Published by the Outrigger Canoe Club for Members and Guests at Home and Abroad TIME TO CELEBRATE: Victorious participants in the 1980 Men’s Molokai-to-Oahu Top: OCC paddlers pass Koko Head. Canoe Race share their moment of glory. (Lincoln Scafe Photographs) Above: Making a change off Waikiki. OCC Wins Men’s Molokai Race

OCC paddlers won the prestigious pound limit imposed on the paddlers by ward trip, recovered and joined in Molokai-to-Oahu race for the second Conner. His special incentive was the cheering their team to the successful consecutive year as some 50 club mem­ fact that this was the first time in nine finish. bers watched and cheered them on from years he wouldn’t be playing football at The Results— Open Division an accompanying catamaran. the time of the Molokai race. 1. Outrigger 5:52:26. 2, O ff Shore (Newport Outrigger covered the 39-mile “I've waited a long time to paddle in Beach. Calif.) 5:54:37. 3, Hui Nalu course— from Hale O Lono Harbor, this one,” Guild said as the crew ac­ 6:04:04. 4, Imua (koa) (Newport Beach) across the Kaiwi Channel to Fort De- cepted congratulations and leis on the 6:14:17. 5, Kailua 6:22:38. 6, Lanikai Russy Beach— in 5 hours, 52 minutes DeRussy Beach. ”I'd played football 6:26:04. 7, Koolau 6:26:06. 8, Hanalei and 26 seconds to capture its fourth since the ninth grade. Now this is it, and 6:30:32. 9, Leeward Kai 6:31:43. 10, Waikiki Beach Boys 6:35:31. Molokai title in the last six years. I want to be in many, many more.” II, Kamehameha-Hilo 6:34:01 12. Hui Off Shore Canoe Club (known last The race started at 7 a.m. in a rela­ Nalu (koa) 6:35:00. 13, Lokahi 6:36:06. 14, year as Balboa Bay) of Newport Beach. tively gentle channel. Outrigger and Outrigger (koa) 6:36:54. 15. Waikiki Surf Calif., finished second in 5:54:37. Hui Hui Nalu jumped into the lead, with Off (koa) 6:37:43. 16, Healani (koa) 6:34:35. 17, Nalu was third in 6:04:04, and Imua of Shore and Imua not far behind. Honolulu 6:44:16. 18, Pueu Tati 6:45:40. Newport Beach placed fourth in 6:14:17. Mechanical failures stalled the latter 19. Lahaina 6:48:05. 20. Hui Lanakila (koa) Imua also was the first koa canoe crew two, and Hui Nalu also ran into trouble 6:49:55. to finish, winning the day's top prize of when it had difficulty bringing its canoe 21, Kihei (koa) 6:53:00. 22. Tiare Roa $1,000. OCC won $700 for its Open closer to the shoreline. Off Shore was 6:54:11 23, Hawaiian Warriors 6:55:30. Division victory. able to scramble back from its 24, Kailua (koa) 6:55:31. 25, Kameha- meha-Oahu 6:56:45. 26. Makaha (koa) Competition was keen for spots in the mishap— a broken ama (outrigger 7:00:38. 27. Windward Kai 7:07:53. 28. No. 1 OCC canoe, and the successful arm)— and joined Outrigger in the Lanikai (koa) 7:08:57. 29, Sons and crew included team captain Tom Con­ lead, to come in second. Daughters 7:09:13. 30. Kihei 7:19:03. ner, Walt Guild, Bill Bright, John Fin­ Meanwhile, aboard the catamaran, Koa Division ney, Tim Kelly, Ed Pickering, Bill arranged for by Entertainment Chair­ I, Imua 6:14:17. 2, Hui Nalu 6:35:00. 3, Mowat, Keone Downing and Dale man Lincoln Scafe, supportive OCC Outrigger 6:36:54. 4, Waikiki Surf 6:37:43. Hope. In competing for inclusion in the members enjoyed a continental break­ 5. Healani 6:43:35. 6, Hui Lanakila crew. Guild, a former University of fast and later a buffet lunch with re­ 6:49:55; 7. Kihei 6:53:00. 8, Kailua Hawaii football player, went on a rigid freshing libations. Those few who had 6:55:31. 9. Makaha 7:00:38 10. Lanikai diet to get his weight down to the 190- suffered from m a t de m a r on the out­ 7:08:57. Behind the Scenes of the Molokai Race by J. H. Beaumont

All the glory and press coverage goes to Evie Black, now with the Molokai crew consisted of 9 paddlers, 6 in the the participants of the Molokai-to-Oahu Police. She welcomed everyone canoe and 3 in the change boat. Upon canoe race, especially if they win. But Hawaiian style. Ever kissed a cop be­ instruction from the change charts, the winning an event like this takes lots of fore? whalers captained by Kimo Austin and planning, scheduling and behind-the- From the airport the paddlers Wayne Faulkner would take the re­ scenes leg-work. checked in at the hotel and started rig­ placement paddlers out ahead of the Initial planning and budgeting for the ging the canoes. Bill Cook headed out canoes, the paddlers jumped into the Molokai race was started many months for some last-minute shopping, and to water and then into the canoe as it came ago by the Canoe Racing Committee prepare the paddlers' dinner. Once the by. The whalers then picked up the re­ headed by Stew Brissette. This com­ canoes were rigged, the crews took placed paddlers for their rest period. mittee established the budget for the them