Matt Buckman
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Matt Buckman is an American escort boat pilot from Honolulu, Hawaii and owner of Buckman's Boatyard on Oahu.
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Molokai Channel Crossings[edit]
Captain Buckman escorted the following swimmers across the Molokai Channel:
- Penny Palfrey on her record-setting Molokai Channel solo swim on 30 November 2011 in 12 hours 7 minutes
- Oliver Wilkinson on his 13 hour 4 minute solo crossing on 9 October 2012
- Kimberly Chambers on her 19 hour 27 minute solo crossing on 9 November 2012
- Beth French on her 24 hour 10 minute solo crossing on 2-3 December 2012
- Leahi Camacho on her 14 hour 43 minute solo crossing on 17-18 August 2013
- Katie Benoit on her 18 hour 0 minute solo crossing on 5-6 October 2013
- Doug McConnell in a 16 hour 3 minute attempt on 31 July 2016, falling 2 km short of Oahu
- Ion Lazarenco in 18 hours 11 minutes on 5 October 2016
- Steve Walker in 18 hours 8 minutes on 26 February 2017
- Cameron Bellamy in 17 hours 1 minute on 26 February 2017
- Mark Tan in 15 hours 19 minutes on 1 July 2018
- Paul Georgescu in 13 hours 6 minutes in April 2019
- Florin Tomos in 14 hours 56 minutes on 5 August 2019
Kaieiewaho Channel Attempt[edit]
Captain Buckman escorted Chris Shoup across the Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai on 23 June 2017 before being pulling out due to stings.
Video of Molokai Channel Crossing[edit]
Molokai Channel Attempt with Ranie Pearce[edit]
2 July 2016 while escorting Ranie Pearce during a shark encounter on her Molokai Channel attempt.
External links[edit]
- Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira Is 2019 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
- 2019 WOWSA Award Winners Announced
- Matt Buckman
- Buckman's Boatyard
- Escort Pilots On The High Seas
- The Friendly Isle Says Aloha To Oliver Wilkinson
- Man O Man It Was Horrendously Tough For Kim Chambers
- Beth French Swims Through The Night And Vog to Oahu
- Beth French Swimming Through The Vog
- French Goes Hawaii
- Katie Benoit Is A Heroine In The Water
- A Long Swim Ends Short Of Shore
- Open Water Swimming
- ll's Well That Ends Well In The Open Water
- Stephen Junk Completes Sixth Channel Of Oceans Seven
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Cameron Bellamy, Steve Walker Make Molokai
- Steve Walker Succeeding With One Arm And A Broken Foot
- Shoup Suffers Stings, Pulled Out Of Kaieiewaho Channel
- Mark Tan Freestyles To His Fourth
- Adherbal de Oliveira Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In Molokai Channel
- Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel
- Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean