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Steve West
UK 07 859 294 188
Overseas + 44 7859 294 188
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Mandy West
UK 07 859 296 741
Overseas + 44 7859 296 741
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We've redesigned and reprinted both of our Outrigger Canoeing Books, and in doing so, we've achieved reduced book prices for paddlers in the USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia including New Zealand. In addition, we've taken a firm environmental stand in the way we have choosen to print and package. 

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"Steve is a fantastic writer and photographer and has been an extension of the KIALOA family for many, many years. Actively involved in SUP and Outrigger Canoeing, we welcome him as an ambassador for KIALOA in the UK." Meg Chun. Kialoa Bend Oregon USA  

"In the context of paddling, KIALOA PADDLES have been a constant companion and essential tool of trade for me for well over a decade, representing thousands of hours and miles of paddling, racing and training throughout the Pacific, Pacific Rim and now the UK. The superlative workmanship and willingness to work with paddlers in the same way a surfer works with a shaper, has resulted in what I consider to be the finest outrigger and stand up paddleboard paddles on the planet, to which end other manufacturers aspire to as their yardstick for excellence. A paddle is not an accessory, it's an essential and should never be a compromise"

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Island Paddler
We provide the widest selection of outrigger canoe paddling equipment at the best prices. We take pride in offering genuine Hawaiian and Polynesian items – unique and of limited supply. We also have the latest in contemporary canoe paddles as well as related apparel.
716 Kapahula Av, Honolulu, Oahu
350 Hahani St, Kailua, Oahu
  
Tri Paddle Maui
Providing the paddling community of Maui with the best and latest for their paddling needs. "We can outfit you from head to okole"
92 North Market Street Wailuku Maui


'...deep reading that a sequence of printed pages promotes is valuable not just for the knowledge we acquire from the author's words but for the more intellectual vibrations those words set off within our own minds. In the quiet spaces opened up by the sustained, undistracted reading of a book, or by any other act of contemplation, for that matter, we make our own associations, draw our own inferences and analogies, foster our own ideas.'
Nicholas Carr




Steve has presented outrigger canoeing workshops since 1997 throughout Australia; Darwin, Port Douglas, Cairns, Rockhampton, Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and overseas in the Fijian Islands over a 6 year period as consultant to the South Pacific Games Squad, and as Australian National Coaching Director for the Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association for 5 years, he coached well over 100 coaches through to qualification. He has also run workshops in both England and Hong Kong. His knowledge of the sport gained through total immersion in the sport over greater than 20 years on a full time basis, has nurtured a unique insight into the sport.


'Attending the Steve West weekend showed me that while paddling appears easy, it is quite a technical sport that requires skill and lots of practise. Since attending the coaching clinic I have broadened the repertoire of what I try to work on when I am paddling, as it raised my awareness to the purpose of particular components of the technique. It certainly gave me a renewed interest in the technical side of the sport.'

'Having a former World Champion visit us here was an excellent experience.'
'A weekend full of very practical advice and information.'
'Steve is a great bloke and imparted much knowledge on us all.'
'I was grateful to get some feedback on my technique and now have a renewed focus on what I am trying to achieve every time I put my paddle in the water.'
'It helped my paddling technique greatly, especially the one-on-one analysis and advice the 2nd day.'
'Great weekend and learnt lots! Felt I'd improved over the weekend now just have to remember all the little tips!'

'The rigging session was interesting as we have used the rope that I thought did not have the strength as the rope would break every time we attempted to stretch the rope before we rigged with it. Steve demonstrated his craftsmanship and showed us various ways to finish off the excess rigging rope. Steve was a great selection to come and teach the paddlers in Darwin. He is very down to earth, an enthusiastic teacher and has a very much commonsense approach to the sport.'