Lanikai captures Macfarlane title
By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer
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| Lanikai dug in at the finish to win the girls 12 race in the Walter J. Macfarlane Regatta off Waikiki Beach yesterday. Lanikai won the overall title for the fourth consecutive year.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
Riding a late surge, Lanikai won its fourth consecutive Walter J. Macfarlane Regatta yesterday off Waikiki Beach.
"It's such a good-fun race and there's so much tradition involved that it really is special to win this one," Lanikai head coach John Foti said.
The Macfarlane Regatta has been held off Waikiki every year since 1943, making it the longest-running canoe regatta in the world. It is also considered the most prestigious regular-season event of the O'ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association.
"This is probably the only regatta where everybody comes early and everybody stays late," Foti said. "It's kind of like a big party on the beach."
In the end, Lanikai was the life of the party, scoring 86 points to win its fourth consecutive regatta this season. The host club, Outrigger, which led for most of the regatta, placed second with 82. Kailua was third with 63, and Hui Nalu fourth with 61.
Anuenue and Waikiki Surf Club scored 21 points each to tie for top honors in the A division for smaller clubs.
After 31 of yesterday's 36 races were completed, Outrigger led Lanikai, 76-63. But Lanikai won four of the final five races (men open-four, mixed open-six, women 35-over and men 35-over), and out-scored Outrigger, 23-6 down the stretch.
"It was like, all of a sudden, we had a flurry of firsts and seconds," Foti said. "Everything was going our way."
Outrigger head coach Kehau Kali said: "We're disappointed, especially because we had such a strong showing. But we still feel good about our performance. We're building momentum."
Waves of 1 to 2 feet were breaking off Waikiki yesterday, providing crews with thrilling rides to shore.
In Macfarlane Regatta tradition, every crew was allowed to use an "open" steersman for safety purposes (experienced steersmen help keep the canoes on course while riding waves).
Outrigger finished with a regatta-high 11 race wins, and Marc Haine led all steersmen with five wins.
"It was fun because the advantage changed throughout the day," Haine said. "Sometimes, the swell would hit lanes four, five and six. Other times it would hit one, two and three."
The most significant of Haine's victories was in the women's senior race — the top division for females. He steered the crew of Mary Smolenski, Traci Phillips, Malia Kamisugi and his sister, Kisi Haine, to a 10-second win over Hui Nalu.
"Right off the start, we got pushed ahead by this surging backwash," he said. "In the first 10 seconds, it was like we took off like a rocket ship and we held it the rest of the way."
Lanikai finished with nine race victories, but surprisingly, the senior men's race was not one of them.
Hui Nalu won the prestigious men's senior race, completing the 1à-mile course in 10 minutes, 4.62 seconds. Lanikai was second in 10:17.73. It was the first time in nine years that Lanikai did not win the men's senior race at the Macfarlane Regatta. Hui Nalu also won it in 1992.
"Lanikai has dominated for so long, you almost expect them to win it every time," said Chris Ball, who paddled on Hui Nalu's winning crews both yesterday and in 1992. "But we worked real hard to get on a (wave) coming in after the first turn, and we got it and it gave us a really good lead."
Other members of yesterday's winning crew were Bill Pratt, Wyatt Jones, Steve Kelly, Maui Kjeldsen and Billy Balding.
Foti, who paddled on the Lanikai senior men's crew, said: "We wanted to get on that same wave, but we couldn't quite make it and, boom, they ran away."
In another Macfarlane tradition, the Outrigger women and Hui Nalu men got to drink champagne out of a silver cup during the awards ceremony.
"We were bummed out after losing that race," Foti said. "But winning the regatta certainly helped us feel better."
Since placing third in the season-opening regatta, Lanikai has since averaged 88 points in winning the last four OHCRA regattas.
"I'm just trying to make sure our crews and our coaches don't get too comfortable with this and lose the hunger," Foti said. "Yeah, we've been winning, but it's going down to the wire every week."
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59th Walter J. Macfarlane Memorial Canoe Regatta
Yesterday's Results
At Waikiki Beach
Team Results
AA Division: 1, Lanikai 86. 2, Outrigger 82. 3, Kailua 63. 4, Hui Nalu 61. 5, Hui Lanakila 43.
A Division: 1, Anuenue 21. 1, Waikiki Surf 21. 3, Healani 12. 4, Leeward Kai 5. 4, Keahiakahoe 5. 6, Makaha 4. 7, Kai Oni 1. 8, Waimanalo 0. 8, Honolulu 0.
