Explore the underwater world while staying dry with a tour aboard a plexiglass-bottom kayak. This unique sit-on-top vessel, with a viewing window at its bottom, has been used for certain tours off Oahu since early June.
With participants aboard Peekaboo kayaks (made by Ocean Kayak), the Shaka Kayaks tours provide customers a look at coral reefs, tropical fish and more — even World War II wreckage — below the ocean’s surface. If you’re new to kayaking, don’t worry: The guided two-hour tours begin with a demo on proper techniques, and participants have time to familiarize themselves with kayaking before embarking… Details
FAST and furious racing came to Plymouth as the Zapcats championships for small speedboats made waves in the Sound.
Twenty-five two-man teams braved wet and windy conditions over the weekend which left spectators almost as drenched as the competitors.
It was the first time in nine years that the Zapcat National Championships has visited Plymouth, which has a national reputation for larger powerboat racing.
Spectators lined the walls around the Waterfront bar to see competitors in Rounds 7 and 8 brave the choppy conditions on Saturday and Sunday.
The Zapcats raced over 16 heats each day followed by two finals for Division 1 and Division 2.
A spokesman for Zapcat Racing said: “Plymouth provides a perfect location …Â Details & Pictures
Magnitude 80, Doug Baker’s Andrews 80, is about to pull to within 100 miles of Diamond Head and claim the Barn Door for the fastest elapsed time in the entire Transpac fleet.
There are a handful of boats within 200 miles of Hawaii and then the troops will start to march in. Sunday will be a light day for Aloha welcomes and the parties will go around the clock in Ala Wai on Monday and Tuesday.Â
Eyes are peeled to the Pegasus 50 blog where Philippe Kahn had demonstrated earlier today that you need very little other than a dry, fully charged iPhone with the FullPower MotionX application on it to navigate to Hawaii when he and Mark ‘Crusty’ Christiansen lost their battery power. With nothing more than enough juice to send messages via e-mail, the two-man boat is navigating through the darkness and squalls without electrical power. Says Kahn, ‘Bad. Safe, but bad.’ Relays Kahn, ‘All down – Down to flashlights, mechanical compass and add-on batteries for iPhone MotionX and hand held iridium. Trying to fix.’Â Â …Â Details
Explore the underwater world while staying dry with a tour aboard a plexiglass-bottom kayak. This unique sit-on-top vessel, with a viewing window at its bottom, has been used for certain tours off Oahu since early June.