by Todd A. Vines - THE GARDEN ISLAND
Posted: Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006 - 10:09:25 pm HST
It was almost midnight when the duo set out. While sunburned tourists were settling their bar tabs in Waikiki, Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama were leaving O‘ahu’s North Shore atop a 16-foot surf board, stand-up paddling across the dark ocean surface.
When the team had originally planned the 79-mile trip from Ka‘ena Point on O‘ahu to Kalapaki Bay on Kaua‘i, they had anticipated that the tradewinds would hasten their journey, but instead Kona winds threatened to blow the budding expedition back to where it started.
For full online story click here.
Posted: Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006 - 10:09:25 pm HST
It was almost midnight when the duo set out. While sunburned tourists were settling their bar tabs in Waikiki, Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama were leaving O‘ahu’s North Shore atop a 16-foot surf board, stand-up paddling across the dark ocean surface.
When the team had originally planned the 79-mile trip from Ka‘ena Point on O‘ahu to Kalapaki Bay on Kaua‘i, they had anticipated that the tradewinds would hasten their journey, but instead Kona winds threatened to blow the budding expedition back to where it started.
For full online story click here.
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