• 1/2 mile
Male
12: 1, Lanikai (Beau Moody, Kim River, Patrick Dolan, Scott Steiner, Chris Kono, John Foti) 1:39:55. 2, Outrigger 1:43:23. 3, Leeward Kai 1:44:52. 13: 1, Hui Lanakila (Ramsey Brown, Sam Taylor, Kyle Akana, Adam Aana Kepa, James Hakuole, Kalama Heine) 1:36:44. 2, Keahiakahoe 1:43:88. 3, Outrigger 1:44:08. 14: 1, Outrigger (Tairii Marshall, Tairua Marshall, Blaise Dubiel, Christopher Moy, Tauarii Nahaleamaram, Kenoi Kino) 1:32:22. 2, Lanikai 1:34:03. 3, Hui Nalu 1:35:27.
Female
12: 1, Lanikai (Claire Dewey, Karlyn Kurokawa, Krystal Kurokawa, Elizabeth Mahaula, Amber Meek, John Foti) 1:27:41. 2, Kailua 1:27:90. 3, Hui Nalu 1:28:16. 13: 1, Kailua (Cher Kalama, Julie Kalama, Leeana Wilson, Malia Pestana, Chauntelle Franks, Pat Von) 1:40:84. 2, Hui Lanakila 1:41:65. 3, Lanikai 1:44:71. 14: Kailua (Dara Hazama, Melissa Pestana, Elena Bryant, Rachel Humel, Wendy Fragale, Pat Von) 1:45:79. 2, Hui Lanakila 1:46:19. 3, Outrigger 1:46:76.
Mixed
12: 1, Hui Nalu (Nanea Baird, David Sato, Kai Perkins, Melissa Jasper, Brilin Flemming, Kaui Pelekane) 1:49:01. 2, Anuenue 1:50:58. 3, Hui Lanakila 1:51:84. Novice B: 1, Hui Lanakila (Mike Desiltes, Bill Hanrahan, Kori Shlachter, Shirley Matsumoto, Lynette Awaya, Butch Ukishima) 1:26:50. 2, Healani 1:27:14. Hui Nalu 1:28:74.
• 1/2 mile
Male
Novice B: 1, Lanikai (Kelly Tam Sing, Christopher Sullivan, Millard Brown, Stanley Mccrea, Taylor Roberts, Jim Foti) 3:28:08. 2, Kailua 3:45:40. 3, Hui Lanakila 3:46:42. 15: 1, Outrigger (Peter Vanlier Ribbink, Kyle Morgan, Sonny Sinclair, Greg Moore, Brett Bechert, Walter Guild) 3:37:50. 2, Hui Lanakila 3:37:83. 3, Hui Nalu 3:38:68. 16: 1, Outrigger (Jared Watamull, Tate Edwards, Makena Carr, Billy Lawson, Benjamin Gottlieb, Marc Haine) 3:38:21. 2, Kailua 3:40:87. 3, Waikiki Surf 3:49:21. 53: 1, Outrigger (Tay Perry, Roger Cundall, Chris McKenzie, Joseph Dubiel, Glenn Perry, Bruce Ames) 3:48:91. 2, Lanikai 3:53:15. 3, Anuenue 3:58:50. 45: 1, Lanikai (George Nardin, Jared St. John, Bill Tibbets, Mike Swanson, Steve Quetevi, Scott Frietas) 3:57:65. 2, Outrigger 3:58:17. 3, Kailua 4:02:22. Open Four: 1, Lanikai (Kai Bartlett, Andrew Penny, Karel Tresnak Jr., Jim Foti) 3:38:73. 2, Anuenue 3:51:02. 3, Hui Nalu 3:59:91.
Female
15: Outrigger (Sally Torkildson, Avery Cavanaugh, Jennifer Tolkin, Ali Rigg, Amy Lawson, Marc Haine) 4:01:31. 2, Kailua 4:01:83. 3, Lanikai 4:03:37. 16: 1, Waikiki Surf (Amanda Kippen, Kanani Souza, Shawn Ferriera, Angelica Chong, Randi Tamura, Jim Beaton) 4:23:99. 2, Hui Nalu 4:30:98. 3, Lanikai 4:31:99. 18: Kailua (Rachel Hamasaki, Kanoe Marciel, Kristen Mailheau, Cari Kalama, Joelle Humel, Pat Von) 3:56:90. 2, Anuenue 3:57:43. 3, Lanikai 4:00:34. Novice A: 1, Anuenue (Sarah Burgess, Denise Kameda, Ola Nahala, Faith Saito, Nohea Torres, David Napoleon) 4:02:50. 2, Hui Nalu 4:05:22. 3, Hui Lanakila 4:15:69. 53: 1, Outrigger (Diane Stowell, Ann Cundall, Patty Mowar, Barbera Bryan, Gerri Pedesky, Marc Haine) 4:01:70. 2, Anuenue 4:02:09. 3, Hui Nalu 4:19:73. 45: 1, Kailua (Jay Jones, Molly Mosher, Fay Leong, Lynn Kaita, Darrlyn Ferrera, Pat Von) 4:31:07. 2, Lanikai 4:38:18. 3, Hui Nalu 4:38:78. Open Four: 1, Outrigger (Allison Guard, Karin Hansen, Katy Bourne, Walter Guild) 3:50:10. 2, Kailua 4:24:03. 3, Makaha 4:24:46.
Mixed
40: 1, Hui Nalu (Bob Rochleau, Keola Jones, Diane Almadova, Pat Chung, Kim Meyer, Bruce Blankenfield) 3:46:98. 2, Lanikai 3:48:47. 3, Kailua 3:50:54. Men/Women: 1, Lanikai (Robert Nottage, Judith Sanguiliano, Thomas Stanley, Heidi Berengue, Tai Hawkins, Karel Tresnak Jr.) 3:49:60. 2, Hui Nalu 3:52:48. 3, Hui Lanakila 3:53:04.
• 1 mile
Male
18: 1, Lanikai (Travis Branch, Milan Tresnek, Tim Sullivan, Ethan Creps, Kevin Shimmon, Karel Tresnak Jr.) 7:28:84. 2, Hui Nalu 7:38:29. 3, Kailua 7:39:35. Novice A: 1, Outrigger (Michael Nakano, Steve Torkildson, Rick Hobson, Jimmy Steiner, Ryan Hanneberg, Jimmy Austin) 7:02:85. 2, Lanikai 7:04:94. 3, Hui Lanakila 7:19:99. Freshman: 1, Hui Lanakila (John Chang, Joe Laurel, Manny Kulukulualani, Mel Puu, Keanu Kuna, Noeland Caldeira) 6:58:02. 2, Hui Nalu 6:58:79. 3, Kailua 6:59:89. Sophomore: 1, Lanikai (Mike Pederson, Mike Judd, Kalani Irvine, Ikaika Harbottle, Peter Abcarian, Jim Foti) 6:38:75. 2, Kailua 6:50:67. 3, Hui Nalu 6:54:87. Junior: 1, Outrigger (Christian Siegfried, Victor Sherman, Jon Bryan, John Eveleth, Kilipaki Vaughn, Jimmy Austin) 7:08:49. 2, Lanikai 7:11:45. 3, Hui Nalu 7:22:95. 35: 1, Lanikai (Bruce Lukas, John Foti, Cory Mehau, Peter Binney, Alan Carvalho, Scott Frietas) 7:16:97. 2, Hui Lanakila 7:27:84. 3, Outrigger 7:29:80.
Female
Freshman: 1, Kailua (Tracy Kane, Hillary Broad, Christy Borton, Lilia Kapuniai, Tara Lelmely, Mike Willet) 8:00:67. 2, Outrigger 8:03:38. 3, Keahiakahoe 8:13:35. Sophomore: 1, Hui Nalu (Megan Harrington, Kelly Wong, Tammy Kaneaiakala, Ann Malama, Ginger Lockette, Wyatt Jones) 7:22:05. 2, Outrigger 7:22:32. 3, Anuenue 8:10:53. Junior: 1, Outrigger (Mary Smolenski, Nau Kamalii, Patricia Nagatani, Kaili Chun, Diana Allen, Marc Haine) 7:40:13. 2, Hui Lanakila 7:56:33. 3, Hui Nalu 8:15:00. 35: 1, Lanikai (Alison Freitas, Terrell Kelley, Gay McPhail, Ferol Kaalele, Cathy Bender) 8:08:87. 2, Outrigger 8:37:92. 3, Kailua 8:40:26.
• 1 1/2 mile
Male
Senior: 1, Hui Nalu (Bill Pratt, Wyatt Jones, Steve Kelly, Maui Kjeldsen, Chris Ball, Billy Balding) 10:04:62. 2, Lanikai 10:17:73. 3, Outrigger 10:21:97.
Female
Senior: 1, Outrigger (Mary Smolenski, Traci Phillips, Malia Kamasugi, Patricia Nagatani, Kisi Haine, Mark Haine) 11:45:98. 2, Hui Nalu 11:55:88. 3, Lanikai 12:35:32.
