Video Sailing – Pegasus Racing, Philippe Kahn, Transpac 2009 tradewinds, squalls, and surfing – Philippe and Crusty on board Pegasus, July 9, in the Transpac Race 2009! Tradewind sailing with building squalls, pointing right to Diamond Head!Â
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Every angler has a fantasy.
It is the place they visit in their mind on those slow winter days, or when stuck in the office. It even comes to mind sometimes when they are out fishing, but nothing is biting. For some it is a wild river on the Olympic Peninsula that holds trophy steelhead. Many prefer chasing tuna and marlin in Mexico. Others dream of giant tarpon in Florida.
My fantasy spot is Alaska, and in my dreams I am catching big king salmon and pacific halibut from my fishing kayak.
Sometimes dreams come true.
My previous kayak fishing trip to Alaska, in 2007, was primarily an expedition to catch the largest fish ever from a kayak. My three companions and I did just that while at Hinchinbrook Island, south of Valdez. We all caught salmon sharks in the 450-pound range…Â Details
LAHAINA — Along side of Hawaiian immersion language programs and hula, there is perhaps no more important cultural connection to historic heritage than the canoe for island peoples. And today, we see a resurgence of that interest manifested in the growing registration rosters of the clubs that make up the Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association.
The phenomenon is particularly evident here on the West Side as Lahaina, Napili and Kahana Canoe Clubs have all seen a high tide of keiki and returnee paddlers sign up to participate in the sport that has seen compounding explosions of participation since the mid-1980s…Â Details
Transpac 09 update. Relentless, the modified Nelson Marek One-Design 35 has crossed the most meridians, but somewhere around 140º west, the Criminal Mischief crew will say ‘Aloha! See you in Hawaii!’ to Tim Fuller and Erik Shampain on Relentless.
Alfa Romeo, is flying at 16 knots just north of 26º30′ and has recently passed Bengal 7, the Division 3 leader and the frontrunner among the Japanese Transpac Race entries. Later today, Alfa will storm out ahead of the entire fleet and will probably overtake the communications vessel, Alaska Eagle.
Early this morning, we received word …Â Details