Jacob Abeytia, Margie Kawaiaea, win Pali Race - Feb 12
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It turned out to be an okay day for us. Some wind, a few rain drops, whales, reef, not too hot but still a lot of hard work. We started off with 2 water patrol boats experiencing engine trouble. Head official Kalela had to pull his boat out but thankfully he swam out to set the finish buoy. Mary was able to fix her problem and joined us at the start of the short course. Mahalo to Cary and Shauna, our certified lifeguards on jet skis, for running with the long course and being the turn “buoy” at Haycraft.
It is always a beautiful site to see all the canoes, paddleboards and surfskis on the water. Great starts, and a few close finishes. In the Surfski division visiting Californian Tony Muller pushed Geoff Bogar to the finish, just 4 seconds separating them. Jacob Abeytia sure made a statement on his first race back. Riding a new Hurricane he finished 17 seconds in front of teammate Nabil Vogel to finish first overall. Welcome back Jacob. 3rd and 4th place finishers, Felipe & Mael, had their battle from start to finish. They were running side by side almost the entire race, no time to rest or ease-up. Big congratulations to Don Mehling, our MCKC treasurer, for breaking into the OC-1 men elite. He’s been working hard and it is showing. Eric Barto is knocking at the door.
Bill Gearon and Bob Fulkerson were relieved to learn that the winner of their 60+ division, Hank Johnson, is visiting from Oregon and won’t be here for the next race. Nice job Hank.
OC-2’s are a fun event, usually. We had some new combinations on the course today, all did well especially Iris and Lea who completed the course with a broken cable. They sure worked as a team as they did not get blown out to sea, they finished inside the buoy and they managed a few smiles when it was all over.
Love the Novice and short course races. A few of them huli right off the start, creating a little jam-up and causing the adrenaline to pump a bit more. All good on the water, no one out of control, everyone working together. Keona Dang and Cheryl Melinder proving to be the hot Novice B paddlers.
Lunch was ONO, well actually it was Mahimahi that was ono – it tasted goooood with the Caesar salad. Our sponsor, Tammy Williams was a gracious hostess, handing out lunches and cookies. We truly appreciate her kokua.
Just a reminder for our next race – Maliko – we will be honoring our loved ones who are no longer with us so please bring flowers and warm thoughts.
Aloha, Ricky & Sharon
PLAC NAME VESSEL MAKE PLACE DIVISION TIME 1 Geoff Bogar Surfski Mako Pro 1st Elite 1:06:53 2 Tony Mueller Surfski Mako 2nd Elite 1:06:57 3 Wally Bouchard Surfski Mako 3rd Elite 1:07:57 4 JP Mihlbauer & Mark Shimmer OC-2 Waveblade 1st Men 1:08:11 5 Jacob Abeytia OC-1 Hurricane 1st Elite 1:08:40 6 Eric Rohozinski Surfski Fenn 1st 40+ 1:09:01 7 Nabil Vogele OC-1 Hurricane 2nd Elite 1:09:18 8 Felipe Gomes OC-1 Hurricane 3rd Elite 1:09:48 9 Mael Carey OC-1 Hurricane 4th Elite 1:09:55 10 Peter Martin Surfski Huki 2nd 40+ 1:10:17 11 Alan Kuiper Surfski Seaski 1st 20-39 1:10:26 12 Don Mehling OC-1 Hurricane 5th Elite 1:11:26 13 Eric Barto OC-1 Hurricane 1st 40-49 1:12:45 14 Doug Poseley Surfski Huki 3rd 40+ 1:12:48 15 Don Abernathy OC-1 Hurricane 1st 30-39 1:12:52 16 Kawika Williams OC-1 Hurricane 2nd 40-49 1:13:09 17 Mike Sparling OC-1 Stingray 2nd 30-39 1:13:10 18 Steve Keahi & David Jackson OC-2 Honu Kai 2nd Men 1:13:22 19 Davin Lum OC-1 Hurricane 1st 20-29 1:13:28 20 Tyson Kubo OC-1 Hurricane 3rd 30-39 1:13:34 21 Junya McGurn & Linda Jolie OC-2 Waveblade 1st Co-ed 1:13:36 22 George Dagan OC-1 Hurricane 4th 30-39 1:14:00 23 Jack Dyson Surfski