Second Annual David Lyman Memorial Race
edit: results added
YMCA Kaua'i Hoe Wa'a Race 4 Feb 18th Overall Results Boat # Paddler Course Division Time 36 Luke Evslin long OC1/20-29 1:13:59 1 Butch Keahiolalo long OC1/30-39 1:15:24 23 Wes daSilva long SS M 1:16:24 508 Mark Frazier long OC1/30-39 1:16:36 86 Steve Cole long OC1/40-49 1:16:45 79 Brian Carter long OC1/30-39 1:18:56 41 Hipo Princena long OC1/40-49 1:19:52 100 Jody Simpson long OC1/20-29 1:20:29 61 Bret Deblin long OC1/30-39 1:21:00 43 Leroy Jumper long OC1/40-49 1:22:03 14 Marshall McCreedy long OC1/40-49 1:22:29 65 Jon Kegle long OC1/30-39 1:23:21 117 Rico Pettigrew long OC1/50-59 1:22:28 65 John Kegle long OC1/30-39 1:23:20 420 Eric Rafter long OC1/30-39 1:24:24 101 Maika Scott long OC1/20-29 1:24:56 15 Art Chow long OC1/50-59 1:25:05 119 Mark McDonald long OC1/40-49 1:27:22 192 Tim Cotchay long OC1/40-49 1:27:40 26 Donny Jones long OC1/40-49 1:29:02 107 AJ Irons long OC1/20-29 1:29:40 99 Noe Auger long WOC1/30-39 1:29:45 76 Rico Pettigrew long OC1/40-49 1:29:50 6 Mike Pemberton long OC1/40-49 1:29:55 118 Sueo Higa long OC1/40-49 1:30:08 11 Aaron Labuguen long OC1/20-29 1:30:47 75 Greg Davis long OC1/40-49 1:30:47 69 Katy Curtis long WOC1/40-49 1:31:07 62 Gene Lopez long OC1/50-59 1:31:53 45 Scott Wagner long OC1/40-49 1:33:02 62 Tom Perry long OC1/50-59 1:35:07 71 Chris Kauwe long OC1/50-59 1:35:15 Margie Goodno long WOC1/50-59 1:36:44 60 Greg Meyers long OC1/30-39 1:37:22 103 Eddie Petri long OC1/40-49 1:40:59 104 Kanesa Duncan short SS W 1:03:04 ??? unidentified pirate short OC1 1:03:46 110 Adam Roversi short OC1/30-39 1:08:52 32 Tom Thompson short OC1/50-59 1:09:05 88 Michelle Jackson short SS W 1:09:15 59 Ken Coors short OC1/30-39 1:09:24 0 P. Chow/D. Hudson short OC2 M 1:09:35 112 Steve Yee short OC1/60-69 1:10:19 12 Ed Doherty short OC1/ 1:10:29 35 Herb/Sandy Kekuaweia short OC2 Mixed 1:10:35 98 Eddie Pratt short OC2/40-49 1:11:25 101 Steve Landis short OC1/ 1:11:34 109 Tom Bartlett short OC1/50-59 1:13:28 7 Laola Lake short WOC1/50-59 1:13:37 83 Dave McDonald short OC1/50-59 1:14:23* 113 Mike McHenry short OC1/60-69 1:14:42 44 Kendall Bond short OC1/30-39 1:14:52 47 Garfield McCullen short OC1/50-59 1:15:02 50 Mary Bartlett short WOC1/50-59 1:15:03 111 Lilinoe Forrest short WOC1/20-29 1:15:18 18 David Spanski short OC1/50-59 1:15:23 68 Beth Kauwe short WOC1/30-39 1:15:58 10 Joe Rapozo short OC1/ 1:16:25 93 Coy Rebman short OC1/30-39 1:20:20 21 Audree Bernadino short WOC1/20-29 1:20:20 89 Jennifer Heindreich short SS W 1:20:37 Marlene Cotrim short WOC1/30-39 1:20:51 97 Jay Heindreich short OC1/30-39 1:21:17 72 Emiko Meyers short WOC1/30-39 1:21:28 13 Kathy Brock short WOC1/30-39 1:22:52 5 Katy Otsuji short WOC1/40-49 1:23:58* 206 Ryan/Cameron short OC2 M 1:23:15 120 Laura Anderson short SS W 1:27:30* 78 Zaslow/Kotoski short OC2 M 1:27:41 19 Doneen Stokes short OC1/40-49 1:27:48 120 Joy Chow short WOC1/50-59 1:28:06 73 Skip Forrest short OC1/50-59 1:30:00* * assisted other paddlers
Feb 18, 2007
Many participants of the second annual David Lyman Memorial Race should have approached the race and asked, “What would the captain do?†Sometimes reputation will overrule instinct and common sense resulting in disastrous consequences. Unless you’re training to place in the Molokai solo top 10, the less than ideal long course was a challenge for even veteran paddlers. With 25-35 mph ENE trades creating a small running wind swell, the short course, would have been the captain’s call. “Tell me, what can beat a fresh following sea from pole to pole, I hear him asking? “ And with a twinkle in his kolohe eyes, “I can’t tell you in front of the children†would be his response. “You can have the mish mash, chunky, rolling, cabbage patch water, I’ll just lean back and enjoy the ride.†Mahalo for your advice captain, you’ve been there. David Lyman, who at 28 years of age gradutated from the California Maritime Academy with an Unlimited Mariners License, allowing him to captain any size vessel, with any tonnage, into port anywhere in the world. David Lyman captained Hokule’a when Eddie Aikau was lost at sea. David Lyman died during a boating incident in the waters off Kalapaki on January 29, 2006. David Lyman, kamaaina, kanaka maoli, “e poina ole oe, . . .aloha no!
