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General => Events => Topic started by: Chan on March 02, 2010, 10:10:12 AM
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The winds have been up lately and we have been having some fun southshore runs. We’re planning on doing the Maui Canoe Club short course, Maliko to the harbor (http://www.mauicanoeandkayak.org/2010schedule.html (http://www.mauicanoeandkayak.org/2010schedule.html)) on Saturday March 27th as our inaugural 2010 race. Who else is ready? It would be fun to have a good sized group to race with. Remember to reserve a seat in the shuttle early, as it will likely be full.
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I will definitely go. Even if the swell is big. Even if Randy wears those musty weird shorts with the keys and other stuff in the front. Even if the whales are doing divebomb flips. Even if the ocean looks like a victory at sea movie.
Unless it rains. I don't want to get my hair wet.
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what if there's no wind like the last time... ;D
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I'm ready.... ;D
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what if there's no wind like the last time... ;D
It's not gonna happen.
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My forecast is for 30-40+. It will be cool seeing how all the new board shapes work out.
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Gee Chan, aren't you supposed to say "suck it up, bill".
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Looks like wind this time...and swell. Hope we can start outside.
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I've been watching that. 10 foot swell would make for a challenging day. Don't think I'll be doing the long course.
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"challenging day" -- that's one to add to my glossary on Ke Nalu http://www.kenalu.com/2010/03/22/glossary-a-guide-for-the-puzzled/ (http://www.kenalu.com/2010/03/22/glossary-a-guide-for-the-puzzled/). Right next to "inconsistent".
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Forecast looking like a nice race day.. little swell and some wind.. I'm ready... Cya guys in the gulch...
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Man, there's just about NO swell. Good thing, my F18 is still laid up so I'm gonna use the Maliko 14. Normally I'd like a rudder, but it looks like a GO.
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Looks dead flat from my house, no wind, little swell. Supposed to be blowing 15 kts by now, but there's nada.
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Yeah it was pretty light.. actually very light but at least there was some wind.. little onshore though.. Pretty slow hard race... The young guns, Slater and Conner did very well... nice to be young and have stamina... Kono's first Maliko run every.. experience helps for sure in picking the right line.. Livio won overall (I think) Jeremy, Larry, Bruce, Lee, Sharon, Ron and myself were also present... swell was very small and glides were hard to come by... Still its such an amazing run.. Love competing with the canoes... Dont feel so alone out there... Didnt take hardly any pictures at the beginning and none at the end... too tired and there were beers calling my name... Thanks Maui Brewing Company... and of course the Canoe Club for another fun event...
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I bailed. My F18 is in the shop from getting dropped, and the Maliko 14 doesn't care much for flatwater. I probably should have sucked it up and done it, but I wound up surfing on the west side (small but fun) and then doing a southside downwinder when the wind came up. Fun day.
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Glad you guys had a good time. We went the day before in light onshore and lost our enthusiasm. One of these races is bound to see classic Maui wind conditions. We’ll probably be off island when that happens. :)
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Thanks for the report and pic Tracy. It's truly inspiring how you do these killer races with so little time to train.
It was interesting to watch Livio, Jeremy and Slater work the swells and dissapear after a few miles.
Bart was on his trusty 12-2 and ran me down with about a mile to go. Exhausted, I looked over at him (about 50 yards inside me) and thought "Oh hell, this is all I need"... So I tried to beat him. He pulled away easily.
We chatted afterward, he is a super nice guy. I'm pretty sure he is sponsored by Starboard, which explains the less than ideal maliko board. He's the guy that circumnavigated Maui - 130 miles - in three 1/4 days.
http://www.star-board-sup.com/news/news09-030.php (http://www.star-board-sup.com/news/news09-030.php)
As usual, I was very glad I did the race.
Here is a small pic of the four legs of Bart's epic journey
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Congrats to Livio for winning Unlimited, Jeremy for winning Stock, and all those that enterred!
1 Livio Menelau SIC Stand-up Men Custom 1.25.22
2 Slater Trout SIC Stand-up Men Custom 1.27.07
3 Connor Baxter SIC Stand-up Men Custom 1.28.57
4 Jeremy Riggs Naish Stand-up Men Stock 1.35.28
5 Bart de Zwart Starboard Stand-up Men Stock 1.38.20
6 Larry Risley SIC Stand-up Men Custom 1.39.06
7 Lee Ishikawa SIC Stand-up Men Custom 1.43.07
8 Ron St. John C4 Stand-up Men Stock 1.44.35
9 Bruce Baptiste SIC Stand-up Men Stock 1.45.03
10 Sharon Look SIC Stand-up Women 2.08.49
11 Konosuke Akao C4 Stand-up Men Stock 2.11.53
12 Tracy Dudley F16 Stand-up Women 2.19.28
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Yikes.. hate seeing those times... I was so dead by the time I reached the harbor mouth I basically sat down and let the wind push me in... I felt ok till that last 1/2 mile.. My time to the mouth was 2.01.. took me 18 minutes to reach the beach.. sheesh...
Still, glad I did it.
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art was on his trusty 12-2 and ran me down with about a mile to go. Exhausted, I looked over at him (about 50 yards inside me) and thought "Oh hell, this is all I need"... So I tried to beat him. He pulled away easily.
We chatted afterward, he is a super nice guy. I'm pretty sure he is sponsored by Starboard, which explains the less than ideal maliko board.
Those 12'2"s are sneaky fast, especially if you tune them up a bit.
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Hmmm, I barely beat Konouke last race, I have the feeling we would have been finishing together Tracy,