Does any one see race schedules for Maui/Oahu/Big Island/Kauai for 2009 posted anywhere?
I am looking to confirm some dates and plan some trips.
Mahalo!

Here goes a try at posting a video...
Aloha,
Eric

aloha, I made an earlier post requesting some help in finding a partner for an oc-2 for the Malibu to Marina race on March 21st. If anyone has any suggestions for me or wishes to race with me, please shoot me an email. I would love to be ale to do this race with a partner. Mahalo.

What would you guys REALLY ( say the number ) like to pay for a full custom sized and shaped, after a human to human conversation, made in Hawaii, sub 11 ounce, carbon paddle with some wood like flex built in ? Similar feedback welcome for Hybrids.

Thank you and looking forward to the future.
aloha,
pog

The only way to learn this seems to be by doing it.

Karel Jr says in one of the videos that he detects a pattern in the ocean pretty soon after the start of a race.
I can imagine that there is such a pattern, and what it could possibly be like, but as I do not see it, I don't know.

Is there something like a 'beginners guide' to learning how to read the water, iow what advice can experienced paddlers give to beginners - what should we be looking for ?

http://hk.

I just got a GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide and I'm trying figure out the best way to mount it to my Huki V1-X.

I would like to rig it somewhere on my ama/iaku so I can get a side view of my paddling for technique analysis but looking at the various mounts that came in the package, I can't seem to figure out which would work best for my purposes.

I did a quick forum search but couldn't find anything on point.

Any suggestions? Rambo?

Hi OCpaddlers
I am finishing a book about open canoeing, Canoe Culture to be published by Pesda Press, UK, and would like to include some information on outrigger paddling in the Competition chapter. I have written thw words and need some photographs to accompany them.
I need 5-6 high quality, minimum 8megapixels, that describe outrigger paddling. 3 or 4 action shots, 1 showing an outrigger on land and 1 showing the shape of the hull. I am sadly not in a position to offer any payment but you will of course be credited and receive a copy of the book when it is published.
If anybody can help me please drop a PM
Many thanks in advance
James

Keokea 08!!!

Mahalo Outpaddlin' !

http://blip.tv/file/1693548

As a promotional activity for my club and to showcase the culture surrounding canoe paddling Polynesia, I'm trying to set up a movie screening at my university of some paddling movies. I am hoping to show one on the voyaging canoes like the Hokule'a and one showing modern outrigger racing. I have the PAA Ka'iwi 2008 DVD which I think would be great and be enjoyable for non-paddlers, but it would be nice to show one featuring six man canoes. Does anyone have recommendations for movies that would be easy to locate featuring six man racing? I'm guessing the two shows Terry produced for the Moloka'i Hoe and Na Wahine are good bets, but I haven't seen either yet. So, recomendations?

I found this PBS special on voyaging canoes but I'm sure there have been at least a few other movies or documentaries made on voyaging. Can anyone provide some recommendations that would be accessible and enjoyable for a general audience? Thanks!