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2010 Long Distance Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. Check back periodically to stay up to date.
Long distance races range in length from the 18 mile Queen Lili‘uokalani Races to the 41.6 mile Ka‘iwi Channel crossings. All the races except the Queen Lili‘uokalani Races involve water changes, in which up to 3 paddlers at a time are rotated in and out of the canoe. Water changes add a level of complexity to distance racing, making it important that each crew is able to perform fast and efficient changes for the duration of the race.
The Ka‘iwi Channel races from Moloka‘i to O‘ahu, Na Wahine O Ke Kai for women and Moloka‘i Hoe for men, involve paddling in the open ocean conditions for which the Hawaiian outrigger canoe was designed. These races allow our canoes and crews to perform at their limits, depending on conditions. We rig with spray covers (“canvas”) and must have escort boats to carry extra crew members, coaches and helpers.
| Date | Day | Event | Place |
| Aug 8 | Sunday | Ka‘ena Challenge: men, women/Makaha CC | Sunset Beach - Makaha |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Duke Kahanamoku: men/Lanikai CC | Kailua Beach - Waikīkī |
| Aug 21 | Saturday | Kailua Bay Ironman: men/Kailua CC | Kailua Beach Park |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Dad Center Race: women/Outrigger CC | Kailua Beach - OCC |
| Sept 4 - 5 | Sat/Sun | Queen Lili‘uokalani Races/Kai Opua CC | Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island |
| Sept 11 | Sat | Koa Kai Big Boy Challenge: men: iron/Koa Kai | Kailua Beach - Maunalua Bay |
| Sept 12 | Sunday | E Lau Hoe: women/OHCRA | Maunalua Bay - Nanakuli |
| Sept 19 | Sunday | Henry Ayau International: men/Hui Lanakila | Maunalua Bay - Nanakuli |
| Sept 26 | Sunday | Na Wahine O Ke Kai: women | Moloka‘i - O‘ahu |
| Oct 10 | Sunday | Moloka‘i Hoe: men/OHCRA | Moloka‘i - O‘ahu |
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