On a calm summer eve with a benign tide, it’s a euphoric moment to paddle a kayak along the San Francisco waterfront and under the Golden Gate Bridge.
On bright summer morn, it’s ecastatic to emerge from Richardson Bay past Belvedere on San Francisco Bay and paddle across Raccoon Strait en route to Angel Island.
Trips like this – exhilarating and low-cost that most anybody can do — has made flat-water kayaking the … More
LAHAINA – There is a youthful demeanor in the face of Kahana Canoe Club President John Kuia that belies his 71 years of age. The lifetime Lahaina resident is a jovial sort for the most part, but when the topic of the cultural club he leads comes up, his eyes narrow, the lightness fades and the seriousness of perpetuating the spirit of the canoe springs forth.
“We’ve got a lot of old guys coming out to paddle, so we’re doing well in the senior races,” Kuia said. “But I’m also impressed by … More
LAHAINA – His dream is still alive. With the running of the Dougie Tihada Memorial Regatta last Saturday at Hanakao’o Beach Park (Canoe Beach), the fondest hopes of Dougie Tihada, one of the founders of Napili Canoe Club here on the West Side, continue to flourish. The cultural sport he loved is paid forward through the dedication of the Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association and his family.
Dougie’s son, Joey, stands at the forefront of … More
It has now been more than six years since Geoff and Pam MacDonald of Calgary set out to paddle across Canada. They began in March, 2007, from Victoria, paddled up the B.C. coastline, portaged to the Nechako River, on to the Fraser, then the Columbia, and, with their dog harnessed to the canoe, they dragged it and their packs with ropes up three ranges covering more than 100 kilometres of “mountain portaging” until they reached the Continental Divide, whereupon they cracked open a bottle of champagne, raised a toast, did a little dance and then stared east into what seemed like eternity.
And what today … More