2009 KAUAI HOE WA'A RACE SEASON
RACE #1 JANUARY 4, 2009
LONG COURSE - POIPU BEACH TO SALT POND (APPROX. 12 MILES)
NAME BOAT# TYPE TIME:
MARK FRAZIER 4 SCORPIUS 1ST 1:19:59 OPEN MENS
DANNY SHEARD 41 HURRICANE 2ND 1:21:06 OPEN MENS
BUTCH KEAHIOLALO 1 WAINUI 3RD 1:22:38 OPEN MENS
JODY SIMPSON 100 WAINUI 1:23:38 MENS 20'S
AARON LABUGUEN 125 PUEO 1:24:32 MENS 20'S
STEVE COLE 76 PAHOA 1:24:37 MENS 50'S
SCOTT WAGNER 52 WAINUI 1:27:48 MENS 40'S
DARCIE WILCOX ? SURF SKI 1:28:40 WOMENS
JOE RAPOZO 63 VANTAGE 1:28:53 MENS 30'S
GORDON LETT 2 MA'A FI NO TIME/ HELPED DISTRESSED
AJ IRONS 17 SCORPIUS 1:30:15 MENS 20'S
KENNY DENTON 0 WAINUI 1:30:24 MENS 50'S
TYLER HAE 16 PEGASUS 1:30:32 TEENS
LAOLA AEA/ MAIKA SCOTT 20 STINGRAY OC2 1:31:16 MIX OC2
ARTHUR CHOW 15 WAINUI 1:31:19 MENS 50'S
KRISTEN FOSTER 310 PUEO 1ST 1:31:30 OPEN WOMENS
ALANA GOO-FRAZIER 5 PEGASUS 2ND 1:31:31 OPEN WOMENS
KAWIKA GOODALE 36 WAINUI 1:31:42 MENS 50'S
MIKE PEMBERTON 6 PUEO 1:31:46 MENS 40'S
TYRUS SI'ALE 219 POLARIS 1:31:47 MENS 20'S
DEVON HUDSON 88 PEGASUS 1:31:57 MENS 40'S
NOE AUGER 43 PEGASUS 3RD 1:32:19 OPEN WOMENS
KEN KOORS 57 PEGASUS 1:32:35 MENS 40'S
CHRIS LEBRET-DISQUALIFIED 304 ? 1:43:40 MENS?
TOM TOMPSON-DISQUALIFIED 32 PUEO 1:43:49 MENS?
JON KEAGLE/ DON MOOMAW 206 STINGRAY OC2 1:34:39 OC2 MENS
MARSHALL MACREADY 14 WAINUI 1:44:42 MENS ?
KATIE CURTIS-DISQUALIFIED 69 NAI'A IKI 1:45:07 WOMENS?
SA'LE POTTS 20 WAINUI 1:35:37 MENS 50'S
TRAE MENARD 37 PEGASUS 1:36:38 MENS 40'S
MARGIE GOODNO 53 WAINUI 1:38:23 WOMENS 50'S
SUEO HIGA 50 PEGASUS 1:39:05 MENS 50'S
NO NAME 27 ? 1:40:18 ?
BOB KOSLOSKY 68 HURRICANE 1:42:45 MENS 40'S
EDDIE PETRI 103 PAHOA 1:43:14 MENS 40'S
MIDGE HORWWOD/ JR HOOPII 210 STRINGRAY OC2 1:43:43 MIX OC2
ELE JOHNSON 8 ? 1:43:52?
ANDY REICH 75 POLARIS 1:45:18 MENS 60'S
MIKE MCHENRY 12 WAINUI 1:48:30 MENS 60'S
KATY OTSUJI 45 PEGASUS 1:48:50 WOMENS?
