KAILUA-KONA — The waters on the west side of the island will be a bit more populated for Labor Day weekend — as is tradition this time of year.
Hundreds of crews and thousands of paddlers from around the globe have assembled on the Big Island for the 46th edition of the Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Races. The legendary Wa’a Kaukahi men’s and women’s races are slated for Saturday, but the festivities started on Thursday and run through Monday.
The event — which is touted as the world’s largest outrigger canoe race — has grown by leaps and bounds since its humble beginnings almost half-a-century ago, expanding from a single race with a handful of crews to a full five-day slate of events.
Crews from as far as … More
Featuring Ted Grant and his grandson Scott Grant
Ted Grant is regarded as one of Canada’s greatest photographers. In 1999 he was presented with the lifetime achievement award by the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication. More than 280,000 of his images, representing a 60-year career, are collected in the National Archives of Canada — the largest such archive for a Canadian photographer.
2016 Wake Masters Champion and World Champion wakeboarder, Mike Dowdy, heads back up north near the Apostle Islands: a rarely ridden and hidden wake gem in Wisconsin to shred amongst the sea caves and channels carved out between the beautiful islands on Lake Superior. With a winch and behind a boat, Dowdy takes some time off from the competition tour to explore the beautiful location, bringing the highest levels of wakeboarding to the Great Lakes. This is Wake Superior.
Nico Badet (Fit) and Tom Deville (United) went on a mission to ride at the French Riviera – one of France’s wealthiest areas.
The result? Amazing spots but security shutting down sessions quickly. ‘The average time spent on a spot before somebody calls the police was between 5 and 10 minutes.’ Whatever went down with security, they have ended up with something good.