Mar 2 - Kauai Hoe Wa'a - Kalapaki to Poipu - Hawaii
"For the second time this season, the trades came through for us!..."
***Kai Bartlett & Lauren Spaulding win on Kauai
[Photos by Steven Gates]
[read more for full article & results]
by Mary Bartlett
Steinlager Series
Kaua‘i Hoe Wa‘a
YMCA
March 2nd, 2003 Race
Sponsored by BRENNECKE’S RESTAURANT
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Long Course: Kalapaki Bay to Waiohai (Poipu)
Short Course: Waiohai to Port Allen
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For the second time this season, the trades came through for us! For the long course they were coming from the ama side for a good portion of the race, but for those in the short course, it was a surf "run" to be remembered! Only one boat breakdown where the rudder came loose, and our paddler steered at least the second half the short course with her paddle. What a workout and what a trooper! Now she's ready for Tahiti!
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We were honored to have some of Hawaii's top paddlers visiting friends and family this weekend and to check out the Kalapaki to Poipu "run". This will be the third leg of the 2003 Steinlager Kaua'i World Challenge being held on Saturday, April 26th. First in the Open Men's division of the long course was Kai Bartlett of Oahu who states that this is one of his favorite "runs" of all the islands. David Beck of Hanalei came in second, with Butch Keahiolalo of Wailua following very close in third.
Lauren Spalding of Maui was the first woman finisher, followed by her good friend Noe Sawyer of Kapaa in second. Jackie Carswell of Kilauea, who has spent a good part of the paddling season snowboarding on the Mainland, came in third. Oh the joys of crosstraining!
Sanoe Hookano and Justin Tabalno were the first OC-2 across the finish, and definitely making their mark in the paddling circuit! Hopefully they are looking to partner up for the 2003 Steinlager Kaua'i World Challenge and the Molokai Channel!
In the Open Men's division of the short course it was Steve Baker in a very sound lead over Greg Baxter in second, with Andy Reich coming in third. This was a great race for Andy as he has been so busy with work, this is the first race he has been able to participate in this season. In the women's race it was Mary Bartlett in first, followed by Laola Lake in second, and Joy Chow in third. The whole short course open division, both men and women, were senior masters! All right!
It was a beautiful day at Poipu Beach Park, and later in the afternoon the wind began calming down. Bob French and Brennecke's Restaurant provided a fabulous lunch (and plenty of it) along with some great prizes. We are very thankful to Steinlager and Brennecke?s for their wonderful support of our sport. Again, we want to thank the people who ran the race from start to finish: Jackie and Summer for registration, they along with Ann Hermosura and Lovey Britton for timing/finishing, Dexter, Warwick, and our super county lifeguards on the safety boats. Our sponsors and these people make it happen -- they always make our races such great events.
The next race is sponsored by Kai Kane and Steinlager on Sunday, March 23rd. The long course will be from Kalihiwai Bay - to a buoy set out by Kilauea lighthouse - to Hanalei Bay, the short course is from Kalihiwai Bay to Hanalei Bay. Registration for both courses will be at Kalihiwai Bay at 9 a.m. Call Tom at 826-5503 with questions.
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Results:
Kaua'i Hoe Wa'a
Steinlager Series
March 2nd Race Results
Sponsored by Brennecke's Restaurant
Long Course
Kalapaki Bay to Poipu Waiohai (approx. 10 miles)
Name Overall Plac Time Division
Bartlett, Kai 1st 1:18:58 1st M Open
Beck, David 2nd 1:23:50 2nd M Open
Keahiolalo, Butch 3rd 1:23:52 3rd M Open
Deblin, Bret 4th 1:26:20 1st M 30-39
Hookano, Lucky 5th 1:26:45 1st M 50-59
Princena, Hipo 6th 1:26:48 1st M 40-49
Bailey, Ken 7th 1:26:58 2nd M 50-59
Hudson, Devon 8th 1:28:15 2nd M 30-39
Goodale, Kawika 9th 1:30:00 3rd M 50-59
Lett, Gordon 10th 1:30:30 3rd M 30-39
Spalding, Lauren 11th 1:30:40 1st W Open
Denton, Ken 12th 1:31:25 2nd M 40-49
Hookano, Sanoe/Tabalno, Ju 13th 1:33:25 OC-2/Mixed
Sawyer, Noe 14th 1:33:55 2nd W Open
Callahan, Mick 15th 1:34:33 4th M 50-59
Tokioka, Tommy 16th 1:34:40 3rd M 40-49
TenBruggencate, Jan 17th 1:35:20 5th M 50-59
Chow, Arthur 18th 1:36:35 6th M 50-59
Carswell, Jackie 19th 1:38:30 3rd W Open
Lopez, Gene 20th 1:39:55 7th M 50-59
Mersberg, Art 21st 1:40:30 4th M 30-39
Celestino, Marshall 22nd 1:40:35 4th M 40-49
Alonzo, Wayne 23rd 1:40:38 5th M 40-49
Curtis, Katy 24th 1:40:40 1st W 30-39
Goodno, Margie 25th 1:40:47 1st W 40-49
Yee, Stevan 26th 1:41:25 8th M 50-59
Denton, Laurie 27th 1:42:00 2nd W 40-49
Baird, Mark/Perry, Tom 28th 1:43:30 OC-2/Men
Otsuji, Katy 29th 1:47:25 3rd W 40-49
Morgan, Phillip 30th 1:47:30 9th M 50-59
Stuart, Kimberlee 31st 1:49:40 4th W 40-49
Anderson, Laura 32nd 1:50:45 2nd W 30-39
Hudson, Frankie 33rd 1:57:20 3rd W 30-39
Short Course
Poipu Waiohai to Port Allen (approx. 8 miles)
Name Overall Plac Time Division
Baker, Steve 1st 1:10:22 1st M Open
Baxter, Greg 2nd 1:20:22 2nd M Open
Reich, Andrew 3rd 1:23:01 3rd M Open
Pettigrew, Richard 4th 1:24:02 1st M 40-49
Kekuawela, Herbert/Sandy 5th 1:26:09 OC-2/Mixed
Bartlett, Tom 6th 1:27:53 1st M 50-59
Bartlett, Mary 7th 1:28:49 1st W Open
Ward, Joe 8th 1:29:36 2nd M 50-59
Spanski, David 9th 1:30:04 2nd M 40-49
Lake, Laola 10th 1:33:33 2nd W Open
Chow, Joy 11th 1:35:25 3rd W Open
Bandsma, Christine 12th 1:36:56 1st W 30-39
Fernandez-Ventura, Annette 13th 1:39:13 2nd W 30-39
Deblin, Sara 14th 1:39:57 3rd W 30-39
Daniells, Diane 15th 1:46:10 1st W 40-49
Asuncion, Patrice 16th 1:47:39 2nd W 40-49
Wolford, Ray 17th 1:51:23 3rd M 50-59
Horwood, Midge 18th 1:52:54 ( 3rd W 40-49
Posted by keizo on Sun, 03/02/2003 - 9:31pm