Apr 13 - Kaua'i Hoe Wa'a 2003 Championship - Kauai, Hawaii
This has been one of the best races yet!
***Kai Bartlett wins overall, David Beck top Kauai paddler
***Lauren Spalding wins womens div. Noe Sawyer, 2nd (top for Kauai)
[Photos] by Steven Gates
[Read more for full article & results]
[Results]
By Mary Bartlett
STEINLAGER
Kaua‛i Hoe Wa'a Association
YMCA
OC-1/OC-2 Kaua‛i Island
Championship race
Perfect conditions prevailed with
15 - 30 m.p.h. trades. Sixty-five one person and two person outrigger
canoes turned out for a great run! With the heavy whitecaps and strong
winds creating ideal, wild surfing conditions, this was the race of the season
leading to a super championship! Most paddlers came through well in
the Kalapaki to Port Allen long course with Kai Bartlett from Oahu having
an incredible run finishing about ten minutes ahead of the next paddler.
Second overall and first Kaua‛i finisher was David Beck of Hanalei who
was about two minutes ahead of Butch Keahiolalo from Kapaa. In the women?s
long course Lauren Spalding from Kula, Maui had an impressive finish
placing 8th overall and also about ten minutes ahead of the next
woman finisher, Noe Sawyer, from Kapaa! Jackie Carswell of Kilauea rounded
out the top three overall women. Paki Vaughn, also from Oahu, finished
first in the Poipu to Port Allen short course only a minute ahead of Steve
Baker from Hanalei. Top woman finisher in the short course was Mary
Brewer of Wailua about two minutes ahead of Katy Otsuji of Kalaheo.
Full results can be found below and at ocpaddler.com with more action photos.
All paddlers who participated are commended for doing well and surviving the
challenging conditions.
Hyatt Regency Kaua‛i at Poipu provided a
fantastic lunch thanks to the generosity of Gerry Gibson, General Manager.
The Marriott Waiohai/Marriott Ownership Resorts provided the safety boats
and great trophies created by New Zealander craftsman Warwick Gray.
We want to thank Dexter Jacinto and Warwick for always being there with the
safety boats. Due to the extreme conditions, we also thank Kurt and
Mike Smith, as well as Nick Atkins for doing a super job helping those who
had boat problems and for making sure everyone arrived safely at the Port
Allen Fishing Club. This fishing club has the best finish spot at the
end of one of the island's best runs, and with super members always willing
to help! Summer Dillberg and Jackie Cachero make the races happen by
doing the registration, starts, and finishes and we really appreciate their
great work! Of course we cannot forget Steve and Keizo Gates for their
awesome pictures and website that everyone looks forward to logging onto to
see the results! And Jenny Fujita who has been very helpful in getting
us in the press. We thank all of you and all of the enthusiastic paddlers
for making this season special!
The next official race is the $20,000 2003 Steinlager
Kaua‛i World Challenge with the top paddlers participating from Kauai,
Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, California, Cook Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand
and the East Coast. This is the first annual event which is expected
to grow and become one of the premiere OC-1/OC-2 races in the world because
of the fantastic scenery and conditions Kauai offers. This event is
made possible because of the great support and generosity of Steinlager,
the County of Kaua‛i, Kaua‛i Visitors Bureau, and the Hawaii Tourism
Authority in addition to a number of wonderful Kaua‛i individuals and
businesses. A water sports trade show will take place on Friday, April
25th at the Radisson Kaua‛i from 2 - 6 p.m. featuring the
newest OC-1, OC-2, four-man and six-man canoes as well as paddles and paddling
gear.
At 6 p.m. a paddlers meeting will take place.
The public is invited to come on down to see the equipment and meet the paddlers.
Following the race on Saturday April 26th,
there will be a great party at Salt Pond Beach Park from about 2 - 6 p.m.
