Aloha...anyone know where i can get iakos for a makani? She is on Kauai and is being refurbished but no one is able to find her any iakos...any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,
I'd like to learn from your experience on OC6 safety issues.
I mean : On this forum, there's a lot of very skilled paddlers, going on rough seas, and I'm willing to understand.
When paddling OC6, did you ever run in some major safety issue while capsizing ? Like total OC flooding ? Impossibility to tow the boat or just bail out ?
rigging breaking ?
In my tiny experience, the amount of buoyancy in the bow, stern and ama was enough to secure the boat and crew.
Anyway, do skilled crews ever capsize at all ? :-)

Lanikai!

http://www.ohcra.com/2012races/clementdpaaina.html

Folks,

I have been using a garmin forerunner 310xt for a few years now. I bought it REI because, after reading about the 310xt on this site, I believed that the "waterproof-ness" of the unit would wear off ;-0. Sure enough, over the 3 year period, I have taken the 310xt back to REI for 2 replacements.

Can anyone give me good insight and instruction on how to revarnish my Makana Ali'i paddle or know of any professionals who can revarnish paddles on the island of Oahu? Something to note about my paddle is i have a small crack at the bottom of my shaft (from cranking those unis) and i heard some people use carbon cloth on the area to prevent future spreading of the crack. Any advice?

Seeking advice on upwinds:

On the windy days, the bumps I paddle in the Bay Area (California) are no more than 3-10 feet apart from each other and have a very high frequency of hitting my boat while going upwind. Vertically they range from 1-3 feet. I want to ask for opinions of paddling upwind on water that is strictly windpowered. I do not have much experience on "swells." The craziest day I went out had 30mph winds with bumps that were about 3-4feet high and huli'ed 3 times as it picked up my ama.. It was pretty scary when the waves + wind comes from the front left.

One of Guam's foremost paddlers and coaches passed away on Friday May 25, 2012. Rick was an exuberant promoter of paddling, introducing scores of people to outrigger canoeing on Guam. He was also a prominent race promoter, initiating the Heineken Cup on Guam in the mid 2000's and coordinating the MOC-1, Marianas OC-1 series of OC-1 and OC-2 races on Guam for the last 10 years. Rick will be sorely missed here on Guam and around the region, especially by his wife and family.

Looking for a seat if there are any Hawaii crews who plan on doing Liberty this year. Please message me if you have a seat available. Mahaloz! kahikinakevin@hotmail.com

This was just posted onto the Hammo Gatorade Battle of the Paddles Facebook page.

Very exciting news! We are going to broadcast live via Facebook the paddling clinics with Kamoa. You'll be able to watch the clinics and other events like the opening ceremony live by clicking on the "Live Video" Tab that you'll find on our Facebook page. So if you can't make this year's event don't worry you can still tune in and be part of the action. Stay tuned and we'll let you know the broadcast times as we get closer to the event.

Here is the link to the Battle of the Paddles Facebook page:

Did someone accidentally pick up off Kalua Koi beach and load onto one of the escort boats a clear drybag and a black paddlebag with 3 paddles in it. If anyone knows where these two items are I would be super grateful if you would call me at 864-0460 or email me at clifft604@aol.com
Aloha,
Cliff