The weather was stunningly good with very little to no wind and very clear and beautiful blue water. At one point we saw a turtle underwater. Wow! Sandy also spotted a pod of porpoises heading our way near the end.

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This short paddle is a split-up of the much longer traditional paddle around Kalaeloa Point (Barber’s Point) which in the past has been just a little too long at something like 13+ miles.

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A brief respite in a blustery month allowed seven paddlers to get on the water and exercise their well rested paddling muscles. Mild conditions made for an easy cruise past Kaka’ako, downtown and Sand Island.

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The launching and landing clinic went well enough. The beach at Sherwood Forest in Waimanalo is a good venue for this practice since the entry is shallow enough without rocks to be safe and easy when your boat flips.

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The annual Weed Out the Wimps paddle was sure to be canceled due to the high wind forecast until Terry saw that the Thursday before might work. I was anxious to mark this one on my map as I had not done it before. It came down to showing up that morning and making the decision…

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