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Mikey Coté’s 2009 record setting Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard crossing.
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Electing to ride a smaller, 12-foot, rudderless board known as a stock paddleboard pretty well guarantees a paddler that he has no chance of ever being first across the line in the QuiksilverEdition Molokai race. But for Mikey Cote (Wailupe, Oahu), there’s no question.
“Always stock,” said Cote. “This is the way that they always did it here in Hawaii and I feel like I should be traditional. I love doing it the old Hawaiian way. Keep the Hawaiian tradition going.
“I live about two, three miles away in Wailupe and I paddle this run all the time. It’s great to finish on a home course. It’s really special. Such an honor to paddle this race.”
Cote finished the course in 5:48:15. It was an exceptional time, given that he was 10th across the line overall, surpassing the majority of the longer-equipped unlimited board paddlers. Second was Mitch Degeus (Kailua, HI), and third was Eric Abbott (Honolulu, HI)
Excerpt: Jodi Wilmott, Ocean Promotion, Hawai
Eric Abbott 2009 3rd place Molokai to Oahu paddleboard crossing.
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Mitch Degeus Molokai 2009 clip
Mikey Coté Hawaii Kai Run 2008
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Wailupe Boys: Ponant Paddle Sports Interview
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