Seaski 4th 40+ 1:15:04 24 Dean Frampton OC-1 Hurricane 5th 30-39 1:15:08 25 Rob Phillips OC-1 Hurricane 3rd 40-49 1:15:23 26 Lee Poston OC-1 Hurricane 6th 30-39 1:15:52:26 27 Barbara Querry & Deb Robison OC-2 Waveblade 1st Women 1:15:52:84 28 Darrel Belen OC-1 Hurricane 4th 40-49 1:16:10 29 Chuck Barrett OC-1 Stingray 5th 40-49 1:19:01 30 Dave Ward OC-1 Hurricane 7th 30-39 1:19:02 31 Margie Kawaiaea OC-1 F Hurricane 1st Elite 1:19:34 32 Hank Johnson OC-1 Hurricane 1st 60+ 1:20:01 33 Aaron Placourakis OC-1 Fusion 6th 40-49 1:20:12 34 Andrea Moller OC-1 F Eclipse 2nd Elite 1:20:28 35 Wendell De Vera OC-1 Hurricane 1st 50-59 1:20:40 36 Terry Quisenberry OC-1 Hurricane 2nd 50-59 1:20:43 37 Dane Ward OC-1 Hurricane 3rd Elite 1:21:55 38 Sarah Van De Vanter OC-1 F Hurricane 1st 30-39 1:22:04 39 Jenn Konohia OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd 30-39 1:22:34 40 Peter Konohia OC-1 Teva Nui 1st rudderle 1:23:19 41 Theresa Felgate OC-1 F Hurricane 1st 40-49 1:23:41 42 Chris Overall OC-1 Eclipse 3rd 50-59 1:23:45 43 Herman Makua OC-1 Waveblade 7th 40-49 1:24:45 44 Bill Gearon OC-1 Hurricane 2nd 60+ 1:26:07 45 Michele Golberg OC-1 F Eclipse 3rd 30-39 1:26:28 46 Bob Fulkerson OC-1 Hurricane 3rd 60+ 1:27:22 47 Beth Moyers OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd 40-49 1:29:06 48 Jeanette Ka`auamo OC-1 F Hurricane 1st 50+ 1:30:26 49 Faith Mori OC-1 F Hurricane 3rd 40-49 1:31:30 50 Holly Dollar OC-1 F Waveblade 4th 40-49 1:31:33 51 Charles Woodward & Elizabeth Campos OC-2 Tiger 2nd Co-ed 1:31:44 52 Jeannie Gonzales OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd 50+ 1:32:33 53 Ian Mufalli Paddleboar Kerrier 1st Elite 1:34:41 54 David Mello PaddleboarOutrigger Co 2nd Elite 1:35:47 55 Carol Elterman OC-1 F Naia 3rd 50+ 1:41:33 56 Blair Thorndike Paddleboar Kerrier 3rd Elite 1:42:32 57 Brad Quinto Paddleboar Kerrier 8th Elite 1:49:13 58 Bram Denhaan Paddleboar Velzey 7th Elite 1:52:27 59 Steve Stiller Paddleboar Pang 6th Elite 1:57:14 60 Reggie Balidoy w/dSHORT COURSE - 5 milesPLAC NAME VESSEL MAKE PLACE DIVISION TIME
1 Dennis Blevins OC-1 Hurricane 1st Open 46:20:75
2 Zach Edlao OC-1 Hurricane 1st Novice A 47:08:83
3 Keona Dang OC-1 Viper 1st Novice B 47:09:65
4 Mark Raaphorst OC-1 Eclipse 2nd Novice B 47:24:58
5 Hiro Takahashi OC-1 Hurricane 3rd Novice B 47:30:73
6 Michael DeLima OC-1 Stingray 4th Novice B 47:57:54
7 Daryl Smith OC-1 Fusion 5th Novice B 49:00:57
8 Shane Tegarden OC-1 Hurricane 2nd Open 49:05:39
9 Lee Moyers OC-1 Hurricane 1st 18 under 49:06:75
10 Diego Panza OC-1 Arrow 6th Novice B 49:14:41
11 Grant & Beth Senner OC-2 Honu Kai 1st Co-ed 50:59:60
12 Cheryl Melinder OC-1 F Stingray 1st Novice B 51:36:19
13 Robin Bolos OC-1 Hurricane 3rd Open 51:51:33
14 Trez Harrisson OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd Novice B 51:57:80
15 Keri Mehling OC-1 F Hurricane 1st Novice A 52:19:87
16 Ben Collins OC-1 Hurricane 7th Novice B 52:32:08
17 Tamara Barto & Kim DiSegna OC-2 Waveblade 1st Women 53:18:54
18 Mike Baldonado OC-1 Mantra 8th Novice B 53:42:51
19 Michelle Ventura OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd Novice A 53:59:57
20 Donna Badome OC-1 F Eclipse 3rd Novice A 54:09:31
21 Derek McGuire OC-1 Makia 2nd Novice A 54:34:96
22 Patty Phillips OC-1 F Hurricane 4th Novice A 55:36:08
23 Christiana Fisher OC-1 F Hurricane 5th Novice A 55:43:05
24 Derek Barona OC-1 Stingray 4th Open 56:01:34
25 Rick Herrera OC-1 Stingray 9th Novice B 56:11:58
26 Debra Hedani OC-1 F Hurricane 1st Open 57:09:93
27 Pam Stevenson OC-1 F Arrow 3rd Novice B 57:27:29
28 Iris Mountcastle & Leah Giddens OC-2 Viper 2nd Women 57:59:22
29 Joyce Roark OC-1 F Makani 4th Novice B 1:00:30
30 Tina DelDotto OC-1 F Hurricane 2nd Open 1:13:11