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MY KAIWA'A LIFE

"This is what it's all about. Racing is racing but being out there on the ocean and enjoying it with your friends is the priceless thing about paddling"

~Kai Bartlett, adventurprenuer

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Kai Bartlett

Mar 7
4 min

Kai Wa'a Rudder Quiver

For the last couple of years I've been asked if we offer a deeper rudder for our canoes. For so long I've been happy with the Standard

Feb 14
4 min

Team Since Ever Since ~ Kai Wa'a Valentine’s Edition

Meet Jason and Drea Park, team #sinceeversince, from the beautiful Washington State. These two are truly unique individuals with an...

Kai Bartlett

Mar 10, 2020
3 min

2020 Koa Nui

The 2020 Koa Nui Championship was one for the books. Conditions were pretty darn sweet and the competition was stacked with most of Hawaii’s

Dec 9, 2019
6 min

Training Methodology: Paddle Faster for Longer

If asked to compare low-intensity training with high-intensity training, I think first I would explain my understanding of what low and...

Nov 25, 2019
4 min

Introducing the Kai Wa'a OC-6 Ama

Recently, I finished designing an ama for our six-man outrigger canoe (OC6). This was a project that I wanted to have fun with and wasn’t...

Kai Bartlett

Oct 30, 2019
4 min

CHATTAJACK 2019

I’ve done the Chattajack race religiously since 2017. For those of you who don’t know what the Chattajack race is, it’s a 32-mile race...

Sep 15, 2019
1 min

Entrepreneur, paddler Kai Bartlett relishes life on and off the water

Special thanks to Kyle Galdeira for this write up, your continuous support of paddling here in Hawaii and for capturing the many aspects...

Jul 7, 2019
3 min

Beginning Our Endless Summer

I was surfing and connecting waves like I’d never done on the one-man or two-man before, and by the time it was over I was thinking about...

Jun 20, 2019
3 min

My 10th Molokai Relay Win

As I was on the escort thinking back through our years, Pat was out there in the race putting on a clinic for the rest of the competitors.

Jun 14, 2019
3 min

Flat Water vs. Rough Water

You see, with a longer waterline on the Ares, once you find your glide it’s all about maintaining it through your stroke rate.