Shouldering Paddling Injuries

Wednesday - November 04, 2009
By Ron Nagasawa

If someone were to ask you what the most common injury suffered by canoe paddlers is, what would your answer be? Is it lower back strains? Or how about an arm or hand injury, or a pulled muscle in your torso?

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A Film About The Legendary Sunn

Wednesday - October 28, 2009
By Ron Mizutani

Like many teenagers growing up in Hawaii, I, too, had a schoolboy crush on Rell Sunn. She was the “perfect local girl,” a combination of beauty and grace in the ocean, and had a smile that lit up the sky.

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A Controversial Molokai Rule

Wednesday - October 21, 2009
By Ron Mizutani

An interesting debate surfaced following the 2009 Molokai. A new race rule is the focus of some of the post-race analysis and breakdown by canoe paddlers across the globe.

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Too Much Activity Is Killing The Bay, People

Wednesday - October 14, 2009
By Ron Mizutani

Beautiful Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai has it all. It begins with a healthy reef that is home to tako, papio, ulua and, if you’re lucky, the occasional school of oama or halalu. Its calm and pristine water is the perfect training ground for canoe and stand-up paddlers.

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