I'm in Caloundra, and was wondering if anyone knows when and where Mooloolooba practices. I tried to contact you via your website, but the e-mail address is full.

I'm staying at Moorings Beach Resort (room 103). I can bring beer, though you'd have to tell me what's the best brand. I'm up for OC-6 or OC-1.

Thanks

don mulhall
Penticton racing canoe club
Canada

I am back on Molokai with my video camera. Check out my blog i will try and
post videos everyday.

...For all you who couldn't make it over.

www.outriggercanoe.blogspot.com

LOOKING FOR LOST FUSION,TWO TONE GREEN DECK,WHITE HULL WITH YELLOW FUSION,OC STICKERS AND LARGE WHITE DC. LOST HULL PADDLING OUTSIDE IROQOUIS PT. NEAR THE MOUTH OF PEARL HARBOR 9/20 AT AROUND 6:45PM. IF FOUND PLEASE NOTIFY ME AT 808-388-6602 OR EMAIL AT JCABAN@ALARMHAWAII.COM P.S IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY OTHER FORUMS(FISHERMAN ETC.) LET ME KNOW MUCH MAHALOS.

Could anyone who utilizes a GPS tracking unit while paddling please describe the model they are using as well as their likes and dislikes of their unit?

I want to integrate a GPS device with my OC-1 training and would like to hear from anyone that uses one.

I see that Garmim has one that incorporates a heart rate monitor, which is a feature I’m looking for. But, does it record your heart rate at intervals that can later be down loaded and graphed along with your training course?

Also, do any of them record all the major metrics such as, speed, heart rate, location, time, nearest Starbucks, etc., that can be down loaded to a computer?

What would be the cost of setting up such a thing?

We would like your thoughts for the Catalina Challenge OC-1/ OC-2 relay. We are trying to get costs down and participation up. One idea we are throwing around is to have the race on Saturday, Start time later (12:00) to allow paddlers to come out with there escorts or on the ferry. A later start time also will help with the wind, This past year we had about 10 paddlers from Hawaii, what would it take to get the Hawaiian guys out to California to race? We understand that a Saturday race would have many effects on the race as well as travel, Let us know how it would impact you, good and bad. The race is tentatively scheduled for March 30.

Anyone care to hazard a prediction on the race this Sunday?

My top 5:

Australia
Team Bradley
Hui Lanakila
Team NZ
Waikiki Beachboys

Here is something interesting;
take the min/mile time from Molokai Hoe 2006 of your favorite team, multiply by 32, = the distance Henry Ayau, and use that as projected time for the Henry Ajau 2007. Then look up the actual time your team paddled Henry Ajau 2007; use this actual time, divide by 32 => min/mile 2007, and use that to calculate the projected Molokai Hoe 2007 time.

Lanikai I Molokai Hoe 2006 42 miles, average time: 7:17min/mile
Lanikai I Henry Ayau 2007 projected: 32 miles x 7:17 = 3:53:04 total projected,
actual time paddled Henry Ayau 2007 = 3:50:04

Lanikai II Molokai Hoe 2006 42 miles, average time: 7:54min/mile
Lanikai II Henry Ayau 2007 projected: 32 miles x 7:54 = 4:12:48 total projected,
actual time paddled Henry Ayau 2007 = 4:12:01

This suggests that Lanikai I has improved since last year; Lanikai II crew paddled for the very first time together in the Henry Ayau, further improvement can be expected until the Molokai Hoe.

Assuming that Lanikai I improves by 3 sec/mile and Lanikai II improves by 9 sec/mile during the next three weeks, then

Lanikai I Molokai Hoe 2007 => 5:03:48 ( time good for rank 5 2006)
Lanikai II Molokai Hoe 2007 => 5:25:30 ( good for rank 15 2006)

For OCC 3
OCC 3 Molokai Hoe 2006 42 miles, average time: 7:43 min/mile
OCC 3 Henry Ayau 2007 32 miles x 7:43 = 4:04:56 total projected,
actual time paddled Henry Ayau 2007 = 3:57:26

assuming they do not improve further during the next three weeks:
OCC 3 Molokai Hoe 2007 => projected 5:11:30 ( rank 8 2006)

As you can see the min/mile time from the Molokai Hoe predicted the actual time needed for the teams during the Henry Ayau 2007, almost one year later, quite accurately.

The overall time that will be needed for the Molokai Hoe can not easily be predicted as conditions have a strong influence.
The relative performance of teams remains quite stable, though. Therefore:

Molokai Hoe 2007

OCC1 rank 2.- 4.
Lanikai I rank 4.- 6.
OCC3 rank 8.-10.
Lanikai II rank 15.-17.
Tahiti teams:
Shell Vaa rank 1. - 2.
The runner up from last year rank 2. - 6.

Of course conditions matter, key paddlers may get injured etc.. However, when you look through race results from previous years, you can find surprising consistencies, really fascinating.
I think that all the top teams will have taken the preparation this year very serious, so everybody has improved and that will balance out.

Hi all,

I was after some information on the rigging of OC12's for rough water racing.
We recently paddled 60km in flat water in an OC12 but I have my doubts about the possible stress put
on the spreaders (Wae Wa'a) with the rigging done as tight as possible with 6mm cotton sash (God forbid using ratchets that have no give!). With our canoe canoes weighing 155Kg each and an average weight of 500kg in each canoe, I wonder if some type of dense rubber block could be put between the Iako and wae wa'a to give the canoe some "give" when straddling and hitting some bigger troughs?
Any ideas?

Regards Grant

Any results available for the Maui to Molokai Race on Saturday? I understand Hawaiian won, but that is all I have heard.