Kauai World Challenge 2011
This annual event is a well attended team event held off the beautiful coast of Kauai at the end of the Kauai Race season and just prior to the Molokai challenge. It is a great warm up for any paddlers coming from afar to get used to the island conditions of Hawaii and a great event for locals to hone their skills in the final build up to the surfski Molokai challenge the week after.
The event runs as follows with each alternate leg being paddled by a team member :
Leg 1 - Wailua Beach to Hanamaulu Beach Park (5 miles)
Leg 2 - Hanamulu Park to Nawiliwili / Kalapaki Beach north corner (5 miles)
Leg 3 - Nawiliwili to Po'ipu / Waiohai Beach (11 miles)
Leg 4 - Po'ipu / Waiohai Beach to Salt Pond Beach Park (11 miles)
Leg 3 - Nawiliwili to Po'ipu / Waiohai Beach (11 miles)
Leg 4 - Po'ipu / Waiohai Beach to Salt Pond Beach Park (11 miles)
OPTIONAL WARM-UP RACE
Date: MAY 5th Thursday
Time: Check UPDATES
Where: Kalihiwai Beach to Hanalei pier
Date: MAY 5th Thursday
Time: Check UPDATES
Where: Kalihiwai Beach to Hanalei pier
LATE REGISTRATION / RACE PACKET PICKUP / PRE-RACE MEAL/
MANDATORY PADDLER MEETING
Date: MAY 6th Friday
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Hanamaulu Beach Park (Transition site of first leg)
What: KAUA'I WORLD CHALLENGE MAIN EVENT
Date: MAY 7th Saturday
Time: Check UPDATES
Where: Wailua Beach (North end)
CHECK OUT THE COURSE
The easiest way to view the race course is through Google.
Click the link below.
2010 Results listed below
KAUAI WORLD CHALLENGE EVENT PLANNING
The information I am looking for is on anyone who is seriously interested in coming out for this years race, which ties in nicely, as a warm-up event, for the Molokai challenge (molokaiworldchampionships.org), running the weekend before on 7th May 2011.
Its an easy 27 minute flight over to Kauai from Oahu so Molokai paddlers can pop over for the weekend, and I will have all the details ironed out in terms of rental skis.
Currently I am looking for any surfskis available on island to facilitate any interested visiting paddlers. Please see my blog entry below, posted on my homepage at www.surfskikauai.com
"Kauai World Challenge
Kauai paddlers who own carbon fiber surfskis, who will NOT be racing in the KHW year end Kauai World Challenge, on May 7th 2011, and would like to rent out there skis to visiting racers are to please contact me to enter your boat into the pool.
I will be asking visiting racers for a $250 one day rental fee which will include drop off at the race start and pick up on the Sunday at the race finish (your part of the job) However I will not take one penny of your earnings and you will receive the full $250 rental fee. I will just facilitate the rental procedure and liaise between visitors and locals.
The official procedure will be for Surfski Kauai to:
1. Obtain a list of available skis and publish this through the various avenues available. (Ensuring that local boat for offer is seaworthy.)
2. Obtain full payment for rental no less then one month BEFORE the event i.e. 4/7/2011, with 14 day refund policy. Cancellation allowed until 4/21/2011
3. Have renter sign rental agreement assuming all responsibility for ski during rental period entering into a binding contract between you the owner and them the renter.
4. Put locals in touch with visitors to discuss drop off point and time. (Saturday morning at Wailua beach.)
5. Ensure that all skis have race numbers on them.
6. Ensure that ALL skis are collected by owners at race finish.
7. Issue checks immediately to ALL owners.
Also if there is sufficient mainland demand I will be looking at bringing in extra elite skis. If you would be interested in buying one of these race skis after the race please let me know. I will be having a race special offering all skis at cost discounting your final sale price with the rental fee. This will allow you to purchase a new carbon elite ski for $3200 and $350 shipping charge.
If you wish to be considered for the purchase list you must be prepared to:
1. Purchase and pay for the ski by no later then 4/4/2011. No exceptions
2. You are willing to accept all responsibility for the boat during the rental period, i.e. in the unlikely event that the ski was to be damaged during the race the repair costs would be wholly and solely yours, to negotiate with the renter as per the contract specifications.
3. It is your responsibility to collect the ski at the end of the race from its final finishing location.
4. You would NOT collect any rental check at the end of the race since this would already have been discounted to your original purchase price
So if you would like to get on either of these lists please get back to me no later then 3/15/2011
Email - dylan@surfskikauai.com
Phone - 8086397404
I will be asking visiting racers for a $250 one day rental fee which will include drop off at the race start and pick up on the Sunday at the race finish (your part of the job) However I will not take one penny of your earnings and you will receive the full $250 rental fee. I will just facilitate the rental procedure and liaise between visitors and locals.
The official procedure will be for Surfski Kauai to:
1. Obtain a list of available skis and publish this through the various avenues available. (Ensuring that local boat for offer is seaworthy.)
2. Obtain full payment for rental no less then one month BEFORE the event i.e. 4/7/2011, with 14 day refund policy. Cancellation allowed until 4/21/2011
3. Have renter sign rental agreement assuming all responsibility for ski during rental period entering into a binding contract between you the owner and them the renter.
4. Put locals in touch with visitors to discuss drop off point and time. (Saturday morning at Wailua beach.)
5. Ensure that all skis have race numbers on them.
6. Ensure that ALL skis are collected by owners at race finish.
7. Issue checks immediately to ALL owners.
Also if there is sufficient mainland demand I will be looking at bringing in extra elite skis. If you would be interested in buying one of these race skis after the race please let me know. I will be having a race special offering all skis at cost discounting your final sale price with the rental fee. This will allow you to purchase a new carbon elite ski for $3200 and $350 shipping charge.
If you wish to be considered for the purchase list you must be prepared to:
1. Purchase and pay for the ski by no later then 4/4/2011. No exceptions
2. You are willing to accept all responsibility for the boat during the rental period, i.e. in the unlikely event that the ski was to be damaged during the race the repair costs would be wholly and solely yours, to negotiate with the renter as per the contract specifications.
3. It is your responsibility to collect the ski at the end of the race from its final finishing location.
4. You would NOT collect any rental check at the end of the race since this would already have been discounted to your original purchase price
So if you would like to get on either of these lists please get back to me no later then 3/15/2011
Email - dylan@surfskikauai.com
Phone - 8086397404