Auntie Mary Jane Heihei LD Results - Big Island, June 4

[Photos] by Scott Wilson
Results of Auntie Mary Jane Heihei long distance canoe race held at Keauhou Bay. This event is an all mixed (coed) crew format with 3 men and 3 women racing in each canoe. Named for one of the founders of Keauhou Canoe Club, Auntie Mary Jane Kahanamoku, this event is held on an open date during the regatta season in early June. No regattas are scheduled this weekend due to Hawaii Island High School Graduations.

The short course ran first for 6 miles from Keauhou Bay to Lyman's Bay and return, and included Novice B, Senior Masters 50+, Golden Masters 55+ and Grand Masters 60+ divisions. The first team to cross the line paddled in a canoe made of poplar and koa, so raced in the Open Division on the short course. They were closely followed by the more mature team of age 60+ paddlers from Keauhou.

Following the finish of the short course, the Open Koa, Open Fiberglass, Masters 40+ and the Laua'e, (the Poplar and Koa) Open canoe raced for 8 miles from Keauhou Bay to Casa de Emdeko and return. This event was won by a blended team from Kai Opua and Kai E Hitu in the Open Glass division, with the winning Koa canoe from Keoua Canoe club crossing the line in third place overall.

The Awards luncheon, catered by the Vista Restaurant, and including "Liquid Aloha" from Kona Brewing Company, was followed by the presentation of awards to the top three finishers in each division. Every paddler also received a beautiful shirt sponsored by Keauhou Resort.

A beautiful morning and super conditions with a slight chop, greeted the paddlers, and a great time was had by all the West Hawaii Clubs who attended, with several paddlers from East Hawaii participating with several of the teams. Unlike regattas, where every paddler must race with the club with whom they are registered, one of the great features of this event is that members from several clubs are able to blend to form teams, and husbands and wives who paddle for competing clubs during the regatta season are thence able to paddle in the same crew. long distance canoe race held at Keauhou Bay. This event is an all mixed (coed) crew format with 3 men and 3 women racing in each canoe. Named for one of the founders of Keauhou Canoe Club, Auntie Mary Jane Kahanamoku, this event is held on an open date during the regatta season in early June. No regattas are scheduled this weekend due to Hawaii Island High School Graduations.

Long

PLACE     TIME          CLUB NAME / in CANOE NAME            DIVISION     DIV PLACE
  1    1:05:54 Kai Opua/Kai E Hitu in Haleuma            Open Glass           1
Winners names  RononaDellaCioppa/Freddie Berengue/Dondi Dawson/Rebekah Lussiaa/Ikaika Hauanio/Nue Youderian
  2    1:07:44 Keauhou in Konawaena                      Open Glass           2
  3    1:08:36 Keoua in Kaahumanu                        Open Koa             1
Winners names  Danielle Ho/Ryan Nago/Gabriel Duignan/Patti Eames/Malia Gaspar/Kurtis Yamauchi
  4    1:09:29 Kai E Hitu in Heipualani                  Open Koa             2
  5    1:09:39 Kai E Hitu in Blue Mirage                 Open Glass           3
  6    1:09:40 Kona Athletic Club in Laua'e              Open                 1
Winners names  Gina Torres/Gerard Santos/Marjorie Santos/Raina Santos/Mark Farinas/Bill Rosehill
  7    1:11:18 Kona Athletic Club in Opa'e               Masters 40+          1
Winners names  Grant Kojima/Mark Evans/Mike Andrade/Kathleen Leahy/Leila Duim/Nancy Conception
  8    1:13:36 Keauhou in Makani Kai                     Open Koa             3
  9    1:14:06 Kawaihae in Kaunaoa                       Open Glass           4
 10    1:15:44 Keoua in Kai Pahe'e                       Open Glass           5
 11    1:16:58 Keoua in Pale Kapu O Keoua                Open Glass           6
 12    1:17:39 Waikoloa in Lokahi Holomua                Open Glass           7
 13    1:18:39 Keauhou in Malia Kini                     Masters 40+          2
 14    1:19:07 Waikoloa in Makoa                         Open Koa             4
 15    1:20:04 Waikoloa  in Naupaka                      Masters 40+          3
 16    1:21:10 Keauhou in Turquoise Mirage               Open Glass           8
 17    1:31:26 Kona Athletic Club in Kailoa Kau Pookela  Open Glass           9

Short

PLACE TIME        CLUB NAME / in CANOE NAME           DIVISION     DIV PLACE
  1  50:59 Kai E Hitu in Laua'e                   Open                 1
Winners namCourney Flohaug/Anuhea Ku/Audra Begg/Nick Riznyk/Ka'aina Keawe/Peter Duim
  2  51:09 Keauhou in Konawaena                   Grand Masters 60     1
Winners namBob Bruce/Mel Pauole/Jane Bockus/Sammie Stanbro/Lorrin Ching/Sue Shaw
  3  51:20 Kawaihae in Kauna'oa                   Golden Masters 5     1
Winners namDavid Rietow/Jim Budde/Bob Momsen/Joan Shepherd/Becky Thurston/Shay Bintliff
  4  52:15 Keauhou/Kai Opua in Malia Kini         Golden Masters 5     2
  5  54:10 Keauhou in Ma'ihi                      Novice B             1
Winners namKiera Horgan/Linda Greentree/Jan Kuivenhoven/Ivan McIvor/Jason Creswell/Nick Rima
  6  54:34 Keauhou in Kamali'i Kai                Golden Masters 5     3
  7  54:46 Keauhou in Turquoise Mirage            Senior Masters 5     1
Winners namDona Martinson/David Martinson/Barbara Lasich/Chris Uding/Jim Uding/Bill Armer
  8  55:01 Keoua in Kai Pahe'e                    Novice B             2
  9  56:10 Waikoloa in Lokahi Holomua             Novice B             3
 10  56:49 Keauhou in Ka'awaloa                   Novice B             4
 11  57:57 Keoua in Pali Kapu O Keoua             Senior Masters 5     2
 12  58:27 Keoua in Ka'ahumanu                    Golden Masters 5     4
 13  59:15 Kai E Hitu   in White Mirage           Novice B             5

Posted by keizo on Sun, 06/05/2005 - 12:33am