by trailer to Hale O Lono for final If necessary, the paddlers could season and selected Tom Conner as testing and rigging. This took most of come aboard the big escort boat for head coach and Jeff Kissel as chief the day. more rest, first aid or a rub down. To logistical officer. Again. Bill Cook and Gay cooked up transfer people from the whaler to the With the help of checklists prepared a fabulous meal out of the coolers; escort, the whaler would come up and from the experience of many previous spaghetti with meat sauce, steaks, salad push against a mattress hanging over Molokai crossings, the logistic ball and French bread heavy with garlic the stern of the escort. This provided a started to roll. Hotel, air and barge butter— a diet designed to get the crews very stable and safe method of trans­ reservations were made so as to get across the channel the next morning ferring paddlers from one boat to an­ people, canoes, cars and trailers to without a big breakfast. other. Molokai on schedule. Escort boats With the final crew selections made, As we all know, the OCC crews took were also lined up and chartered. Cline Mann and Kissel went to work on first place in the open division and our As race day neared, the coach set up the “change charts.” These charts koa entry took third koa. We also heard his requirements for the crews' training specify which paddler is in which seat, that some of our toughest rivals lost table. Kissel and Bill Cook went to and for how long. It is designed to give some time to navigational errors, work with Ray Ludwig and staff to set each paddler equal time in the boat, equipment failures (an ama came un­ up the menus and pack the meals in the equal rest and a little variety as to which tied) and one escort boat lost a propel­ club's coolers for transport to Molokai. seat he is in. The keepers of these charts ler. Thursday prior to Saturday’s race, must be flexible enough to adjust the Our crews this year were in superb the advance detachment of Jeff Kissel, cycle in case a paddler can’t go back in physical condition and our support Bill Cook. Cline Mann. Wayne Faulk­ for some reason. team gave them the support they de­ ner. John Beaumont, Stew Brissette, With an early call planned race day, served. We should all be proud of the Kimo and Gay Austin headed for Mo­ Conner got his crews to bed early. At entire team. I know that I am. lokai. Their job was to pick up the 4:00 a.m. all hands rolled out and as­ canoes, trucks and equipment from sembled. Another cooler was opened Young Bros, barge and get them to the and juice, sweet rolls and muffins were Hotel Molokai. With all the chores served. The crews then headed for the done, the advance detachment headed Hale O Lono starting line and the sup­ for Kimo and Gay Austins’ Molokai port people headed for the escort boats home. After some horseback riding, at Kaunakakai. horseshoes, a delicious dinner from one The OCC had chartered two large (36 of the coolers, and a couple of hours of foot plus) escort boats and had two “Shogun,” the support crew called it a Boston whalers outboard motorboats as day. change boats. One of the large boats Friday morning, all hands were at the was captained by OCC member Mike airport to meet the paddlers. Because Holmes, himself a veteran of 4 Molokai big jet airliners sometimes cannot land crossings as a paddler. The support fleet on Molokai if the wind isn’t right, our left Kaunakakai about 5:30 a.m. so as people used Royal Hawaiian Air Serv­ to get to Hale O Lono by 7:00 a.m. TV COVERAGE: NBC photographed ice to be sure of getting there. Joining The race started with no crew the race as a segment on "Sports the welcoming party was OCC member changes for the first half hour. Each World" to be shown next year. Outrigger Canoe Racing: For Women Who Love the Ocean by Sharon J. Bintliff, M.D. Racing Hawaiian outrigger canoes is machine, it rarely is a winning crew. If when you tell yourself, “That was the the very essence of the Hawaiian heri­ only one girl of the six is going through strongest pull I had. but it has got to be tage and tradition, one of the few that the motions but not really pulling her more the next stroke.” You have to remains, and for that reason has an es­ weight, that will make the difference in fight thinking about things like, “I’m thetic value for me matched by none a race. And only that person knows getting tired, how much longer is the other. But why do women race outrig­ whether she is carrying her share of the race?” You can only think about the ger canoes? What is it that attracts load. next stroke and the fact that it has got to women from all walks of life— profes­ As in any athletic event, there are be better timed and stronger, much sional women, housewives, models, certain