f the youngest competitor at a regatta is 43 then the current paddling effort is not working.
If the young blood, with money, is not found and developed
Now you get the problem..
Paddling faster? ... here's an idea
do they have any Wave Rental places on Maui or any of the resort beaches?
First race anyone ever does is chase a boat just like yours off the beach out to the marker etc.
How about getting a group to charter those waves for three hours and chase each other... soon it will be organized racing...