Va'a Kane

The Ultimate battle of Champions V1 and OC1 a show down!!!.

-Pro Division ( Invitation only)
-Open Class Division... Kane and Wahine

June 6th and 7th. The Big Island of Hawaii, the Home of the Goddess Pele

The Va'a Kane is the Ultimate paddling event, Two days of Racing...Two different disciplines...Two different race courses and conditions...This is a timed event on each day and time from both days will determine the Ultimate Champion (Pro and Open Division)

-Day 1, June 6th is a V1 (Rudderless) race from Honokohau Harbor to finish at Keauhou Bay. 12 miles flat water race.
-Day 2, June 7th is a OC1 (Rudder) race from Keokea Beach park to Mahukona Launch. 14+ miles of Open Ocean water

Unique: Competitors must use a V1 (Rudderless) Va'a on day 1 and an OC1 (Rudder) Va'a on day 2.... No Exceptions!!!

One Champion...This event will define who is the best paddler in the World.

Much More race details along with web site and info out SOON!!

Race contacts:
Thibert Lussiaa (808) 895-1962 or tlusiaa@kukio.com
Mike Field (808) 896-6445 or mikefield@hawaii.rr.com
Mike Nakachi (808) 640-3871 or mikenakachi@hawaii.rr.com

Cheers Rambo

Check this out. Hawaii Kai to Kaimana can be dangerous when the wind kicks. This couple found that out the hard way. Got to stay tuned to conditions and limitations. Good thing they had a cell phone or they would have ended up on a Kauai Honeymoon. Or better yet Decker or Midway Is.

Sorry, I dont know how to post the link, but this is it, paste and stick.

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090215ValentinesDaypaddleisnobreeze.html

I shot this at the Aussie National Sprint Titles last weekend.

This is one of the best turns i have ever seen, perfect timing, simple technique, not over powered.

And these are Senior Master Women

The ass of that Mirage BURNS

http://blip.tv/file/1775739

Cheers Rambo

I usually paddle north to south in my work out through a westerly blowing wind. The intensity varies greatly. Today, blowing pretty good, small white caps. Anyway how do the all you handle paddling crosswind? Do you tuff it out having the chop and swells hit you sideways or do you use the current / swells progressing forward at a diagonal, i.e. zig zagging riding the swell for a bit then powering upwind to get back on course, repeat?

One man course change for 2/14/09

Stan
President
60 posts
Feb 13, 2009
12:06 AM We will be changing our one man course for both long and short due to weather conditions. All registration will remain at He'eia Kea Pier Saturday morning but time will be changed to 7:00 - 8:00 am. All finishes will be at Kualoa Beach Park. Details to the course will be posted Friday. And announced at paddlers meeting Saturday at 8:30 am. All participants must attend. Start of the race will be changed to 9:00 am. for Long course and 9:10 for short course. Since the race is starting earlier please send this to everyone you know and please help spread the word. Mahalo!
Last Edited on 13-Feb-2009 12:21 AM

Ikaika
Coach
15 posts
Feb 13, 2009
8:43 PM The new course will be as follows:
Long - Start at He'eia Kea Pier, go counter clockwise around Coconut Island and then jungle rules to Kualoa Beach Park ending on between bouys.
Short - Start at He'eia Kea Pier heading up the channel, turning on a set bouy and then jungle rules to Kualoa Beach Park ending between bouys.
Lunch and awards will be held at Kualoa Beach Park.

How do you teach technique for OC 1 ?

Let us collect web videos and have the experts give their input/correction and drills ?

Format could be :

• Pinki's canal/guard shack
• 16:30 pm
• flat water
• warm up
• start 30 sec apart
• x 3 20 seconds passes: relaxed, race pace, all out.
• post processed videos on the web.

Contact me if you are interested to participate.

I had intended doing the Kauai Relay this year but now i can't as i 'm paddling 300km across Bass Strait to Tasmania instead for the Crossing for Cancer.

My intended partner who has booked and paid his fight and Accom etc, now needs a new partner to replace me. Can someone help me out. I've tutored this paddler up until now and the bugger is only 6 mins behind me in a 2 hr downwind race and closing quickly.

Any Division will do but Masters or above preferred.

Anyone ??? PM if you like.

Cheers Rambo

I've been doing this lately, should I feel guilty?

Because the only thing I feel guilty about now is being a badass paddler.

I will be in Oahu Tues Feb 24th until Tues Mar 17th. If anyone is interested in a private oc1 lesson please let me know and we can set something up.

Each session cost $60 and runs for about 1 and half hours.

We can discuss stroke technique, surfing, training, race preperation, etc...

You can contact me at dannyching1@yahoo.com

And for you ocpaddler bloggers we can discuss leg drive since that seems to be the topic of the week.

Thanks,
Danny Ching

So where do you live dumbwaka alias Marcus P Rambutan......... your name is not in the NZ white pages directory and has never appeared on the paddling scene here.