OK, so yeah they're rowing, not paddling, and the canoes are pretty radical, but are these guys totally crazy or what. If you watch carefully you can see Fuse and Yankee (I think).
Introduction to open ocean kayak racing with racing and training tips from some of Hawai’is best surfski athletes. Test your skills on an array of Olympic fleet of K-1, K-2 and K-4 kayaks.
HCKT Open Day
Paddle – n – Potluck with Friends
Sunday – November – 16 – 2008 – 8:45 AM
Hui Nalu Halau – Hawai’i Kai
9 AM: Group Surfski paddle out over the race course
(to be determined)
10 AM: Surfski Race
11 AM: Potluck and Prize give away
Sorry, might be a dumb question but it is interesting that the fusion and zephyr for example which often piloted to victory in big seas suck on the flats...the standard answer is that the rocker is great for catching swells but not for the flats. So why do surfskis with very little rocker seem to do such a good job at both flat and swells??
Erin Shea Ching slipped away peacefully after a 15-month bout with cancer on Sunday morning, Nov. 2nd. Her husband, Al, had the privilege of being at her bedside; and her attentive sons, Danny and Kawika, were nearby. Erin was most happy when surrounded by the many children comprising her circle of family and friends. Within the paddling community Erin is best known as “Danny Ching’s mom”, or as “Al’s wife.” What’s less publicized is the inexhaustible energy she invested growing the Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club to be an organization respected and recognized worldwide. For over three and a half decades she has welcomed countless paddlers into the Ching household. Many evenings her husband and sons would bring home unexpected friends, and Erin effortlessly always found enough food at a moments notice to feed everyone.
On Friday morning, Nov 7th, Erin was remembered in a beautiful ceremony held off of her childhood beach, Avenue C in Redondo Beach, CA. The Ching family would like to sincerely the many hundreds of family members, friends and members of the outrigger community who gathered to help us to pay final respects. We're especially humbled by those traveled great distanceds on short notice from as far away as Hawaii, Oregon and Pennsylvania to participate. And we’re especially appreciative of those who made it by the Ching house Friday evening and contributed to an impromptu party filled with food, barley sodas and Hawaiian music. We couldn’t imagine a more fitting send off.
Sincerest Aloha,
Al, Danny & Kawika Ching;
and Josh Crayton (Erin's brother)
Since no ones mentioned it here, I though I'd just post something - to the many paddlers who are also veterans or/and currently serving in the armed forces, just wanted to say Thank you.
We, as paddlers, may have differing opinions of the wars currently taking place, but for the many who enlist, their reasons for joining the military are just as varied, some for financial reasons, others for idealistic motivations, events of 9/11, and others for what ever it may be, but because they do it, many of us do not have to.
The wars taking place today are unlike any other and the injuries they sustain, physical and mental, are even more severe and deadly due to the nature of urban warfare and road side IED's.
So to all you paddlers out there serving in the mIlitary and veterans, Mahalo nui loa!
In less than a week a pueo was recovered and a fellow man was saved from many, many years in the dog house and other terrible terrible things. I hope critics understand that we here at OCP UNITE to help others when they are in need!
Poop on the critics!
bamskii, dude, that is an unbelievable story you got there. Someone's got your back...
Hey Kona paddlers, how's that vog treating you? Over there for a race last weekend and at the turn I could barely make out the shoreline, let alone Holualoa. My throat was scratchy and my eyes where itchy. Are you noticing any effect of the vog with training and racing? How is it affecting your health and well being? The vog is frickin' gnarly!
