“Wheeee!” the canoe surges forward and down
a wave. We’re going fast. Fast enough to break through the wave in front, and
slide down again, “whee!”. Tap, tap, tap. We’ve got her up and running now!
It’s the run of the day; the Pailolo Challenge, “funnest race in the world”, is
living up to its tag line.
The hurricanes are gone, and the trade
winds are back. 20kts+ of Easterly fun, directly behind us, whipping up 8ft waves
in the channel between Maui and Molokai.
It’s the ultimate end to our ultimate
paddling trip: 2 weeks of paddling; 3 races and an OC1 camp; with this 4hr
downwind OC6 race as the finale.
It’s grins all round, the entire way to
Molokai!
And here’s why we’re smiling:
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