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Interview with Mike Giblin of Ozone
Mike Giblin Interview By Naim Ferguson Ozone was founded by canoe designer Mike Giblin. Based in Maui, the mecca of ocean sports and home to a strong paddling community. The journey from made-on-Maui hand-layup canoes to factory single piece pre-preg carbon canoes is one that has tested and shaped Mike and his company into what […]
Johnny Puakea Presents the Kahe Kai Outrigger Canoe
Thanks to StandUpPaddleSurf.Net for recording this discussion with Johnny Puakea regarding the Kahe Kai OC1 (Outrigger Canoe). Interviewer: Okay we’re here with John Puakea, the creator and inventor of the Pueo, the Kaimana, the Kainalu, Ehukai and now the Kahe Kai. So tell us, what’s the difference between the Kahe Kai and the Ehukai and […]
Unlimited Potential: A first hand look at the Puakea Malolo OC6
I was curious and in the dark. I never had the opportunity to paddle in an Unlimited canoe. There was so much excitement, videos on the internet, new canoe races on the circuit Eono & Olamau and on and on. Amazing looking canoes coming from builders in Oahu, Big Island, California and Australia. But what […]