Team Holopuni explores rescue, salvage, and closure in their epic experience racing a Hawaiian outrigger canoe to Alaska.
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@ultrachrisfagan4 жыл бұрын
I am Chris Fagan from Team Holopuni. I just want to thank everyone for your support throughout our R2AK experience. I'd like to give a special shout out to the Canadian Coast Guard. We were lucky to have such caring professionals come to help us in our time of need. And thanks to all the folks who put on the R2AK--a top notch, high quality team all around.
@gondwanalon4 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain. In the 2018 Pailolo Challenge (Maui to Moloka’i) our 6-man canoe flipped in 25 knot wind and 4 to 6 foot surf. Coast Gaud and race officials demanded that we abandon our $20K canoe. The next day our canoe was recovered unharmed. But our egos will likely never recover. “Surender to me an I will let you live.” -The Sea
@seewind4 ай бұрын
Fun to watch .... even 4 years on..... reminds me of my Hobie TI.... sailing the waters of the EC 300. Glad everyone made it back safe.
@christophernoto Жыл бұрын
"We're all in our fifties..." I feel you, as I'm now in my (early) seventies, and look back on my fifties as some years of real vigor! You took a beautiful boat into some of the most challenging inshore waters in the world. Congratulations.
@Ron-km1fv5 жыл бұрын
Absolute respect for the crew. We have been following since the viewing party in the Inner Harbour, Victoria and are so glad you made the right decisions on the way and are all safe.
@ultrachrisfagan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for following along Ron. I appreciate your support.
@carlprestipino22045 жыл бұрын
Hats off to you from this "arm-chair" sailor!
@ultrachrisfagan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much carl!
@Alastair51010 ай бұрын
Lovely boat. How do these survive the conditions around Hawaii? Is it the steepness of the waves that swamped you?
@lynnev12375 жыл бұрын
Respect!!
@ultrachrisfagan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lynne V!
@gondwanalon4 жыл бұрын
We bring a 5 gallon bucket plus 2 or 3 one gallon bailers in workouts a raced in our 6-man outrigger canoes. You have to work fast and hard to quickly bail out a canoe. Not easy especially when you are already exhausted and cold.
@gondwanalon2 жыл бұрын
How are you doing nowadays? Are you still sailing the Holopuni outrigger sailing canoe?
@praianogtsporttunes19554 жыл бұрын
Why don't you have some buoyancy volume in the main hull ? It would never have sunk so low and water could be pumped out easily.
@sandyrose214210 ай бұрын
Aloha have guys since then put in some foot pumps and a handle pump,
@Syock445 жыл бұрын
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@martinsachs38374 жыл бұрын
and once again its proofen: 1. crews abandon their craft too early, after all she was fine 2. boats for open water HAVE to be self bailing!
@pauls84563 жыл бұрын
Less internal volume + positive buoyancy even when flooded (like a sea kayak) PLUS electric bilge pumps + back up fixed hand pumps PLUS self draining cockpits would seem to be the solution to this problem? It is the difference between a 'Canadian'/open canoe and a sea kayak with a small cockpit hole and firm spray skirt fitted with electric bilge pump with a substantial battery and back up hand fixed pump? I am surprised the race organisers allow boats without these features to enter.
@jansveen Жыл бұрын
This just proofs that the boats are never the problem, it is the crew. When you sail in ruff weather with this kind of a boat, more a kayak, use sprayskirts. I've been doing ocean kayaking, and my expitidiotin kayak from pvc, you could open it all the way back and forth, had a sprayskirt, and fully loaded, i was under water more than over it when i did some surfing on downwind. No problem as long as you keep the bopat/kayak protected. It is when the elements starts to show teeth it is fun, and it also shows if you got any spine. Ocean and sea, lakes, river, it is from water, so yes, it gets wet. If you can't take it, go with a cruise ship.
@jj680l Жыл бұрын
As stated in the video, the spray skirt was punctured during the storm. This just proofs the crew is never the problem, just armchair sailors posting dumb comments.
@1980PintoMan5 жыл бұрын
Bullshit. First time I saw that boat in earlier clips all I could think was "what a stupid design." You had to have help, that disqualifies you, you didn't make it. You can be proud of what you accomplished in that boat for sure, but sounds like that lady has the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality.