Posted on: Friday, March 5, 2004
Buffalo's Big Board will open at Makaha Beach
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The Buffalo's Big Board Surfing Classic will open tomorrow at Makaha Surfing Beach with a new twist.
The contest will run tomorrow, Sunday and March 13 and 14.
The event, in its 28th year, will add a new division this year, beachboy-style surfing, or standup paddle surfing. Contestants in the new division will be required to use boards at least 10 feet long and be standing up while padding with a long paddle.
"My intent in bringing back this older form of riding waves is to perpetuate our Hawaiian surfing heritage, much as we have done with longboarding, paipo boarding, tandem surfing and canoe surfing," said Richard Kalolo'okalani "Buffalo" Keaulana, the founder of the Classic.
More than 200 entries in the 14 events in the professional and amateur ranks are expected to participate.
Food bank team wins O'ahu relay
Hawai'i Food Bank, a team with several Hawai'i Pacific University cross country runners, captured the men's open division of the O'ahu Perimeter Relay on Saturday and Sunday.
The team finished in a time of 13 hours, 38 seconds. The Runaway Brides won the women's open in 18:26:48.
The race began Saturday night at Kapio'lani Park and ended there Sunday.
MEN'S OPEN
1. Hawai'i Food Bank, 13:00:38
2. The Cacti Seven, 15:54:29
3. Navy Affiliated Distinguished Swimmers, 16:29:01
MIXED OPEN
1. Runners HI, 16:14:04
2. Ganas, 17:30:39
3. Seven Silly Fools Run Around the Outside, 17:31:47
MEN'S HIGH SCHOOL
1. Pork Chops, 18:24:55
MEN'S MASTERS
1. The Middle Ages, 21:00:31
MIXED HIGH SCHOOL
1. Beefeaters, 18:06:31
MIXED MASTERS
1. Dust Eaters, 20:21:49
2. Speed Kills, 22:55:54
WOMEN'S OPEN
1. Runaway Brides, 18:26:48
2. Lady Seabisquits, 21:23:03
3. Windward Wahine, 21:26:25
Coming Events
Saturday
• Fort DeRussy Biathlon / Keiki run-swim-run
The event will feature a 5K run/1K swim or 2.5K run/500M swim. Location: Fort DeRussy Beach. Information: 955-9151/www.active.com
• UH Sunrise Track Meet
Location: Cooke Field, UH Manoa. Information: www.uhathletics.hawaii.edu
Sunday
• Castle to Hanauma Time Trial
Cycling event. Information: 591-9839
• Swim For Your Heart
1-mile swim. Location: Wailea Beach, Maui. Information: (808) 573-8656
• Straub/Kapi'olani Hawai'i Women's 10K
Location: Kapi'olani Park. Information: 522-4395.