Music will be provided by Tommy and Malia, Papa‛a Bay Boys, Revival,
and Rohutu. All Kaua‛i is invited to enjoy the great music and grinds
local organizations will have available for purchase. Feel free to bring
your own beverages! For more information on this fast growing
sport and the $20,000 2003 Steinlager
Kaua‛i World Challenge, please contact Tom Bartlett at 826-5503 or email
at places@hawaiian.net
Long Course
Kalapaki Bay to Port Allen (approx. 18.5 miles)
Name Overall Plac Time Division
Bartlett, Kai 1st 2:14:07 1st M Open
Beck, David 2nd 2:24:41 2nd M Open
Keahiolalo, Butch 3rd 2:27:03 3rd M Open
Cole, Steve 4th 2:27:04 1st M 40-49
Princena, Hipo 5th 2:30:29 2nd M 40-49
Deblin, Bret 6th 2:31:05 1st M 30-39
Evslin, Luke 7th 2:33:06 1st M 15-19
Spalding, Lauren 8th 2:33:55 1st W Open
Jumper, Leroy 9th 2:34:50 2nd M 30-39
Goodale, Kawika 10th 2:40:42 1st M 50-59
Denton, Ken 11th 2:41:21 3rd M 40-49
Fujita, Chris 12th 2:42:03 3rd M 30-39
Acoba, Chris 13th 2:42:12 4th M 40-49
Lett, Gordon 14th 2:42:58 4th M 30-39
Sawyer, Noe 15th 2:43:00 2nd W Open
Manuel, R./Hudson, D. 16th 2:46:35 1st OC-2/M
Atkins, F./Ishiki, M. 17th 2:46:46 2nd OC-2/M
Carswell, Jackie 18th 2:47:29 3rd W Open
Curtis, Katy 19th 2:47:59 1st W 30-39
Lopez, Gene 20th 2:51:52 2nd M 50-59
Hookano, S./Tabalno, J. 21st 2:52:22 1st OC-2/Mixed
Callahan, Mick 22nd 2:53:10 3rd M 50-59
Goodno, Margie 23rd 2:55:52 1st W 40-49
Chow, P./Austin, S. 24th 2:57:24 2nd OC-2/Mixed
Potts, Sale 25th 3:00:23 5th M 40-49
Denton, Laurie 26th 3:03:49 2nd W 40-49
Grubbe, Tom 27th 3:04:11 6th M 40-49
Asano, Jennifer 28th 3:09:51 1st W 20-29
Jumper, Robin 29th 3:14:25 2nd W 30-39
Short Course
Waiohai/Poipu to Port Allen (approx. 8.5 miles)
Name Overall Plac Time Division
Vaughan, Paki 1st 1:07:52 1st M Open
Baker, Steve 2nd 1:09:00 2nd M Open
Wilcox, Gaylord 3rd 1:11:02 3rd M Open
Frasier, Paul 4th 1:11:33 1st M 30-39
Kruse, George 5th 1:12:23 1st M 40-49
Foster, Kelly 6th 1:13:30 1st M 15-19
Gates, Keizo 7th 1:13:45 2nd M 15-19
Oliver, Thomas 8th 1:14:05 3rd M 15-19
MacCready, Marshall 9th 1:16:38 2nd M 30-39
TenBruggencate, Jan 10th 1:17:19 1st M 50-59
Tokioka, Tommy 11th 1:17:22 2nd M 40-49
Celestino, Marshall 12th 1:18:27 3rd M 40-49
Yee, Stevan 13th 1:18:52 2nd M 50-59
Chow, Arthur 14th 1:20:28 3rd M 50-59
Kekuawela, H./Sandy 15th 1:20:30 1st OC-2/Mixed
Pettigrew, Richard 16th 1:24:04 4th M 40-49
Baxter, Greg 17th 1:24:15 4th M 50-59
Brewer, Mary 18th 1:25:49 1st W Open
Otsuji, Katy 19th 1:28:06 2nd W Open
Evslin, B./Curammeng, J. 20th 1:30:14 1st OC-2/M
Stuart, Kimberlee 21st 1:30:36 3rd W Open
Spanski, David 22nd 1:31:18 5th M 40-49
Ward, Joe 23rd 1:31:29 5th M 50-59
Bartlett, Tom 24th 1:31:45 6th M 50-59
Hudson, Frankie 25th 1:32:20 1st W 30-39
Bartlett, Mary 26th 1:32:23 1st W 50-59
Aguilar, Mark "Sharky" 27th 1:32:32 3rd M 30-39
Lake, Laola 28th 1:34:34 2nd W 50-59
Rita, Tony 29th 1:35:51 7th M 50-59
Chow, Arthur, Jr. 30th 1:37:03 4th M 30-39
Horwood, Midge 31st 1:37:32 1st W 40-49
Deblin, Sara 32nd 1:38:02 2nd W 30-39
Chow, Joy 33rd 1:38:42 3rd W 50-59
Bandsma, Christine 34th 1:38:43 3rd W 30-39
Daniells, Diane 35th 1:55:56 2nd W 40-49
Posted by keizo on Mon, 04/14/2003 - 6:24pm