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Teahupoo.. on no surf days..!!

Teahupoo view’s
Credit photo: Manea Fabish

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/07/07/2701055/0/en/Global-Surfing-Market-to-Reach-5-5-Billion-by-2030.html
Global surfing market is growing..
Hang on

Global Surfing Market to Reach $5.5 Billion by 2030 In the changed post COVID-19 business landscape, the global market for Surfing estimated at US$4.1 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a...

Eddie would go.

The Eddie Aikau Foundation is thrilled to announce the eagerly awaited dates for the 2023-2024 EDDIE Big Wave Season. Mark your calendars and get ready for some incredible moments in the world of big wave surfing!

📅 Event Schedule:

December 8, 2023: Join us for the Opening Ceremony, where we kick off the excitement and pay tribute to the legendary Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay.

December 14, 2023, to March 12, 2024: The Contest Waiting Period! This is when the world's top surfers will be on standby, ready to take on Waimea Bay. We'll be watching the ocean closely, waiting for the perfect conditions for this thrilling contest.

Get ready for an unforgettable season of big wave action, and stay tuned for more details and updates as we approach these dates. It's all happening, and we can't wait to share the stoke with you!

maidens

Two fives make a ten - a Tahiti reef pass with renowned musician Justine Mauvin sharing with two-time world champ Kelia Moniz. This Tim McKenna shot was an outtake from the 8-page Sibu Manaï profile of Justine in Issue 104 three years back, with words by Lucy Small.
Print is forever. Recent issues of the mag are available at: pacificlongboarder.com * tag in bio

Longboard

Wondering if anyone can tell us who this is surfing with the moon? It was taken on the outside points of Noosa back in March.
We haven’t been able to find out who he is for the life of us. He’s sure stepping up though!
Great shot by Mark Morgan.

SALTS
Where young men go to learn about Life and become

Learn to sail a tall ship with SALTS Learn to sail a tall ship! Each year, 1700 young people sail with us to extraordinary places like the Great Bear Rain Forest, Haida Gwaii, and the Gulf Islands.

Ballet on a wave

SUNDAY GOLD: This fine Emy Dossett water shot first ran as a full page in Issue 106 back in 2021, and was one of our most-liked social posts of 2022 - Lola Mignot's ballet from the tip of a speeding plank on a moving wall of water. Magic. The new Issue 114 is in the mail to all subscribers - all sorts of mixed content in there, and think it might be a pretty good one :) pacificlongboarder.com *tag in bio

THE CHANNEL OF BONES
THE KA’IWI (KAH-EE-VEE) CHANNEL.
Ka’iwi Translated: Hawaiian word for “bone.”
Where race

More commonly known today as the Molokai Channel, the Ka’iwi Channel separates the islands of Molokai and Oahu. Stretching 26 miles (42 kilometers) and plunging to a depth of 2,300 feet (701 meters), the Ka’iwi Channel has the reputation as one of the world’s most treacherous bodies of water. The culmination of foul weather and open ocean swells pushing through the narrow canyon that is created by the two land masses of Molokai and Oahu has resulted in the destruction of entire ancient canoe fleets and claimed the lives of modern-day fisherman and watermen.

The tragic loss of Hawaiian big-wave rider and waterman Eddie Aikau in the Ka’iwi Channel during the 1978 Polynesian voyage of the Hokule’a sailing canoe added to the mystique and revered power of the channel. After gale force winds and 30-foot swells disabled the Hokule’a, Aikau left the ship on his rescue paddleboard to seek help for his stranded crewmates. His body and board were never found.

Paddling has been a part of Hawaiian heritage since early Polynesians navigated thousands of miles of open ocean guided by nothing more than currents, wind and stars. Double-hulled sailing canoes were used to cover longer distances and single-hull outrigger canoes covered shorter, inter-island distances.

With the introduction of surfing in the late 18th century, paddleboarding soon became a mode of local ocean transportation.

Today, the Ka’iwi Channel is host to official races for outrigger canoe, surf skis and the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship. Each human powered race across the Channel of Bones is regarded worldwide as the crowning achievement of the sport.

Homepage | Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Your Paddling. Transformed. The Moloka’i 2 O’ahu Paddleboard World Championships returns this summer. The world’s most challenging paddleboard race is July 30th. Soak in the traditions of paddleboarding in Hawaii with the thrill of conquering the un-conquerable. Don’t wait – your transform...

Ancient mariners

The magnificent Fife schooner ADVENTURESS who will once again be skimming the waves here in April: a fitting tribute to the restoration of Kenny’s original spirit of the Regatta.

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Hele on
Kumu

Honoring our Kumu

Roaring 40s
544 miles a day..or 22.3 mph
That's smoking fast..

Roaring along at top speed All four race boats are in the Roaring 40s, with speeds to match

Source for paddling

Outrigger Canoeing and SUP Publications The Art and Skill of Steering and Outrigger Canoe, is a best selling book on the subject by award winning writer Steve West. 160 pages, includes diagrams, photos, anecdotes from world class outrigger canoeing steerers. Techniques of steering an outrigger canoe, steering paddle designs, outrigger can

Calling all Paddlers

It's happening!!! The 50th Queen Lili'uokalani Canoe Race is set for August 31 through Sept. 4, 2023!! Online registration begins Apr 15. https://www.qlcanoerace.com/ql-raceregistration.asp