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Kaua'i paddlers finish fifth in New York race
Advertiser Staff and News Services
A mixed crew from Kaua'i's Kaiola Canoe Club finished fifth in its division yesterday at the 8th Liberty World Outrigger Competition in New York.
Kahakualii "Haku" Kaiminaauao said the 11-mile race past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and under the Manhattan Bridge was "nothing like home."
The currents were moving at between four to eight knots and the wind was blowing at about 20 miles per hour, he said.
Kaiminaauao said the exciting part was dodging freight ships in the busy New York harbor.
The passing landscape was also a bit different than the Garden Isle.
"The tallest thing I've seen before is coconut trees," said Kaiminaauao, 23, who had never been off Kaua'i before.
About 15 to 20 teams competed in mixed crew category, according to Kaiminaauao.
SWIMMING
Sakamoto, Symons win
Noa Sakamoto won the men's open division and Joy Symons the women's open division of yesterday's Raging Isle Summer Sprint swimming race at Sunset Beach.
Sakamoto, a 2004 Punahou School graduate who recently completed his freshman year at Stanford, finished the 1-mile triangle course in 13 minutes, 23.4 seconds. Andrew Lester was second in 13:30.5 and Kekoa Taparra third in 14:02.9.
Symons, who recently completed her senior year at the University of Hawai'i, finished in 15:52.3. Christel Simms was second in 15:55.6 and Nicole Hagi third in 15:56.8.
The event is part of the Surf & Sea North Shore Swim Series. The second of the four-race series — Cholos' Waimea 2000 — will be held July 9.
GOLF
Hayashi tied for 33rd
Hilo's Kevin Hayashi was 3-over-par after 12 holes yesterday when the third round of the 38th PGA Club Professional Championship was postponed by lightning and heavy rain in South Carolina.
Hayashi, at 12-over for the tournament, is 10 shots off the lead and tied for 33rd.
The $500,000 event, once won by Sam Snead, is being played at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course. The conclusion of the third round and the final round are scheduled for today.
