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Having a tough day? The stress of the job getting to you? Our author had those thoughts, so he decided to dive into a lagoon and swim with sharks. Living in the equatorial Pacific, working in a new hotel, the logical choice was to join a dive club and take the plunge. The breathtaking beauty of the abundant reef life, spectacular drop offs along the outer reef walls and close encounters with the toothy denizens that patrol the seas. Encounters with white and black tipped sharks, then the very close encounters with large grey reefs. As the authors dive buddy once said, “with all the things...

The chance of a lifetime. The replica of Captain Cook's ship Endeavour is sailing through Hawai'i on her circumnavigation and asks for volunteers to sail her through the islands. How can a sailor from Hawai'i resist? This is the account of spending three days sailing in the 18th century.

Come Race Hawaiian Seas! Follow our intrepid author on his lifelong love affair with Outrigger Canoe paddling. From his learning to swim and first canoe ride at Kalapaki Beach, Kauaʻi to leading his club to Kailua-Kona and “The World’s Largest Long Distance Canoe Race”. A wealth of photos are included as well, from the old, grainy photo of that young boy at Kalapaki to the richly colored images of the breathtaking beauty along the Na Pali coast. Techniques and training, stroke rate and timing, all are discussed. There are also a few priceless quotes from the Coach, the “effortless ...

From being caught alone in a storm paddling in the lagoon at Bora Bora to racing in the "World's Largest Long Distance Canoe Race", this is the second volume of stories about paddling in Outrigger Canoes. The timeless beauty racing along the Na Pali coast to fighting through gale force winds and heavy seas along the Kohala coast, told by someone who has spent his life around the sea. These are stories anyone who has lived by the sea, and those enthralled by the romance of it, will recognize. Join the crews and experience the excitement, the camaraderie of life on the sea, communing with ...