Kelly Moore and I are getting ready for the Butterfly Paddle Fit!  The workout and downwind will take place every Friday on the Northshore of Maui.  Kelly Moore has a SUP shuttle service here on Maui, so there is less driving for us and more play time in the water.   Today we were scoping out other locations to hold the Paddle Fit programs.  We paddled on the south side and came across a pod of dolphins!

Any “butterflies” that are interested in doing a SUP downwind race your chance is coming soon!  Olukai was super supportive of The Butterfly Effect Maui this year and we are really appreciative of them.   It is fun to do the downwind in a big group so I think I will be signing the entry form soon! 

Inaugural OluKai Ho’olaulea event will be May 16-17 on Maui. Maliko to Lae’ula  (Kanaha Beach) 8 mile downwind run with 100 Yard Beach Run Finish. This Ho’olaule’a is benefit for the non-profits that they support at OluKai Footwear and are a part of their ‘Ohana GiveBack Program…the Hawaii Junior Lifeguards and Maui Cultural Lands. 

After getting every one surfing we thought they could try to do stand-up paddling too! Again, they all did great and even started to catch waves on the SUP boards.   It was an amazing day with beautiful blue warm water and clear skies.  These kids are very lucky to have such a fun opportunity like this.  I hope they stick to it because it just gets more fun.  For me, surfing/windsurfing/SUP has given me so many great memories of traveling, friends, cultures, languages and laughter! I love it and owe so much to water sports like these.