Cracking The Code For Hawaiian Channel Crossings
Steven Minaglia offers a variety of information and guidance for crossing channels in the State of Hawaii, specifically between Maui, Lanai and Molokai
Tag: Kalohi Channel
Becca Mann Describes The Maui Nui On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. British channel swimming icon and journalist Kevin Murphy has proven himself in the media and in the world's waterways as a marathon swimmer over the last several decades. A young 22-year-old from the University of Southern California, Becca Mann is displaying similar talents with a published
Becca Mann, 1 Channel Down + 2 To Go
Becca Mann, 1 Channel Down + 2 To Go Courtesy of Steve Haumschild, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. Becca Mann started on her attempt of the renowned 57.58 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim in Hawaii this afternoon. Steve Haumschild reported, "She started on Maui. Her first channel crossing took her 4 hours 1 minute across the 15.75 km Pailolo Channel from Maui to
Mann Up…Maui Nui Is A Go
Mann Up...Maui Nui Is A Go Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. On August 18th starting on the island of Lanai, Becca Mann will attempt the renowned 64 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim. Steve Haumschild wrote, "This will be an epic adventure for all involved. We will meet at Lahaina and motor up to the start in Maui. We want to get the most
From Lima To Lanai: Becca Mann To Attempt The Maui Nui Triangle
From Lima To Lanai: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. On August 10th in Lima, Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games 1500m freestyle final won by Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina, a slew of open water swimmers finished in the Top 10: Kristel Köbrich of Chile (2nd in 16:18.19), Becca Mann of USA (3rd in
30-Year Déjà Vu: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui
30-Year Déjà Vu: Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui Courtesy of WOWSA, Maui - Molokai - Lanai, Hawaii. Becca Mann has always been precocious and adventurous. At the age of 10, Mann swam solo across the 14.1 km Maui Channel from the island of Lanai to the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. At the age of 16, Mann published her first novel, The Stolen Dragon
Being Followed In Hawaii’s Kalohi Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Bob Luce thought it was a good idea if my daughter Kristin Collins Galbreaith and I would become the first mother-daughter channel swimmers in Hawaii back in 1978," recalls Judy Collins, the co-founder of the Hawaiian Ironman triathlon. Kristin was a top competitive pool swimmer in Hawaii at the time who
The Good Doctor Does A Two-way Pailolo
On November 30th, Dr. Steve Minaglia added another channel to his resume. After 11 hours 10 minutes, he returned to where he started on the west side of Maui to become the first person to complete a two-way crossing of the Pailolo Channel between Molokai and Maui. Escorted by pilot Paul Luuwai from Maui and paddle boarder Blair Norris from Oahu, the
Channeling Beauty Between The 8 Seas In Hawaii
The official state gem is black coral. The color of its waters varies between a light marine green to a deep royal blue. The power of the ocean is majestic to see with its massive ocean swells and spectacular surf. Open water events, from surfing to swimming, are held there nearly every weekend of the year. It is Hawaii, an isolated group of islands
Coombs, Mianglia And Harvey Cross 2nd Channel In 2012
Craig Coombs, Dr. Steve Minaglia and Dr. Scott Harvey completed their second channel in Hawaii yesterday as they crossed the 9.3-mile Kalohi Channel between the islands of Molokai and Lanai. Craig Coombs finished in 6 hours 6 minutes while Doctors Minaglia and Harvey crossed in 5 hours 48 minutes after their February conquest of the 8.4-mile Pailolo