Mahalo and congratulations to Kanessa Duncan who came, who saw and who conquered the short course on a surfski (Nukumoi to Port Allen Boat ramp 9.0 miles) and likewise Luke Evslin who also came, saw and conquered the long course (Kalapaki to Waiohai 11 miles). Mahalo to Brenneckes, who over the years, has graciously supported our paddlers with fine food. A hui hou!
Brenneckes Sponsors YMCA Kauai Hoe Wa’a’s Second Annual David Lyman Memorial Canoe Race
By Laurie Denton
In blustering small craft advisory conditions, with both east and south swells occurring, “downwind†paddling took on a new meaning for the paddlers of YMCA Kauai Hoe Wa’a in their 4th race of the season. For the first timers this was one race they won’t forget. The seasoned veterans had their moments of doubt as well, and the escort captains had their work laid out for them.
With the long course starting in Kalapaki and finishing through the southern swell at Waiohai and the short course going out through Waiohai and finishing at Port Allen,
there were incidents on both courses. Fortunately, between nearby paddlers who stopped to render assistance and the fabulous escort captains, no one was injured, lost, or even disappointed. For the most part we showed that we are an organization who cares more for our fellow athletes than our places in the results. So in lew of discussing the fast and furious, I decided it was more fitting to highlight a few incidents and champions of another sort. If you’re dying to see who beat whom, see the results.
On the long course, there were paddlers caught in the air only to somehow land back on their seats (way to go Butch), many flipped (too many to mention) one paddler got separated from his boat and was miraculously able to swim back and remount, others weren’t so lucky. On the short course, a gal flipped and couldn’t get back on her canoe but she still got to enjoy a ride on the escort boat with her canoe and all, (thanks to the great team of Jimmy Ledward), a surf ski rolled out of control like a spool of thread, (thank you to all who stopped and especially David McDonald for holding my tangled ski so that I could get back on), and finally as if it weren’t enough to have a paddler and a canoe on board, a teenage boy who had fallen off the back of a two-man needed assistance in getting back to his canoe. Unfortunately he had lost his seat (it’s probably sitting on Nihoa by now) but he finished the race with his partner by the seat of his pants, literally. There were many as well who stopped to help this team of first timers; Katy Otsuji offered her ama as support to the stranded paddler, Laura Anderson and Skip Forrest remained as support as they waited for the escort boat to arrive. Needless to say, this young team was more than grateful.
YMCA Kauai Hoe Wa’a would like to thank Brennecke’s Restaurant for the great lunch as well as the following volunteers: escort captains, Joe Laukona and Jimmy Ledward and crew for their amazing job of monitoring the harrowing course and keeping everyone safe, Alana Goo, Pam Desilva, Sanoe Lake and John Steinhardt for timing, Beth Kauwe and Tracy Capman for registration, and Tom Bartlett and Mark Frazier for directing the short and long course respectively.
Coming up on May 10-12 is the Kauai World Challenge Relay. A venue for Olympians, world champions and amateurs, this is an event not to miss. Check out www.kauaiworldchallenge.com for race info.
Posted by keizo on Sun, 02/25/2007 - 7:52am
mumbojumbo
why does it take the Kauai Hoe Waa so long to post results?
#1 Sun, 02/25/2007 - 9:51pm
That was a fun race (at least on the short course). I am so new to OC-1 that my opinions may be moot, but that was the most fun I have had on my kanu since owning it. I talked to some of the OGs and they indicated that they can't remember a better day on the water. I finished the race with a big smile of my face not even caring what position I was in. I was only sorry the course wasn't longer. I could have stayed out all day on that kind of water.
Later,
Koors
#2 Wed, 02/28/2007 - 4:35am