Recently my life has been a whirlwind with training, testing, and dealing with the massive logistics of racing between three different islands, with their three distinct landscapes and cultures. Shuttles, flights, hotels, gear transport, escort boats, radios, EPIRBS for me is one thing, then you multiply that by 200 athletes. None of the races started and finished anywhere near each other, even on the same island.
Originally, the Paddle Imua, M2M and M2O were three separate events, but since hundreds of foil athletes began traveling to Hawaii from all over the world for the events, the organisers teamed up and planned the three events back-to-back, thus creating the Koa Kai Triple Crown, awarding the fastest athletes participating in all three events. The finishers' times were used to calculate the winners:…
