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[Photos] by Virginia Isbell

Results of today's Abbott Galaher SeaMan Race. Started by the late Abbott Galaher in 1998 as an unofficial pre-season event, with the entry fee being canned goods for the Hawaii Island Food Bank, today's event, hosted by Keauhou Canoe Club, attracted 70 paddlers, including many first time racers.

Results of the 8th Annual JJ's Masters Wa'a Kaukahi Relay Race.



The first paddler started at Keauhou Bay and tagged their partners 6 miles later at Kamakahonu Beach. The second team member started at the beach at Kamakahonu, paddled out and around the Coast Guard Buoy and finished inside Honokohau Harbor, to complete 5.5 miles for the second leg of the relay.



Started in 1997 by Polynesian Paddling Products founder, JJ Logan, this race is exclusively for "Masters Age" paddlers, and also attracts competitors from Oahu and California.

Ra'i won the first two legs. Shell Va'a hammered to a first place finish in the last leg, but Rai's point total gave them the win. Pirae Va’a Mobil finished third. Hawaiian Canoe Club, the one team from Hawaii, finished 41st. Seventy two canoes finished.

[Final Results] at hawaikinuivaa.pf

[Brief Article] by Tahiti Press

Ourigger paddlers from Hawaii, Australia, and Hong Kong joined all the crews on Guam for last weekends racing on the inaugural Heineken International Outrigger Invitational on Guam. 500 and 1500 meter sprints were held in Tumon Bay Saturday and a 12 mile offshore race went off Sunday from Hagatna Boat Basin to Two Lovers Point and back.

A couple articles on Moloka'i. If you got any good stories of your own, lets hear it in the comments!

[Moloka'i paddle: always different, always special] By Jan TenBruggencate (Honolulu Advertiser)

[De Rooy (of team Xylo Blades) follow up article] Townsville Bulletin

[Honolulu Advertiser] [Star Bulletin Article]

[Y2Kanu Photos] by Rick Leton