Comments for Molokai 2007 - Dawid's Story at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.surfski.info Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:59:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_757 Howzit Daw. Good effort mate. I still rate you as number one. Please make sure that you are there next year. You have paid the school fees, next time is your time. - Damian Sun, 27 May 2007 12:50:58 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_755 Hi Dawid, Its unfortunate you didnt win the race. You had a pretty good run but as you said, the last 4 to 5 kilometers decided it. You did your best at that time and didnt quit. Congrats on the finish, you inspire a lot of us. Hope you can go to our country one of these days for a ski seminar. : ) - MFB Fri, 25 May 2007 09:00:20 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_754 I tried to finish this race and gave all I could. Having done the PE/EL in Dec 06 (Double Ski) the thought of only 60kms in any conditions... not finishing never crossed my mind. I got to 45kms....was sea sick ,lost all my liquid and strength...had fought cramps in my thighs for an hour or so(was lying on my back in mid channel tryng to stretch out ...and was moving the ski at only 7kms ph against the current with the end in sight(try paddle at that speed - it is hard to even go that slow on flat water). It was brutal & they pulled me out. We did a few practise runs from China wall to the finish...and each time the ski's that got inside the Diamond Head ....running the back of the surf line(risking the reef) got home so much faster. An old hand at the outrigger club drew us a map of how the swell, tide and current all rush down the Island towards Molokai (especially on a south swell, which is what we had) and the winning boats always come in on a line just off China Wall....direct through the two outgoing rivers....on the Black Point line....then shoot around the Diamond Head to avoid the current. Anybody who finished this race is in my book a hero - and anybody who thinks they know better should try it. The ocean is so powerfull out there & I belive that this race at 6ft swell down wind is going to a massive challenge as well. It is the World Champs with good reason. I have been, I have seen. - GD Fri, 25 May 2007 03:02:01 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_753 Hi MFB, I strap the Garmin 305 Forerunner to my footstrap. Its just a normal watch on my wrist. Happy paddling. Dawid - daw Thu, 24 May 2007 22:10:58 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_752 it's mounted to his footstrap. - andy45 Thu, 24 May 2007 22:10:11 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_751 Is Dawid wearing his Forerunner on his wrist or was it mounted somewhere else? - MFB Thu, 24 May 2007 18:39:09 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/414/147/#pc_748 I could not finish the race due to heat stroke and puked all over my escort boat. My plug was pulled at around the 3hr 45 minute mark. I hopped in the boat and15 minutes later saw Dawid so far ahead of anybody else it is a wonder he ended up 3rd place, he was in an entire different zip code. My escort boat driver is a fisherman in the area. He said the line he was on was straight up river! He said " Bra dis no good" I watched the top three paddlers for a bit. I don't know how they do it. - b Thu, 24 May 2007 04:25:51 +0100