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The town of Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii is quiet, as usual, Saturday, July 29, 2006, the day before the 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race. Local artist Linda Kanani Johnston defines a Molokai traffic jam as "Two trucks stopped in the middle of the road 'talking story'."
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Kahunas begin the blessing on the beach
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Dozens of paddlers pray and are blessed before taking part in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Kaluakoi, Molokai, Hawaii. The paddlers kneel or lie on surfboards and use their bare hands to paddle the entire distance. Some compete by standing on their boards for the entire distance and propelling themselves with a long paddle. The contest was won by Jamie Mitchell of Australia, for the fifth year in a row.
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Contestants and lifeguards work together
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Contest Director Mike Takahashi
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Quiksilveredition's Barrett Tester
with the contestants
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Waiting for the starting horn
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Paddlers are ready for the starting horn in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Kaluakoi, Molokai, Hawaii.
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Escort Boats leave Kaluakoi, Molokai, Hawaii and race to catch up with participants in the 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006. From left to right, #2 for Ryan Pingree of Hawaii, #5 for Kyoji Fukuda of Japan, #54 for Kirsty Bowlay and Belinda Neville of Australia, and #73 for Kenneth Bailey and Dale Hope of Hawaii. Escort boats are required for every paddler crossing the treacherous Ka'iwi Channel.
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Stand Up paddlers cover the same 32 miles of open water
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Andrea Moller and Kamuela Aea
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Andrea Moller
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Andrea Moller
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Stand-Up Paddlers
Andrea Moller of Hawaii, left,
vs. Kevin Horgan of Hawaii
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