photos courtesy of Lisa Irish and Joem Costas

Name: Kanesa Duncan
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Age: 33
Years Paddling: 9

Weekly Mileage:
Winter = 0-10 miles, Summer = 30-60

Preferred board length to paddle:
Unlimited @ 15 feet

Favorite Paddle route:
The usual would be downwind from Hawaii Kai to town

Favorite race:
Molokai channel

I Started Paddling Because:
I love the ocean, and I love the way paddling combines swimming and surfing together. Also, I really had this burning desire to cross the Molokai channel.

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Molokai Channel 2004 – At that time, I was still paddling stock. My board, an Eaton ...

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Name: Ludo Dulou   www.oceanoutrigger.com
Hometown: Socoa, Basque Country

Age: 36
Years Paddling: 13 years, but 5/6 years competing

Weekly Mileage:
It depends.

Preferred board length to paddle:
18 foot and 12 foot  both and 10 foot in the waves.

Favorite Paddle route:
Basque Coast, between St Jean de Luz and Biarritz, in Brittany, Crozon.

Favorite race:
La Gascogne, Molokai, Catalina, Transperthuis race, Ouessant in Brittany, Oceanman Capbreton.

I Started Paddling Because:
Lifeguard

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Many, in Hawaii in 04/05/07 with great lifeguard paddlers from Hawaii, California and Australia. I had
some advice, I wish to improve and they share their experience with me. This is something rich for me.

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
It keep me focus and meditating on the Ocean. It's a great balance ...

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Name: Dave Defoe
Hometown: Born Hanalei Bay, Kauai; Currently residing at 6,500 feet in Kings Beach, North Shore, Lake Tahoe

Age: 39
Years paddling: As a third-generation surfer, paddling pretty much my whole life

Weekly mileage:
Umm...am i supposed to keep track?...

Preferred boardlength to paddle:
"It's not the size of the wand but the magic it performs"...the 18' joe bark electric avocado is by far the most magic board i've ever paddled...

Favorite paddle route:
Lake Tahoe- straight down the middle; 22 miles of pure deep blue magic; it mesmerizes and humbles me every time I do it...

Favorite race:
The Jay Race to kick off the summer; Ernie's Ta-hoe Nalu shindig in the middle and Phil's Tahoe Fall Classic to cap off the season.


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Name: Dan Mann
Hometown: Coronado

Age: 35
Years Paddling: 16 years

Weekly Mileage:
Right now?!  6-8 miles.  During the season more like 20… depends on races coming up.

Preferred board length to paddle:
18’

Favorite Paddle route:
From Coronado beaches to the channel buoys or last jetty marker.

Favorite race:
Catalina Classic

I Started Paddling Because:
I wanted to do a marathon type event without running.

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Bay to Bay (6 miler) 2008 with Lance Boy

Dan and Lance  

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
Getting way out there alone.

Thing I Hate Most About Paddling:
Catalina Classic
                                                                                                                            
What I Tell Myself to Motivate on Days I Just Don't Want to Paddle:
Well, you have to ...

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