Pacific Paddler April 2014 - (Page 10)

Kanaka Ikaika Photos by Ropati Taking it up a few notches This season has seen a turn around in the numbers of paddlers coming out to race. Not just new faces but familiar ones also. The numbers had been declining, but this year Jim Foti brought in a treasure trove of prizes and incentives to get paddlers to enter and it's working. What better incentive than gold? Scott Hawaii has donated a handful of 'glittering coins to be awarded to the top paddlers, bringing gold fever some to partici- pants. Kanaka Ikaika is also awarding money to the top ranking OC1, prone paddleboard, SUP and surfski in their Poai Puni Series. Along with the 'bling' there is also a truck load of 'swag' for door prizes and raffle tickets, food, drinks and the popular 'Junk in Po' for a pair of sunglass. Jim Foti has announced another add-on to this year's calendar of Kanaka Ikaika races. 'Kanaka' has taken back the Molokai World Surfski Championship, John Foti and Joe Foti pass Mario Mausio who is looking at the rock he just 'crunched.' Mario would finish 10th overall and 3rd in the 30-39 in 1:12:10 set for May 18th, and have expanded the categories. They will accept threeperson and 6-person relay teams. More details are at their web site, kanakaikaika.com or in their announcement on page 4 of this magazine. Nahoku Keala F-OPEN 19-29 was 85th overall in 1:36:33 At the first turn around 'Bird' (Mōkōlea Rock): (702) Maleko Lorenzo, 2nd M-Jr. 18 & Under, 1:18:32; (82) Andy Cummings, 5th M-MASTER 40-49, 1:20:08; (27) Vance Hashimoto, 1st M-V1, 1:19:46 10 Pacific Paddler April 2014 http://www.kaika.com http://www.p3kona.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pacific Paddler April 2014

Imua Kamehameha... barely!
Kanaka Ikaika
PAA: Koanui
SoCal racing
Race Against Skin Cancer
PNWOCRA Canada
Choosing a paddle: an interview with Dave Chun
Conditioning for paddlers
A new generation takes to water
Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy
Hokulea update

Pacific Paddler April 2014