Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Channel Crossing Adventure

We cross the Alenuihaha Channel between the Big Island and Maui in 20 knots of wind and 8 foot seas - traditional lifestyle adventure in Hawaii.

[@harpbloke]

Very cool vid. Great to see !

[@gregs6626]

The Alenuihaha Channel is no joke. Everybody safe, salty and happy? Well done!

[@yZstarAk1979]

Aero wind Design to paddling balance and manpower. .Alenuihaha Channel!?? That sh!ts for real.🤙

[@miguelneto2927]

Amazing

[@allrockfarmllc9909]

Can somebody please explain to me why the asymmetry of the outriggers? my guess is that the shorter side is only there in case the wind or waves overpower the leverage on the longer side? Does anybody know if anyone has built one of these big enough to cross the Pacific?

[@yZstarAk1979]

possible with lots of support. Check out OC surf and distance. these are the baddest guys out there. This channel alone, Alenuihaha: 400 plus roundtrips in these currents is phenomenal sailing and paddling. They just make it look easy. Real athlete, and skillset to consider this stuff

[@sanfranciscobay]

Why not use a Sail shaped like a Windsurfer Sail?

[@scdrescher1]

Tradition? Not sure. It seems like it would lower the righting moment but maybe because the current configuration allows them to catch better wind above the waves? Just my guess.

[@sanfranciscobay]

@@scdrescher1 It's probably the same Sail shape they used hundreds of years ago. Today's shape would be tall and narrow, with battens and made of Kevlar.

[@scdrescher1]

@@sanfranciscobay that’s what I was thinking. You can achieve a lot of power with a cat rig fashioned with a square top main and you wouldn’t even a boom. That design just seems like it puts too much stress on the lower end of the mast and would increase your heeling

[@JJ-gm4ck]

be great if you just showed the crossing sailing footage and deleted all the people gabbing.