Matt Buckman

Matt Buckman is an American escort boat pilot from Honolulu, Hawaii and owner of Buckman's Boatyard on Oahu.

Molokai Channel Crossings

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

Captain Buckman escorted Chris Shoup across the Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai on 23 June 2017 before being pulling out due to stings.

Molokai Channel Attempt with Ranie Pearce

2 July 2016 while escorting Ranie Pearce during a shark encounter on her Molokai Channel attempt.

External links

• 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