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	The Steinlager Braddah Mel's Canoe Surfing and Stand-Up Surfing Championships held December 12th was an event to help raise funds for two Olympic kayak hopefuls from Hawai'i, Patrick and Ryan Dolan, in their quest to reach the 2012 Olympics in London. The event, which attracts some of the best paddlers and surfers from Tahiti, Brazil, France, Hawai'i and the mainland, was held at Makaha Beach. Braddah Mel Pu'u, an avid waterman and Wai'anae Coast lifeguard, has been holding the surf contest for the past four years as a fundraiser for his friend Leighton Look, who was paralyzed in a diving accident and who later passed away in September 2008. This year's event will be held in Leighton's memory. The contest kicked off with the Stand-Up Surfing division, then went on to Canoe Surfing. Waves were ideal, not to big and not to small. There was even a new division added, SDS (sky diving surfing). See the following page for the biggest drop-in in the world? For more photos	New Challenge in Seattle California Big Island of Hawaii Tui Tonga Festival Hawaiian Kamali‘i, Inc. Braddah Mel's Canoe Surfing Stan Dickson on the future Vaka Eiva

The Steinlager Braddah Mel's Canoe Surfing and Stand-Up Surfing Championships held December 12th was an event to help raise funds for two Olympic kayak hopefuls from Hawai'i, Patrick and Ryan Dolan, in their quest to reach the 2012 Olympics in London.
The event, which attracts some of the best paddlers and surfers from Tahiti, Brazil, France, Hawai'i and the mainland, was held at Makaha Beach.
Braddah Mel Pu'u, an avid waterman and Wai'anae Coast lifeguard, has been holding the surf contest for the past four years as a fundraiser for his friend Leighton Look, who was paralyzed in a diving accident and who later passed away in September 2008. This year's event will be held in Leighton's memory.
The contest kicked off with the Stand-Up Surfing division, then went on to Canoe Surfing. Waves were ideal, not to big and not to small. There was even a new division added, SDS (sky diving surfing). See the following page for the biggest drop-in in the world?

For more photos