MOST EXPENSIVE TROPHY
My most expensive Trophy cost me around $35,000 to do the 2010 Molokai to Oahu Crossing 32 Punishing Miles
I got a 2nd Place finish to Dave Kalama in the over 40's Unlimited SUP solo Division
COSTS
$4,000 Unlimited SUP
$1,200 Quick Blade for 2 Paddles always best to carry a spare Paddle
$300 GPS watch
$50 Legrope
$90 Camel Back
$4,000 Accommodation on Maui - Molokai - Oahu for a 30 day stay
$100 M2O Race Fee
$1,000 M2O Support Boat + tip $40 + a carton of Beer $20
$2,200 Air Fares Gold Coast - Maui Return
$4,000 in hidden cost ?
$18,000 Jet-Ski = Support Boat for Training in Australia to the lead up to M2O
I remember standing in the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii after my first Molakai OC6 race in 1990 and gazing in awe at the wooden bowls in the Trophy cabinet. Seems like a salad bowl now but back then I would have given anything to win one.
Well done Phil , I reckon it was money well spent.
Thanks for the video, great paddling. I would love to do this in a few years. I'd probably start as a team though. I doubt I'm ready for such a grueling paddle solo just yet. Well done.
.......trophy is a bit sad given the big effort required.....reminds me of a set of bowls my mother bought back from Fiji 40 years ago...made from monkey wood or something......you really have to wonder at the mentality of the organisers.....did it come complete with bananas at least.
