Spammin' you with OC-1's any chance I get

[King of Kailua]

A 2007 retrospective collection of shots of outrigger canoeing put together by Luke Evslin from races and practices. The races include the Kaua'i World Challenge, the Moloka'i Solo, the Moloka'i Relay and the Kanaka Ikaika State Championships.
cool soundtrack
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4785975496994106864&ei=qywQSZulN5LsqAOZp-CJDg&hl=en

[King of Kailua]

Makaha Style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTtG2KpQUH0

[burnwood]

Spam me anytime.

[King of Kailua]

Then you've got my vote :wink:
Pohoiki Bay double hull sailing canoe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPksbhef5Gc

[King of Kailua]

The brand new Pueo from Kamanu composites (http://kamanucomposites.com/) made in Kailua, Hawaii, USA.

Order yours today!

Footage from the Moloka'i relay
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2933271455790541751

[King of Kailua]

The Super Aito 2008
Tane and Vahine Tahiti / Mo'orea rudderless va'a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5jflx8XNmY&eurl=http://rambos-locker.blogspot.com/2008/09/wow-super-aito-rudderless-surfing-video.html

[King of Kailua]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf0Ytih3tQg&feature=related

[burnwood]

no one else like seeing the waters and trees and awesomeness?????

[King of Kailua]

I'm psyching myself up for a race tomorrow morning in Keauhou. Tahitian drumming gets my blood pumping! Hopefully the party I'm going to tonight will be mellow so I can get some rest for the big event. I'm still looking to proudly display a B&B Badger sticker on the nose of my hull for "sponsorship". :biggrin:

[texcattlerancher]

That looks like great fun. Haven't been to Hawaii since 91.

[burnwood]

I'm psyching myself up for a race tomorrow morning in Keauhou. Tahitian drumming gets my blood pumping! Hopefully the party I'm going to tonight will be mellow so I can get some rest for the big event. I'm still looking to proudly display a B&B Badger sticker on the nose of my hull for "sponsorship". :biggrin:

go King. Let me know how it goes.

[King of Kailua]

Third Place!

Three miles out and three miles back in relatively calm Kona water. My showing was not bad considering I had bonked last years season with a neck injury. This race was a "tester" for me to see how the neck would feel. Kona is looking pretty voggy though with the volcano going off full bore up mauka. You could barely make out the coastline from the turn around point. Over all, a good race with good people, my neck feels ok, and I am back home safe in Hilo to proudly display my winnings: A Kona Brew pub pint glass, a home made "petroglyph" coaster, and a t-shirt. ((Auwriight))! :biggrin:

[texcattlerancher]

That is kick a-- in the words of my generation. How long did it take to do the six miles? And is the three miles coming back in much faster because you can surf some of the waves?

[King of Kailua]

That is kick a--

It took about an hour +/- but I failed to get my time from the officials so I am not quite sure. The course was pretty flat (Kona usually is) so there was not much of an opportunity to catch bumps on the way in. My boat is a Polaris (http://www.kaiwaa.com/outrigger-polaris.htm) made by Kai Wa'a which is a little bit bigger than most of the racers out there in the field, and for me is more suited for the surf and chop you might find on the windward side of our islands. Other boats like Kai's Pegasus (http://www.kaiwaa.com/outrigger-pegasus.htm) are better suited for calmer conditions for my size (190-200 lbs.) I wouldn't want to surf anything else but my Polaris! That new Pueo from Kamanu Composites has been on my mind lately though.

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Here's a video of Wakafest 2008 from New Zealand I believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQEClWLCd4k&eurl=http://www.lightofthisworld.com/oc1/outrigger_video/index.html

[burnwood]

Congrats on 3rd. That is awesome. Good job.

[King of Kailua]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7YKNmsIng&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=on%20the%20water%20oc-1%202006&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&ta

[King of Kailua]

Shameless rubber baby buggy paddle pushing spamming bumper that I am...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1083482561197698956&ei=YesXScGoJJHqqAOxrr33DQ&q=On+The+Water+site%3Avideo.google.com

[King of Kailua]

The latest issue of Pacific Paddler (http://www.pacificpaddler.com/archive/PP_1008.pdf) in pdf format so you can download, print, read and relish at your convenience. This issue features a re-cap of the State Finals, World Sprints, outrigger racing in the North Sea, the Dad Center race on O'ahu, Catalina, the Na Pali Challenge on Kaua'i, O'ahu to Kaua'i canoe sailing competition, outriggers in Toronto, Dragon boat racing...AND MORE!