SHORT COURSE -KUKUI'ULA HARBOR TO SALT POND (APPROX. 8 MILES)
KALANI ADDINGTON 22 SCORPIUS 1ST 1:08:33 OPEN MENS
TONY ZINA 96 WAINUI 2ND 1:10:10 OPEN MENS
JOHN BENZON 401 POLARIS 3RD 1:11:46 OPEN MENS
GREG DAVIS 83 PEGASUS 1:12:18 MENS 40'S
COY REBMAN 42 SCORPIUS 1:12:35 MENS 40'S
DAVE MACDONALD 83 PEGASUS 1:12:50 MENS 50'S
MIKE KOBAYASHI 120 PEGASUS 1:13:17 MENS 50'S
CHRIS KAUWE 27 WAVEBLADE 1:14:14 MENS 50'S
DENISE MORRISON 99 HURRICANE 1ST 1:15:41 OPEN WOMENS
AUDREY BERNADINO 21 PEGASUS 2ND 1:15:53 OPEN WOMENS
JAMES HANLEY 13 ? 1:23:38 MENS 40'S
EVAN ROMAN 33 ? 1:23:47 MENS 30'S
DONNY JONES 40 F-16 (STAND UP PADDLE) 1:24:53 MENS
LIONEL GONZALVES 124 FUSION 1:27:38 MENS 30'S
BRIAN CURRON 10 ? 1:28:14 MENS 40'S
ANNETTE FERNANDEZ 217 HURRICANE 3RD 1:31:02 OPEN WOMENS
TENLEY UEDA 41 NAIA'IKI 1:33:48 WOMENS 50'S
LEIGH DRACHMAN 65 ? 1:35:18 WOMENS 30'S
JOY CHOW 18 PEGASUS 1:36:07 WOMENS 50'S
MAUREEN/ NEIL ZASLOW 78 OC2 1:37:21 OC2 MIX
The first race of the YMCA Kauai Hoe Waa 2009 paddling season got underway this Sunday January 4, 2009, with a total of 61 participants ranging from OC1, OC2, Surf-Ski & Stand Up. Blustery east winds and an outgoing tide made for challenging courses both short (Kukuiula Harbor to Salt Pond) and long (Poipu Beach Park to Salt Pond). Due to the marginal conditions, race director Mark Frazier took extra precautions to review safety measures with all long course participants. Kamuela Aea did the same for the short course paddlers. Three safety vessels were enlisted and many paddlers remarked that they felt well looked after.
Due to the waves that had been kicked up by a strong wind, breaking surf was a big issue as paddlers entered the surf zone to round the last turn buoy before turning in towards shore and into a very strong headwind. Two paddlers were extremely lucky not to have demolished their boats. Tyrus Siale cut the surf a little too close just as a rogue set wave approached from the outside. In a split second he had to decide whether to turn and go with it and possibly get pitched or to try to turn and head back out over it in hopes of punching through it. He decided to head back out and did not make it. The wave took his boat and his leash snapped. Miraculously the boat did not break and blew over towards Gordon Lett who risked his own safety by holding on to Tyrus’ boat right there in the impact zone while Tyrus tried to swim over to him. Seeing his nearly impossible mission, Maika Scott and Laola Aea came up to him on their 2man and had him jump on and the three together paddled him to his boat. Chris Acoba was another paddler who stopped to see if Tyrus needed help. These paddlers showed great sportsmanship and quite possibly dropped a notch or two in the overall race results for taking time to aid a fellow paddler in distress.
Katy Curtis also got pummeled by a huge wave and remarkably did not damage her boat. Unfortunately she got pushed so far inside that she did not round the outside buoy. Several others who did not round the outside buoy were penalized 10 minutes by the officials. The officials remarked that when one person cuts inside a designated turn buoy it starts a chain reaction of others to follow and in the conditions being what they were, it was deemed too dangerous to allow.
Other points of interest:
The “Hard _ss” award goes out to Bob Klosky who completed the race on his Hurricane with NO SEAT!!! He lost it somewhere on the course.
In the closest finish on the women’s long course, Alana Goo-Frazier and Kristen Foster came across the finish line only inches apart. Had Alana not stopped to pick up Maika Scott’s water bottle that fell off during the impact zone fray, the results may have been different.
Visiting Aussie Danny Sheard placed a respectable second on the men’s long course between Mark Frazier first and Butch Keahiolalo third.
Captain Donny Jones braved the entire short course on his open standup board.
Paddlers shared their adventure stories over a great meal provided by Jody DelaCruz while Mark Frazier distributed door prizes. Big Mahalo to the logistics team, which were handled by Butch Keahiolalo, Laola Aea, Mark and Alana Goo-Frazier, Dexter, Dave and Tim on the escorts and super timers Emiko and Storm. See all you guys at the next race, which is scheduled for January 25, registration at kalapaki.
Submitted by aaronlabuguen on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 3:07pm
2009 KAUAI HOE WA'A RACE SEASON
RACE #1 JANUARY 4, 2009
LONG COURSE - POIPU BEACH TO SALT POND (APPROX. 12 MILES)
NAME BOAT# TYPE TIME:
MARK FRAZIER 4 SCORPIUS 1ST 1:19:59 OPEN MENS
DANNY SHEARD 41 HURRICANE 2ND 1:21:06 OPEN MENS
BUTCH KEAHIOLALO 1 WAINUI 3RD 1:22:38 OPEN MENS
JODY SIMPSON 100 WAINUI 1:23:38 MENS 20'S
AARON LABUGUEN 125 PUEO 1:24:32 MENS 20'S
STEVE COLE 76 PAHOA 1:24:37 MENS 50'S
SCOTT WAGNER 52 WAINUI 1:27:48 MENS 40'S
DARCIE WILCOX ? SURF SKI 1:28:40 WOMENS
JOE RAPOZO 63 VANTAGE 1:28:53 MENS 30'S
GORDON LETT 2 MA'A FI NO TIME/ HELPED DISTRESSED
AJ IRONS 17 SCORPIUS 1:30:15 MENS 20'S
KENNY DENTON 0 WAINUI 1:30:24 MENS 50'S
TYLER HAE 16 PEGASUS 1:30:32 TEENS
LAOLA AEA/ MAIKA SCOTT 20 STINGRAY OC2 1:31:16 MIX OC2
ARTHUR CHOW 15 WAINUI 1:31:19 MENS 50'S
KRISTEN FOSTER 310 PUEO 1ST 1:31:30 OPEN WOMENS
ALANA GOO-FRAZIER 5 PEGASUS 2ND 1:31:31 OPEN WOMENS
KAWIKA GOODALE 36 WAINUI 1:31:42 MENS 50'S
MIKE PEMBERTON 6 PUEO 1:31:46 MENS 40'S
TYRUS SI'ALE 219 POLARIS 1:31:47 MENS 20'S
DEVON HUDSON 88 PEGASUS 1:31:57 MENS 40'S
NOE AUGER 43 PEGASUS 3RD 1:32:19 OPEN WOMENS
KEN KOORS 57 PEGASUS 1:32:35 MENS 40'S
CHRIS LEBRET-DISQUALIFIED 304 ? 1:43:40 MENS?
TOM TOMPSON-DISQUALIFIED 32 PUEO 1:43:49 MENS?
JON KEAGLE/ DON MOOMAW 206 STINGRAY OC2 1:34:39 OC2 MENS
MARSHALL MACREADY 14 WAINUI 1:44:42 MENS ?
KATIE CURTIS-DISQUALIFIED 69 NAI'A IKI 1:45:07 WOMENS?
SA'LE POTTS 20 WAINUI 1:35:37 MENS 50'S
TRAE MENARD 37 PEGASUS 1:36:38 MENS 40'S
MARGIE GOODNO 53 WAINUI 1:38:23 WOMENS 50'S
SUEO HIGA 50 PEGASUS 1:39:05 MENS 50'S
NO NAME 27 ? 1:40:18 ?
BOB KOSLOSKY 68 HURRICANE 1:42:45 MENS 40'S
EDDIE PETRI 103 PAHOA 1:43:14 MENS 40'S
MIDGE HORWWOD/ JR HOOPII 210 STRINGRAY OC2 1:43:43 MIX OC2
ELE JOHNSON 8 ? 1:43:52?
ANDY REICH 75 POLARIS 1:45:18 MENS 60'S
MIKE MCHENRY 12 WAINUI 1:48:30 MENS 60'S
KATY OTSUJI 45 PEGASUS 1:48:50 WOMENS?
