Posted on: Friday, November 19, 2004

AROUND TOWN
Ultimate ironman event under way

Advertiser Staff

The Deca-man Hawai'i world championship, an event that features 10 times the distances of an ironman triathlon event held over a two-week period, is under way at Kalaeloa.

The event started last Saturday with 25 athletes from around the world. It is expected to last till Nov. 27.

It features a 24-mile swim, a 1,120-mile bike and a 262-mile run. Ironman triathlon events are 2.4 miles (swim), 112 miles (bike) and 26.2 miles (run).

As of yesterday, some competitors have started on the run. Competitors are allowed rest as needed.

"It's like the Iditarod," said Steve Foster, one of the event's organizers.

Organizers are seeking volunteers. To help, call Foster at 306-2766.

Skateboarding

All-Girl Skate Jam set for North Shore

The seventh annual All-Girl Skate Jam, a pro and amateur skateboard contest, will be held Dec. 4.

The world's top 10 professional women will be brought to Hawai'i by organizers to compete in the event held near Pipeline on the North Shore.

This year's event will include a Pro Invitational Cement Bowl as well as two mini ramp contests.

The Pro Invitational will feature top female skaters such as Cara-Beth Burnside, Elissa Steamer, Jen O'Brien, Cnaan Omer, Holly Lyons, Mimi Knoop, Isabelle Caudle, Amber Cangilose, Nicole Zuck, and Kim Peterson.

The mini-ramp contests are open to pros and amateurs of all ages and they will compete in each of the following divisions (grom, amateur, pros) jam style format where five girls skate at the same time, dropping in to create their best runs.

The All-Girl Skate Jam will be held the weekend of the Women's Vans Triple Crown of Surfing at Turtle Bay.

For information, go to www.allgirlskatejam.com.

Wave sailing

Japan's Sato wins women's open title

Japan's Motoko Sato won the women's open division in the 19th annual Aloha Classic wave sailing event held last week at Ho'okipa Beach Park on Maui.

Because wind didn't kick in on the final day, the event was called with five of the seven divisions completed. Winners were awarded in the Kids Division, Junior Division, Women's Open, Women's Masters, and Men's Masters. The Men's Open and Grand Masters were not completed.

One of the longest-running wave sailing events in the world, the classic brings together top-ranking international competitors, along with top Hawai'i athletes.

Final results

Kids Division—1. Kai Lenny; 2. Connor Baxter; 3. Jaeger Stone; 4. Jake Golm.

Junior Division—1. Francisco Porcella; 2. Nick Warmuth; 3. Riley Coon; 4. Graham Ezzy.

Women's Open—1. Motoko Sato; 2. Angela Cochran; 3. Anne-Marie Reichmann; 4. Jenny Schneider.

Women's Masters—1. Angela Cochran; 2. Jenny Schneider; 3. Kelly Moore; 4. Francesca Tartaglia.

Men's Masters—1. Anders Bringdal; 2. Alex Aguera; 3. Luke Hargreaves; 4. Yasuhito Ogasawara.

Wakeboarding

Adkison holds off TeamTigé's Watkins

Andrew Adkison defeated TeamTigé member Daniel Watkins to win the 2004 Tigé U.S. Open Pro men's wakeboarding championship Sunday on Kaua'i.

Both Adkison and Watkins entered the two-man, head-to-head final after advancing through qualifying and semifinal rounds Nov. 13 and 14.

Adkison defeated Darin Shapiro and Watkins beat Trevor Hansen in the semifinals.

In the Pro Women finals, Dallas Friday finished first in back-to-back rounds to best Lauren Loe and Amanda Wing, who finished second and third, respectively.

Rob Jacques won the Junior Men division over Danny Thollander, Kristian Kastari and Jeff House.