Mar 23 - Kalihiwai to Hanalei Race - Kauai, Hawaii

Kaua'i Hoe Wa'a Series Race
***David Beck wins again on a Mantra
***Katy Curtis wins womens div.
[Photos] by Ann Hermosura
[read more for results & article]

Steinlager Series

Kaua‘i Hoe Wa‘a

YMCA

March 23rd, 2003 Race

Sponsored by KAI KANE

Long Course: Kalihiwai Bay to Buoy to Hanalei Bay

Short Course: Kalihiwai Bay to Hanalei Bay

With the wind and sea conditions looking as they did, it looked to be like a
promising day as this same race last year was in a calm sea with high surf and
raining. This time around was definitely more fun! It couldn’t compare
to earlier in the week when the trades were really crankin, but at least we
got some action and sunny skies for race day. The short course was almost a
straight shot down to Hanalei while the long course paddlers had to work a bit
with about a mile or so of uphill paddling before the ride down.

Paki Vaughan was visiting from Oahu, and will soon be a resident of Kaua'i.
He led the fleet down the coast in the short course and we’re hoping this
means he will be a regular next year. Diane Daniells’ father is visiting
from the mainland, and entered with Diane and Mark in the short course. He is
seventy-seven years old and still going strong! All of our 60+ paddlers are
such an inspiration! For a few paddlers (some from last season, some new) this
was their first race of the season, and it was great to see them out there.

First in the Open Men’s division of the long course was David Beck flying
in a time of 1:14:33. In close pursuit was Steve Cole in 1:15:49, and Bret Deblin
in 1:16:35. In the Open Women’s it was Katy Curtis in 1:26:43 followed
by Robin Jumper in 1:29:23, and Margie Goodno in 1:30:12.

In the short course Paki Vaughan was first finisher with a sound lead coming
in at 54:50. Paul Frazier was second in 58:11, and Leggs Yokotake third in 59:25.
Erin Struxness was first woman finisher in 1:08:15 with Midge Horwood closing
in at 1:08:39. Frankie Hudson came in third in 1:10:48

The race was on in the OC-2 division in the long course between Sanoe Hookano/Justin
Tabalno and Mark Baird/Tom Perry. This time it was Mark and Tom arriving at
the finish line first in just under a minute before Sanoe and Justin. The short
course had three OC-2s with Herbert Kekuawela and his girlfriend, Sandy coming
in first. These two just keep getting faster each time they come out. The real
race was between the young (15-19) women’s team of Ashlee Fujimoto and
Donna Robles and the men’s (50-59) team of Bill Evslin and Steve Gates. The
ladies got em by two seconds, and a re-match is expected for the 30th!

It was an awesome day at Hanalei. What a beautiful setting to kick back and
relax after a good paddle with ono sandwiches, an ice cold Steinlager,
and some wonderful prizes provided by Kai Kane. A big mahalo
nui loa to Kai Kane and Steinlager
for making this race such a great experience - they really made this workout
worthwhile! Mahalos are also in order to Summer Dillberg for making sure everyone
was signed up and legal, and to her and Theresa for timing/finishing. Our escort
boat people did a fabulous job out on the course watching out for us, and what
a cheer leading squad they made! They were Don and June Jones/Selena and Lori
Cole in Paul Frazier’s boat, and Jimmy and Mary Ledward. Last, but not
least, to Ann Hermosura for allowing Steve to participate in the race by taking
over his photography duties.

The next race is sponsored again by Kai Kane and Steinlager
on Sunday, March 30th. The long course will be from Kalihiwai Bay to Makua Beach
(Haena beach park), the short course is from Hanalei Bay to Makua. Registration
for both courses will be at Kalihiwai Bay at 9 a.m. Call Tom at 826-5503 with
questions.

