The 26-mile-wide Kaiwi Channel, which separates Molokai and Oahu, is one of Hawai‘i’s most unpredictable sea passages even in ideal weather conditions.
Trade winds on the channel can be too light or too intense—at times, both on the same day. Strong currents have been known to sweep small watercraft far off course. Toss in swells as high as 30 feet and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a rough day on the ocean.
18 kilometres of rowing, and seven kilometres of running while shouldering a 100-kilogram boat! These are the figures that make Red Bull XRow what it is – the world’s hardest and craziest rowing challenge!Â
UIM ABP Aquabike World Championship was held at this week’s F1 H20 Grand Prix of China in Liuzhou during 4th and 5th October 2011.
Riders from France and Italy shared overall world title honours after the final Grand Prix of the season – taking two apiece – as Julie Bulteau, Valerio Calderoni and Mattia Fracasso added their names to the list of 2011 UIM ABP Aquabike World Champions, joining Jeremy Poret whose win in heat 1 yesterday secured his title.