between now and next year , we`ll be looking to get into one.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:18am
93 Posts
Fuze - congratulations to your wife and her crew - if that is the crew she paddled with that came in 9th - 2nd Masters. I just read in the Advertiser the crew was from Maine. Thats fantastic to see them do so well back to back years. They beat a lot of respectable crews. I saw last years results, and theyve been very consistent - what type of paddling background do they have? Have they been doing the channel for a while now?
Very impressive!
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 11:01am
642 Posts
Thanks kamamakakaua,
The Casco Bay team is a group of friends who have known each other , raced with and against each other for many years.
The common denominator between them is their love of paddling and competition.
The race they like the best is the Na Wahine O Ke Kai.
Many of the members of this team are marathon paddlers .
They paddle in long races , up to 125 miles in length without breaks.
Coming to Hawaii to race is a special treat for them.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:13pm
70 Posts
False Creek did very well considering some of them are first and foremost dragonboat/sprint paddlers who also crosstrain w/ outrigger .
These girls will be heading to Prague for next years Worlds and they were also the ones that brought home hardware (inc gold ) from the 2008 Outrigger sprints
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 1:44pm
30 Posts
I thought Kauai represented very well. Ladies from Kauai had a good day. Namolokama, Kiaola, Niumalu and Puuwai. Also, Hawaiian Kanaktion and Kailua 50’s had a good race. Right on Kauai and Kailua.
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 6:37pm
35 Posts
Namolokama passed Casco Bay and False Creek right before Black point to take seventh place. They maintained their lead to the finish with only 32 seconds overlap between the three boats, an amazing ‘race within the race’. It was really exciting to watch.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 8:53am
158 Posts
GREAT job to all the wahines. Alex said he and Dolan got amazing footage. If you saw the news that night you got a peek into what they shot. Amazing 6 person change from the helo of Team Bradley, Kengi got some good and interesting interviews at the end. Kalaii was on an escort boat and said it was unreal. . On to the Molokai Hoe and then we will be putting the show together. I will let you guys know when it airs.
If anyone is interested in advertising, we have 3 spots left, the rates are as low as 250.00. Email me for more info.
terry@oceanpaddler.tv
I loved it out there:):):)
a hui hou,
Terry
Terry Galpin
Ocean Paddler TV
www.oceanpaddler.tv
terry@oceanpaddler.tv
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 5:47pm
53 Posts
No Cali love for NAC? Top 5 finish for a Cali crew, not so bad.
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 7:16pm
25 Posts
Terry, if your film crew in the helicopter caught Team Bradley doing a 6 person change, that means they CHEATED! they should only have 10 padders. BUSTED. are they trying to copy Tahiti or something? ok, kidding…
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 9:06am
2 Posts
The team that was caught by the film crew doing a 6 man change was the Kailua CC Sr. Mstr W (50 & over) crew. It was nice being mistaken for Team Bradley!
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 2:19pm