The Reason For Leis

Curry Coastal Pilot writer Joe Friedrichs on the recent San Francisco to Oahu race:

Reaching dry land after 17 adventurous days on the open seas, Timm Rolek was handed a Mai Tai and a flower lei.

The drink was to quench his thirst and reward his hard work on the ship.

The lei was to cover the overpowering body odor accumulated during the voyage.

Not exactly poetry, Joe.