SHORT COURSE -KUKUI'ULA HARBOR TO SALT POND (APPROX. 8 MILES)
KALANI ADDINGTON 22 SCORPIUS 1ST 1:08:33 OPEN MENS
TONY ZINA 96 WAINUI 2ND 1:10:10 OPEN MENS
JOHN BENZON 401 POLARIS 3RD 1:11:46 OPEN MENS
GREG DAVIS 83 PEGASUS 1:12:18 MENS 40'S
COY REBMAN 42 SCORPIUS 1:12:35 MENS 40'S
DAVE MACDONALD 83 PEGASUS 1:12:50 MENS 50'S
MIKE KOBAYASHI 120 PEGASUS 1:13:17 MENS 50'S
CHRIS KAUWE 27 WAVEBLADE 1:14:14 MENS 50'S
DENISE MORRISON 99 HURRICANE 1ST 1:15:41 OPEN WOMENS
AUDREY BERNADINO 21 PEGASUS 2ND 1:15:53 OPEN WOMENS
JAMES HANLEY 13 ? 1:23:38 MENS 40'S
EVAN ROMAN 33 ? 1:23:47 MENS 30'S
DONNY JONES 40 F-16 (STAND UP PADDLE) 1:24:53 MENS
LIONEL GONZALVES 124 FUSION 1:27:38 MENS 30'S
BRIAN CURRON 10 ? 1:28:14 MENS 40'S
ANNETTE FERNANDEZ 217 HURRICANE 3RD 1:31:02 OPEN WOMENS
TENLEY UEDA 41 NAIA'IKI 1:33:48 WOMENS 50'S
LEIGH DRACHMAN 65 ? 1:35:18 WOMENS 30'S
JOY CHOW 18 PEGASUS 1:36:07 WOMENS 50'S
MAUREEN/ NEIL ZASLOW 78 OC2 1:37:21 OC2 MIX
The first race of the YMCA Kauai Hoe Waa 2009 paddling season got underway this Sunday January 4, 2009, with a total of 61 participants ranging from OC1, OC2, Surf-Ski & Stand Up. Blustery east winds and an outgoing tide made for challenging courses both short (Kukuiula Harbor to Salt Pond) and long (Poipu Beach Park to Salt Pond). Due to the marginal conditions, race director Mark Frazier took extra precautions to review safety measures with all long course participants. Kamuela Aea did the same for the short course paddlers. Three safety vessels were enlisted and many paddlers remarked that they felt well looked after.
Due to the waves that had been kicked up by a strong wind, breaking surf was a big issue as paddlers entered the surf zone to round the last turn buoy before turning in towards shore and into a very strong headwind. Two paddlers were extremely lucky not to have demolished their boats. Tyrus Siale cut the surf a little too close just as a rogue set wave approached from the outside. In a split second he had to decide whether to turn and go with it and possibly get pitched or to try to turn and head back out over it in hopes of punching through it. He decided to head back out and did not make it. The wave took his boat and his leash snapped. Miraculously the boat did not break and blew over towards Gordon Lett who risked his own safety by holding on to Tyrus’ boat right there in the impact zone while Tyrus tried to swim over to him. Seeing his nearly impossible mission, Maika Scott and Laola Aea came up to him on their 2man and had him jump on and the three together paddled him to his boat. Chris Acoba was another paddler who stopped to see if Tyrus needed help. These paddlers showed great sportsmanship and quite possibly dropped a notch or two in the overall race results for taking time to aid a fellow paddler in distress.
Katy Curtis also got pummeled by a huge wave and remarkably did not damage her boat. Unfortunately she got pushed so far inside that she did not round the outside buoy. Several others who did not round the outside buoy were penalized 10 minutes by the officials. The officials remarked that when one person cuts inside a designated turn buoy it starts a chain reaction of others to follow and in the conditions being what they were, it was deemed too dangerous to allow.
Other points of interest:
The “Hard _ss” award goes out to Bob Klosky who completed the race on his Hurricane with NO SEAT!!! He lost it somewhere on the course.
In the closest finish on the women’s long course, Alana Goo-Frazier and Kristen Foster came across the finish line only inches apart. Had Alana not stopped to pick up Maika Scott’s water bottle that fell off during the impact zone fray, the results may have been different.
Visiting Aussie Danny Sheard placed a respectable second on the men’s long course between Mark Frazier first and Butch Keahiolalo third.
Captain Donny Jones braved the entire short course on his open standup board.
Paddlers shared their adventure stories over a great meal provided by Jody DelaCruz while Mark Frazier distributed door prizes. Big Mahalo to the logistics team, which were handled by Butch Keahiolalo, Laola Aea, Mark and Alana Goo-Frazier, Dexter, Dave and Tim on the escorts and super timers Emiko and Storm. See all you guys at the next race, which is scheduled for January 25, registration at kalapaki.
Submitted by aaronlabuguen on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 3:07pm