PHOTOS: BIIF paddlers push through Week 3

The boys varsity paddling teams line up before racing on Saturday at Kailua Pier. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

Kealakehe boys paddling blitzes to the finish in its third race of the season Saturday in Kailua-Kona. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

The Waveriders' girls team finishes its race Saturday in Kailua-Kona. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

Hawaii Prep girls paddling races to the finish line Saturday in Kailua Bay. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

MIDDLE (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

An HPA boys paddler cools off after a hot race on the waters Saturday in Kailua Bay. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

Waveriders' boys paddling blitzes to the finish in its third race of the season Saturday in Kailua-Kona. (Conor Langs/West Hawaii Today)

Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) completed its third distance paddling meet of the season on a hot Saturday morning at Kailua Pier, with all participating schools in attendence. Paddlers will enjoy a multi-week break before returning to the waters Jan. 6 in Hilo Bay for the first regatta of the season.