The Kaiwi Channel Swim competition between The Youngsters and The Veterans is as close as can be in mid-channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. Will the wily savviness and knowledgeable patience of The Veterans be enough to outlast the fast-charging Youngsters over the 28-mile crossing of the Molokai Channel as the winds and waves pick up in size and intensity? Race directors and veteran channel escort kayakers Steven Haumschild and Jeff Kozlovich are managing the situation as expertly as possible in conditions that are getting windier and windier with surf forecasted for an exciting bumpy finish on Sandy Beach on the island of Oahu. © 2013 Daily News of Open Water Swimming “to educate, enthuse, and entertain all those who venture beyond the shoreline”