July 17 - Garden Island Championship & Kaua'i Update

Well, Kaua'i really does have regattas.. The Garden Island Canoe Racing Association held this years championship regatta this past saturday in Hanalei bay. The weekends winning teams have qualified to paddle in the State Championship in August.

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[we patiently await the results from GICRA]



Earlier regattas of the season have gone by quick and sadly without much mention outside of Kauai's paddling community. To sum it up, the Kauai regatta season is like every other island, except we race half miles most of the time and never bring out the Koa canoes. Not to criticize the race officials, they do a fine job, but I think we could all put a bit more effort into making Kaua'i more competitive on the State level.