[King of Kailua]

va'a va'a va'a va'a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTJ9iqZpor0&eurl=http://rambos-locker.blogspot.com/2008/09/manufacturing-vaa.html

[King of Kailua]

Ok it's rowing not paddling, but this is pretty extreme and nutty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjbWcS7re9w

[King of Kailua]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8547610212670034839&ei=3FcySeKeFpzaqAOSlrDzDQ&q=Luke+Evslin+and+Kelly+Foster+paddling

[King of Kailua]

I hear it's winter somewhere on this earth. What is this thing you call winter?

Hawaiki Nui '08 Tahiti!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65TBymE5HAQ

[liege]

We visited Maui last year for the first time. If I could live anywhere, it would be in the South Pacific. It does something beautiful to my soul.

Here's the only outrigger I would be able to "sail".

[King of Kailua]

This Site (http://www.hckt.org/OtherWebs/2008Dec06LeightonLookMemorialMelPuuContest/index.html) has some great photos from an event held on the 6th of December at Makaha Beach. Some good OC-4 and stand up paddle board action in good west side surf. :w00t:



A nice wipe out pic from the site!
http://img.skitch.com/20081210-d9mj7828u54u23751pucir9c4n.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/mharing/6re9/img-6390800)

Check Auntie on da ama. Keepin' it down!
http://img.skitch.com/20081210-ty1phgnsw1j2h6nyemdkqa47d.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/mharing/6rkq/img-6232800)

[King of Kailua]

A classic Maui race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvW9vxoUQwk

[King of Kailua]

From December 11 two weeks ago I believe. 55 km iron man race aroud Bora Bora. A long race especially for the stand up paddlers. The Tahitian va'a are rudderless and require you to steer with the paddle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW-wS9f_zc0

[King of Kailua]

The OC-1 season on The Big Island starts officially next Saturday (10 Jan.). I still got some christmas belly to work off but I'm psyched. We're sponsored by Steinlager so free cold beer after the race :w00t:


Here's the latest issue of Pacific Paddler Magazine (http://www.pacificpaddler.com/archive/PP_1208.pdf) in pdf format for your wintery enjoyment.

[King of Kailua]

For you snow bound freaks!

Outrigger canoe paddling on Skaha Lake in Penticton, Canada on New Year's Day.
Warning: The soundtrack contains a song with the F-word, but not in a negative or violent way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=him3YoxeTLo&eurl=http://www.ocpaddler.com/node/4659

[King of Kailua]

Outpaddlin got some great footage from last years wildest OC-1 race .

Kohala, the Big Island of Hawaii....

Keokea!!! (http://blip.tv/file/1693548)

[King of Kailua]

I would have posted this in the WOTD or the BBAG thread, but the text was too long and I want to talk some bubbles about this event!:rolleyes:

Saturday 24 January

O`Shaughnessy's / Pineula Va`a East Hawaii Challenge (http://www.hawaiipaddling.com/pdf/Puna.pdf).

Richardson's Beach Park (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.letsgo-hawaii.com/beaches/richardson1206_03c4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.letsgo-hawaii.com/beaches/richardsons.html&usg=__R8arHAZJHECGG1Hjx9yvGyRQZdg=&h=300&w=450&sz=54&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=OP2Mo6hKCXoUbM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRichardson%2527s%2BBeach%2BPark%26um% 3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls %3Den-us%26sa%3DN) ~ Hilo Bay (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/Hawaii/html/sites/hilo_bay.html)

There was a north and east swell running on Saturday which made for a great bunch of waves pushing from behind us for most of the race. Those conditions are what my boat loves; open downwind swells and surfing. 1/3 into the race and I saw three people capsize, one guy was right on the crest of a roller when he lost control and over he went. Another fellow not 25 yards in front of me almost got T-boned by a humpback whale that came up to spout!!! The Hilo break wall (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Hilo.JPG) was wedging the swell and I felt brave so I ran up close to the foam and spray (and rocks!) to see if I could get some rides. Bravery paid off! I passed a gaggle as they labored outside the force of the wall's action. Turning into Hilo Bay and going under the Wailoa river bridge to round for home, things flattened out and my boat started to feel big and heavy. The smaller boats had an advantage here. I finished well though. As soon as I see some results or pictures, I'll post um.

