KAREL TRESNAK JR.
Honest. Hardworking. Competitive.
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7 time Molokai Solo 1st Place
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3 time Molokai Hoe 1st Place
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5 time Molokai Relay 1st Place
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Kauai Relay 1st Place
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Multiple Gorge Championships 1st Place
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Blackburn Race 1st Place
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Multiple time Catalina Crossing 1st Place OC6
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Multiple time Hamilton Island Race 1st Place OC6
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Multiple time Henry Ayau Memorial Race 1st Place OC6
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Multiple time Duke Race 1st Place OC6
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Multiple time Queen Liliuokalani Race 1st Place OC6 Men's
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Multiple Hong Kong Dragon Run 1st Place OC1
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Multiple Hong Kong Around the Island Race 1st Place OC6
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Multiple Kanaka Ikaika State Champs 1st Place OC1
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Multiple Hawai'i State Regatta 1st Place Senior Men’s OC6
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The list goes on…….
GET TO KNOW KAREL
AGE: 43
HOMETOWN: Kailua, HI (Oahu). Born in Prague, Czech Republic
DAY JOB: Selling and making canoe parts. Refitting older canoes with new parts.
WHEN YOU'RE NOT PADDLING YOU'RE: Working out with weights, running, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, or beers with friends.
MORNING OR EVENING PADDLE: Evening Kailua paddle or Makapuu/Hawai'i Kai downwind run if windy.
FAVORITE RUN: Lanikai to Rabbit Island and back.
FAVORITE RACE: Any race with technical downwind surf.
FAVORITE PRE-RACE MEAL: Mom's cooking
DREAM PADDLING RUN/ADVENTURE: Any good, technical, downwind run.
BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED: Someone else is always training, remember that when you don’t feel like training that day. Someone else is out there getting faster.
YOUR ADVICE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF PADDLERS: Paddle a lot and paddle hard!!!
