Australian paddling star Jamie Mitchell (Currumbin, Queensland) made sure history didn’t repeat today, storming to victory in the Honoula Ocean Paddle Race on the Gold Coast.
31-year-old Mitchell, who wiped out of last year’s event after the rudder on his paddleboard snapped as he made his way out to the offshore start line, completed the eight kilometre open ocean race from Snapper Rocks to Currumbin unscathed, crossing the line in a in a time of 51 minutes and 48 seconds.
The paddleboarding ace says he was stoked to take the win after an unfortunate finish in the 2008 race.
For the Sanborn family, canoe paddling is more than just a recreational activity — it’s their next of kin.
Twenty-five years ago, Randy Sanborn, his wife, Aloha, and their son Moku helped found the Manu O Ke Kai Canoe Club along with charter members Chuck Meade and Donna Machado. The group set up its headquarters by clearing a throng of kiawe trees near the point where the Anahulu Stream meets Waialua Bay, and has kept the organization alive for a quarter century.
In what are essentially home waters fronting Haleiwa Beach Park, Manu O Ke Kai was victorious in claiming a divisional title at its own Na ‘Ohana O Na Hui Wa’a regatta yesterday. The club captured the AAA Division (25-plus crews entered) with 58 points to finish ahead of Na Keiki O Ka Mo’i (32 points). Manu O Ke Kai racked up four victories and added eight second-place finishes en route to claiming the AAA class for the second consecutive week…Â Details
Hawaiian Canoe Club plans construction of a traditional hale wa‘a this summer Imagine a traditional Hawaiian hale wa‘a (canoe house), built by native Hawaiian master hale builders, using endemic loulu palm and ‘ohi‘a logs. In this hale, master canoe carvers would have a traditional place to practice their craft. Halau hula would be able to perform their sacred oli and hula not in an artificially lit room, but in a place constructed using traditional protocols and knowledge. Now imagine this place in the heart of Kahului with hundreds of keiki, who helped build the hale, participating in the dedication of a canoe alongside their makua and kupuna. This is our vision for a traditional hale wa‘a built adjacent to our current hale.
The 50’ x 30’ hale wa‘a would be one of the largest in the State of Hawai‘i and the only hale wa‘a in Central Maui… DetailsÂ