The cardio work has paid off in spades because I felt great after this race. I drank two cold Steinlagers, had a nice hawaiian plate lunch and after sitting on the beach with my fellow competitor's and friends, I was soon staring at the ocean again longingly. I couldn't take it any longer. I went back out again and paddled the Stan Cann long course (http://www.hawaiipaddling.com/pdf/StanCann.pdf) which was really catching the swell by Honoli'i (http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3668590.jpg) and down the coastline. I surfed down to the Hilo Bay front and surfed there for about an hour longer. A whole day with the OC-1!! :w00t:

WOTD notes: I raced the short course still being conservative in my recovery and a bit tentative towards my neck and back. But I felt great! It was nice to have a break after the race, drink some beers, have lunch, and then go out for more action and surfing while hearing from fellow competitors about how spent and gassed out they felt after this race. Cardio workouts, my secret weapon!

[King of Kailua]

OC-1 & OC-6 races from the last couple of years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZnvVfYRJFk

[King of Kailua]

Paddlers are congregating in Hawaii to prepare for the up coming Molokai solo. It's still a couple of months away in May but, best to get prepared!

Here's a cool video (http://vimeo.com/3383352) from a race last week in Kaneohe on O'ahu that featured some Tahitians. There's some good reflections from the competitors on Tahitian rudderless va'a versus the Hawaiian oc-1 design.

[King of Kailua]

A cool clip from C4 of Brian K and crew at makaha on the lele wa’a tip. Check out that traditional alaia board…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIT841RBSaE

[King of Kailua]

Great footage (http://outpaddlin.blip.tv/#1885905) of Kai Bartlett racing from Moloka'i to O'ahu on Blip TV's Out Paddlin' site. A good study in form and function in some different conditions on a Scorpius OC-1 (a boat Kai makes).

[King of Kailua]

Great footage of Keokea '09 race from 21Mar09 OC-1, OC-2, and SUP from Outpaddlin' (http://tinyurl.com/djqs62). This video really captures the community. Keokea is located on the north Kohala coastline and this race is typically characterized by downwind surfing run conditions and a gnarly entrance and exit. I love this race!

[King of Kailua]

Here's a link to the latest Pacific Paddler Mag (http://www.pacificpaddler.com/archive/PP_0209.pdf) in pdf form. On page 21 there is a small picture of me (in the yellow jersey) racing against my friend Elise in the white boat, and an OC-2 in Hilo.

[King of Kailua]

A Maui downwind run (http://jibofo.blip.tv/#2038914). Woo hoo!

[King of Kailua]

The Tahitian paddling season is in full effect as noted by the Tahiti Nui (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkW25wvXhjU&NR=1) Va'a races that happened last weekend. Here's rudderless action from Papeete from a few weeks back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U1fQulAIM8&feature=related

[King of Kailua]

Look at those malahini mainlanders go!

Some cool surfing footage behind a big paddle boat at 2:50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IKbBQDZWs8

[King of Kailua]

The main event of the year for all V1 paddlers; The Super Aito just happened last weekend in Tahiti. Here, the best paddlers around the world have the opportunity to be named "the super aito" of the year. They give us an amazing demonstration of power, and connection with the ocean. The Tahitians Rock!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYIG6jnnq4

[King of Kailua]

This canoe spam is from France at a spot called Parlementia (I think). It starts out dark but gets lighter after the first wave. Anyone familiar with this spot?

wax the ama!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS3Xyf2YN30&feature=player_embedded

[King of Kailua]

A great video to learn technique for a Tahitian rudderless wa'a! A slo-mo master class!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTHG14GYyOA&feature=player_embedded

[King of Kailua]

French OC-1 downwind surfing action. Great ama control and a groovy sound track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPm0oTERZAA&feature=youtu.be

[King of Kailua]

This clip was captured over this last weekend's (17 April 2010) Kaiwi OC-1 challenge race from Moloka'i to O'ahu. Quite a fleet and some nice rollers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtbCxq-FY-s&feature=player_embedded

[King of Kailua]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZr8LYHZGM8&feature=player_embedded

[Sullybob]

I have been enjoying these videos immensely. They make me want to get a boat and start doing some rowing.