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Kai Lenny, 13, of Maui, Hawaii, takes part in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, crossing the treacherous Kaiwi Channel. Lenny also competed successfully in 2005.
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Kai Lenny, 13, of Maui, Hawaii, takes part in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, crossing the treacherous Kaiwi Channel. Lenny and his partner Michi Schweiger took turns completing the crossing. Lenny also competed successfully in 2005.
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Kai Lenny, 13, of Maui, Hawaii, takes part in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006.
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Stephanie Geyer Barneix of France charges across Hawaii's Ka'iwi Channel in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006. Barneix and her partner Walter Geyer won the Mixed Team division in 6 hours, 29 minutes and 27 seconds.
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Stephanie Geyer Barneix of France charges across Hawaii's Ka'iwi Channel in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006. Barneix and her partner Walter Geyer won the Mixed Team division in 6 hours, 29 minutes and 27 seconds.
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The escort boat for Chris Owens and his 13-year-old son C. J. Owens
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Kanesa Duncan, the only woman to cross the channel solo in 2006. Duncan has won the women's division 5 of the last 6 years.
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Keoni Watson
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John Gangini paddles as his partner Kiva Rivers mega-hydrates on the escort boat.
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Zane Holmes, top, gives fellow Australian Jamie Mitchell some stiff competition in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Hawaii Kai, Hawaii. Two hours into the race they were neck and neck, but then Mitchell pulled away to win 17 minutes ahead of Holmes. This is Mitchell's fifth consecutive win. He finished in 5 hours, 19 minutes and 26 seconds.
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Zane Holmes of Australia
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A booby flies overhead as Ekolu Kalama of Molokai, Hawaii, charges across Hawaii's Ka'iwi Channel in the grueling 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006. The contest is considered the most challenging paddleboard race in the world.
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Boobies show the paddlers how they walk on water.
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Jamie Mitchell catches a wave.
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Jamie Mitchell of Australia races toward Oahu. This is Mitchell's fifth consecutive win.
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Jamie Mitchell of Australia races toward Oahu, leaving the other contestants miles behind.
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Jamie Mitchell of Australia cools off with a bottle of water after winning the 32-mile Quiksilveredition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Hawaii Kai, Hawaii. The race is considered the most challenging paddleboard contest in the world. This is Mitchell's fifth consecutive win. At his side is a family friend, Izabella Walker.
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