Long Course
Kalihiwai Bay to buoy to Hanalei Bay (approx. 9 miles)

          Name           Overall Place      Time          Division
Beck, David                   1st         1:14:33        1st M Open
Cole, Steve                   2nd         1:15:49        2nd M Open
Deblin, Bret                  3rd         1:16:35        3rd M Open
Princena, Hipo                4th         1:16:46        1st M 40-49
Keahiolalo, Butch             5th         1:17:15        1st M 30-39
Baker, Steve                  6th         1:19:07        1st M 50-59
Goodale, Kawika               7th         1:19:59        2nd M 50-59
Evslin, Luke                  8th         1:20:05        1st M 15-19
Baird, Mark/Perry, Tom        9th         1:21::39        OC-2/Men
Callahan, Mick                10th        1:22:10        3rd M 50-59
Hookano, Sanoe/Tabalno, Justin11th        1:22:28        OC-2/Mixed
Denton, Ken                   12th        1:22:43        2nd M 40-49
Chow, Arthur                  13th        1:23:38        4th M 50-59
Hermosura, Togo               14th        1:24:04        3rd M 40-49
Mersberg, Art                 15th        1:24:18        2nd M 30-39
Jumper, Leroy                 16th        1:25:18        3rd M 30-39
Grubbe, Tom                   17th        1:25:39        4th M 40-49
Curtis, Katy                  18th        1:26:43        1st W Open
Yee, Stevan                   19th        1:28:38        5th M 50-59
Celestino, Marshall           20th        1:29:15        5th M 40-49
Jumper, Robin                 21st        1:29:23        2nd W Open
Goodno, Margie                22nd        1:30:12        3rd W Open
Denton, Laurie                23rd        1:31:49        1st W 40-49
Otsuji, Katy                  24th        1:37:29        2nd W 40-49
Bartlett, Mary                25th        1:41:30        1st W 50-59


Short Course
Kalihiwai Bay to Hanalei Bay (approx. 6 miles)

          Name           Overall Place      Time          Division
Vaughan, Paki                 1st          54:50         1st M Open
Frazier, Paul                 2nd          58:11         2nd M Open
Yokotake, Leggs               3rd          59:25         3rd M Open
Gates, Keizo                  4th          59:35         1st M 15-19
Baxter, Greg                  5th         1:02:24        1st M 50-59
Kekuawela, Herbert/Sandy      6th         1:02:54        OC-2/Mixed
Pettigrew, Richard            7th         1:03:25        1st M 40-49
Struxness, Kendall            8th         1:05:59        2nd M 40-49
Bartlett, Tom                 9th         1:06:21        2nd M 50-59
Fujimoto, Ashlee/Robles,Donna 10th        1:06:43        OC-2/Women
Evslin, Bill/Gates, Steve     11th        1:06:45         OC-2/Men
Ward, Joe                     12th        1:07:10        3rd/M 50-59
Rita, Tony                    13th        1:08:06        4th/M 50-59
Struxness, Erin               14th        1:08:15        1st W Open
Horwood, Midge                15th        1:08:39        2nd W Open
Aguilar, Mark                 16th        1:10:16        1st M 30-39
Curammeng, Joe                17th        1:10:44        3rd M 40-49
Hudson, Frankie               18th        1:10:48        3rd W Open
Lake, Laola                   19th        1:13:16        1st W 50-59
Austin, John                  20th        1:14:23        4th M 40-49
Deblin, Sara                  21st        1:14:55        1st W 30-39
Chow, Joy                     22nd        1:16:45        2nd W 50-59
Asuncion, Patrice             23rd        1:20:53        1st W 40-49
Brock, Bob                    24th        1:21:08         1st M 60+
Faye, Alan                    25th        1:21:10         2nd M 60+
Wolford, Ray                  26th        1:21:29        5th M 50-59
Nakagoshi, Mark               27th        1:23:52        6th M 50-59
Striegel, Rudy                28th        1:45:52         3rd M 60+
Daniells, Diane               29th        1:46:25        2nd W 40-49
Daniells, Mark                30th        1:46:34        7th M 50-59

Posted by keizo on Mon, 03/24/2003 - 11:45am