Posted at 1:49 p.m., Sunday, September 24, 2006
Team Bradley wins women's Molokai race
Advertiser Staff
Team Bradley edged out Hui Lanakila by 16 seconds Sunday to win the closest finish in the history of the Na Wahine O Ke Kai Molokai-to-Oahu canoe race.Team Bradley, composed of paddlers from Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island and Australia, finished the 41-mile crossing in five hours, 41 minutes and 37 seconds. It was the team's second consecutive victory. Hui Lanakila finished in 5:41:53.
The event is considered the world championship of long-distance open-ocean canoe paddling.
