Ho’oku’i means “to join together” in Hawaiian.
Around 35 members of the Ho’oku’i Outrigger Canoe Club will join together at the Shoreline Aquatic Center at 9:30 a.m. today to receive a blessing from Julian Kalani Villanueva. The guest of honor is a recently repaired canoe, which will be blessed before it takes its first post-repair voyage.
Cupertino resident Melanie Piiwaa is … More
I wonder… if… one day…
When a newbie kayaker goes paddling, he discovers a posse of pros on the river and wonders whether someday he could be that cool. A daydream in the eddy transforms the purple-helmeted rookie into a whitewater Adonis. Join kayaker Ben Marr as he takes us to a world where a paddler’s wildest fantasies come true.
Team Boatylicious sets sights on becoming first four-woman team to row from California to Hawaii in inaugural race that figures to take them at least 40 days
They’ve trained for 12 months, completed sea-survival courses, tested their self-righting rowboat, stocked up on freeze-dried food, and even met with a psychologist to learn motivational techniques and how to identify and squash potential spats.
After all, the tension meter might rise at times with four first women ’s all-around gymnastics gold medalist from outside Eastern Europe women sharing tight quarters over a long period.
“It’ll be like spending … More
From Oregon to Georgia, take advantage of great early-season paddling
Spring, when snow melts and the rivers and ponds are at their fullest, is the best time to paddle. If you can deal with the cold, put on a wetsuit and get out on the Yellowstone ’s Firehole river; you’ll be rewarded with big water, beautiful views, and solitude. These are some of the best high-water runs to tackle in the springtime … More