72 kilometers in swells up to 20ft…

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The Ka’iwi Channel is not something you conquer. You respect it, you dance with it and if you are lucky it lets you pass.

There is a storied history of Australian women racing and winning the Molokai crossing - Na Wahine O ke kai

In 2025 10 of the fastest outrigger paddlers from Australia, New Zealand and Samoa have joined together to tackle the biggest race in outrigger paddling with high hopes, and greater expectations.

Team of paddlers navigating a large wave in an outrigger canoe.
Large ocean wave with multiple people in an outrigger canoe riding it, under a partly cloudy sky.

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