After a Nantucket sleigh ride off Race Point, Dave Lamoureux landed a 157-pound bluefin tuna yesterday — from his kayak.
“I fought it for about three hours,” Lamoureux said. “It probably took another hour to paddle back in.”
Lamoureux, a trader from Chicago and part-time Yarmouth resident, has been tilting at kayak fishing records since August. That means paddling a 12-foot-long hunk of plastic out into the open ocean and targeting tuna…Â Details
Tahiti’s best canoe paddlers have shown that they can compete in Hawaii.
Now, Hawaii’s best canoe paddlers want to show that they can compete in Tahiti.
Team Hawaii — a group of elite paddlers from around the state — is aiming to contend with the leaders in this week’s Hawaiki Nui Vaa canoe race in Tahiti.
The Hawaiki Nui Vaa is considered … Details
Molokai Hoe paddlers, with a record 112 crews entered, marked a historic day Sunday, Oct. 11 to make the rough, tough, 41 mile Kaiwi Channel crossing.
More than 1,000 paddlers from across the globe made the journey to Molokai’s nostalgic Hale O Lono Boat harbor where the world championship outrigger canoe race was set to start. Paddlers prepared before sunrise at the small harbor where early morning showers brought some hope, not just chills, that the trade winds may be back. Although the trades make the crossing rougher, it means waves to ride and possibly some wind at your back to help save energy…Â Details