And we're off! We were delayed last week by the storms, but the men and women finally started regatta practice yesterday. A little bit of rain wasn't about to stop anybody!
Men and Women will be practicing Monday / Wednesday / Friday at 5:30 pm. Kruser will be coaching the men's teams again, and Uncle Sam the women.
David and Adam will also be starting soon with the youth teams; we'll post as soon as we have definite details.
And we'll still go out Sunday for a recreation paddle, 9:30 am at the halau.
Feel free to email us if you have any questions!
kamehameha.canoe@gmail.com
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Friday, October 21, 2011
Rec 2011 / 2012
Aloha Gang! We've set the times for our winter recreation season ... it'll be similar to last year, but with some minor tweaks.
The Season: Sunday, October 23 through March 31, 2012
Check out the Promo Video Donnie did, and pass it along!
Sundays: 9 am for beginner paddlers for ocean safety & intro lessons
9:30 for everyone
If there's interest, we might add an additional early morning run.
Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 pm.
New Paddlers: This is the chance to bring new people out! Feel free to bring your friends; if you want to bring a whole group please let Kruser or MC know ahead of time so we're prepared.
Waivers: Everyone will need to sign a Hawaii Canoe Racing Association waiver. These are good through March 31, 2012, so if you paddled regatta or distance you're good.
Cost: $35 for the season. Straight up it's the best deal in the islands. Hector & Barb will be handling the cash side of things.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Puuloa Iron
"Short" Course (28 crews):
Novice Men -
49.05.37; first place in division, first place overall
(Donnie, Justin, Dominic, Cito, Andy, Josh)
Mixed Crew -
54.35.54; fourth place in division, twelfth overall
(Kimo, Maryna, MC, Maurie, Simone, Toney)
Long Course (14 crews):
Open Men -
50.28.60; third place in division, fourth place overall
(Kendall, Patrick, Kele, Kruser, Wyeth, Kulani)
Next Saturday it's the same course, sponsored by Windward Kai, & we want to put in full crews. Mark your calendars, and be prepared for some strong practices this week!
And, as you see, we have enough paddlers now for mixed crews. From the coaches: Men who can't make Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or who want to paddle five days a week, come down on Tuesday & Thursday. Mix crews can practice then, under Uncle Sam.
(more photos to come!)
See you all on the water!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Regatta Season is Here!
Aloha gange!
The crews have been practicing for a couple weeks already, and we've already got close to thirty men who've committed to Kamehameha for this season. It's looking like it should be a pretty solid year! Women are at two crews so far, with more returning this week.
Practices:
There is a benefit race this weekend, about six miles, for men, women, and mixed crews. Contact Kimo at unclekimo@hotmail.com if you are interested.
The first official Iron Race is at the beginning of April, and the first Regatta is May 29. They're coming up fast ... so it's time to get in shape now!
We're also talking about ordering racing jerseys early this year so that we have them by the first regatta; I'll have more information by Friday or next week.
Hope to see you all on the water -
peace
MC
The crews have been practicing for a couple weeks already, and we've already got close to thirty men who've committed to Kamehameha for this season. It's looking like it should be a pretty solid year! Women are at two crews so far, with more returning this week.
Practices:
- Men are practicing Mon / Wed / Fri at 5:30 pm, under Henry "Kruser" Kruse
- Women are practicing Tue / Thur at 5:30 pm
There is a benefit race this weekend, about six miles, for men, women, and mixed crews. Contact Kimo at unclekimo@hotmail.com if you are interested.
The first official Iron Race is at the beginning of April, and the first Regatta is May 29. They're coming up fast ... so it's time to get in shape now!
We're also talking about ordering racing jerseys early this year so that we have them by the first regatta; I'll have more information by Friday or next week.
Hope to see you all on the water -
peace
MC
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
November 15: Moving Day, First Sunday Paddle, and Photos
Hey gange!
Thanks for everyone's help this past Sunday. We ended up not moving so much as expanding, although we also ended up getting fenced in. We'll be storing the racing canoes; we un-rigged the double-hull and put new amas on, and we now have around five single hull for the winter. Everyone should be pretty good at rigging by now!
This week's schedule is the same: Tuesday and Friday at 5:30 pm, Sunday at 9 am. It's getting dark earlier and earlier, so we'll try and jump in the canoes as soon as Adam and the boys are finished with their practice.
As for our photo shoot - it was trickier than I thought. I've got plenty excuses! The sun was in my eyes. The current was too strong. You all were making funny faces. My camera was acting up ... should I go on?
I got a lot of shots of elbows, the sky, the water line ... I'll give it another try it again soon. Here are some of the few that came out!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Moving Day
It's official - the halau is moving upstream this Sunday, November 14!
Uncle Sam wants us to be ready to move the equipment at 11am. This is for everyone! - teens, 1-man, recreation, and competition paddlers!
And so we're still on for paddling 9 am Sunday morning! We'll get back @ 10:30, time for coffee and a bite before we start working.
The forecast is for blue skies, light 7-knot east winds, and an east wind-swell at 2.2 meters with a 9 second period (i.e. 9 seconds between crests). My guess is that it will be smooth paddling, at least as long as we stay in the lee of Diamond Head, but that it'll get pretty choppy past the windsock & we probably won't go beyond it. That's just a prediction though ... we'll see!
See you Sunday,
ciao
MC
Uncle Sam wants us to be ready to move the equipment at 11am. This is for everyone! - teens, 1-man, recreation, and competition paddlers!
And so we're still on for paddling 9 am Sunday morning! We'll get back @ 10:30, time for coffee and a bite before we start working.
The forecast is for blue skies, light 7-knot east winds, and an east wind-swell at 2.2 meters with a 9 second period (i.e. 9 seconds between crests). My guess is that it will be smooth paddling, at least as long as we stay in the lee of Diamond Head, but that it'll get pretty choppy past the windsock & we probably won't go beyond it. That's just a prediction though ... we'll see!
See you Sunday,
ciao
MC
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