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A channel crossing starts long before the paddles hit the water. “There’s a lot of logistics to plan out for downwind foiling: car rides (or in this case a boat ride), safety, communication while on the water and mapping out start and end points,” says Patagonia Ambassador Moona Whyte. “But when everything goes smoothly, it’s just like doing a two-and-a-half-hour powder run with your friends.”
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Jack Ho, our newest oceans ambassador, joined Moona and fellow ambassadors Keahi de Aboitiz and Paige Alms for a 32-mile channel crossing from Maui to Lāna‘i. “It’s hard to describe foiling to a surfer or a snowboarder,” says Jack. “It’s basically like surfing a 10-mile-long right-hand point break. You’re just dropping into these swells for hours straight, bending your knees, coming off the bottom and going into a huge down carve.”
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Two and a half hours of linking bumps and roughly 500 cutbacks later, the crew made it to Lāna‘i.
Capilene® Cool Sun tops handled long hours of exposure,
hydration packs kept energy steady and lightweight
boardshorts never got in the way. The lesson from the crossing was simple: When you’re prepared, sharing the open ocean with friends is always worth it.
Get to know Jack in “Offseason,” our new video series.
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