Paddlers from all over the world gather Sept. 4-6 for the Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Races in West Hawaii. You can catch much of the starting action at Kailua Pier, where there will also be a craft fair and product booths.
Here’s the schedule:
* Saturday: Waa Kaukahi (single hull canoes)
The women start this event paddling 18 miles from Kailua Bay to Honaunau. The men then bring it back 18 miles to Kailua Bay. The Ironman divisions do so with no changes.
* Sunday: Waa Kaulua (double hull canoes)
The men and the women tie together two single hull canoes to make  …  Details
www.stokednews.com
[ad#cor1]
More than 40 high-performance powerboats roared through the Barnegat Bay on a recent Saturday, smashing through waves and cruising past people whose faces read, “I wonder what that’s like?â€
A rollercoaster in the open water is what it is like, except every hand onboard firmly grasps metal handrails rather than waving in the air, especially when the vessel flies over the largest waves and crashes back to the surface.
That was the sensation on Dave Ginfrida’s 52-foot, 15,500-pound Nor-Tech 5000 called “No Compromise,†as three 850-horsepower motors propelled it along the Ocean County coast. That much power is equivalent to about six standard Chevrolet Corvettes, or roughly 26 Toyota Priuses.
Enthusiasts who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on these boats, known commonly as cigarette boats or go-fast boats, always remember their first such experience, almost universally calling it “life-changing,†and … Details & Pictures
www.stokednews.com
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A fish out of water sent a Texas kayaker onto dry land instead of the finish line at an annual Missouri River endurance race.
Houston resident Brad Pennington was considered one of the favorites among men’s solo racers in the Missouri River 340, a canoe and kayak race that began Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Kan. At least until a 30-pound Asian silver carp jumped from the water and hit him in the head. The fish are known to panic and jump in response to passing vessels.
“It felt like a brick hit me,” Pennington said Wednesday.
The 43-year-old lawyer already was … Details
www.stokednews.com
Unless something completely unforeseen happens, the Unlimited Hydroplanes will be back on Mission Bay Sept. 17-19 as the featured attraction of the annual San Diego Bayfair event.
“We’re hoping to make a formal announcement Friday,” Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Association commissioner Sam Cole said Wednesday afternoon.
“We have an agreement. This is good news for the sport and the fans of San Diego. I met with the local committee in San Diego last weekend and everything got ironed out.”  … Details
www.stokednews.com
[ad#cor1]