techniques, styles and forms stronger. college students— of ages spanning a which, when followed precisely, make You must concentrate on the fact that half century in some crews? I am sure for excellence. The ability to learn there is no room for mistakes, abso­ each woman has her own reasons for these techniques and styles requires a lutely no mistakes! You cannot miss a participating in this beautiful sport, and certain level of coordination, agility, change, or let your paddle slip so that I would like to share my thoughts, my and, most importantly, concentration. you get out of timing, and heaven for­ feelings, my reasons. This latter is the key quality that sepa­ bid that you ever drop a paddle. The Canoe racing is a team sport that rates the occasional Sunday tennis level of concentration must continually combines the challenge and excitement player from the athlete who is accom­ fight the temptation to think about how of team participation in that element of plished at whatever sport he or she your body feels, because no matter how nature that I love best— Mother Ocean! encounters and strives to master. it feels you have to keep going, you The pressure is on each member of the What goes on in my head during a have to stay in time, and you have to crew to be in top physical condition, yet race is critical and. being very com­ pull with all the strength that you have, strength is only part of the formula for a petitive, I keep telling myself that we and then find more. winning crew. Each paddler must be­ c a n win, we w ill win, we m u s t win. I guess at the spiritual level (and come an integral part of a crew of six Timing, timing is so important! My there should be a spiritual aspect in ev­ individuals who must blend together in blade must enter and leave the water at erything we do) there is a commune perfect harmony, physically, mentally exactly the same time as the blade of the with the ocean. That is one of the rea­ and spiritually. Yes, strength is essen­ girl in front of me. The rhythmical sons I prefer long distance, open-ocean tial and the stronger each individual movement of my body must be exactly paddling, because the ocean is so beau­ paddler, the stronger the crew; but the same as hers. Concentration, only tiful. without the blending, like a fine-tuned the most intense level of concentration, There also is a deep commune with the canoe. It is a material object but definitely has a spirit, a symbolic Hawaiian spirit. When I get in the canoe I am saying to it, "Run Kakina, 1980 OCC Holiday Schedule take us in first today, help us paddle a good race. ” I say things like that and I Keiki Christmas Party Christmas Day Party don't really think about the fact that Wednesday, December 17, Annual Thursday, December 25, most people might think it a bit strange OCC Holiday party for children of For members only. 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. to be talking to a canoe. The Hawaiians members and their parents. Special Luncheon served 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. truly believe that as this canoe is made children’s buffet at 5:00 p.m. Santa Special Christmas dinner served from the beautiful koa tree, instilled in Claus arrives at sunset by outrigger from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Make it is a beautiful spirit. I have experi­ canoe. Reservations please. reservations early. enced a commune with the canoe at that spiritual level, especially during the New Years Eve Lunch and Dinner first women's Molokai crossing. Christmas Eve Lunch and Dinner Wednesday, December 31, Lunch Racing outrigger canoes is a back­ Wednesday, December 24, Lunch served on the Hau Terrace. 12:00 to breaking, painfully beautiful ordeal for served on the Hau Terrace 2:30 p.m. Music, Dinner, those of us women who love the ocean. 12:00 to 2:30. Special Christmas Eve Dancing . . . Ring out the old and For me it is a deeply personal experi­ Dinner served in the main dining ring in the new at the OCC Gala ence that continues to enrich my life room from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Party. Starts at 9:00 p.m. and my ability to share it with others. Reservations please. Reservations, please. Na Waihine O Ke Kai. Reiner Indoor Retires Sport

Tom Reiner, Club Treasurer and Each Monday at 12:30 p.m., members long-time member (he joined the Out­ of the OCC Duplicate Bridge Club and rigger in 1950). will be able to be even their guests embark on another session more active in Club activities since his of stimulating games. Approximately retirement from Hawaiian Airlines after 10 tables take part and the games are 33 years as a pilot. conducted under the watchful eye of Tom’s flying career began in the Mace Green, a certified ACBL (Ameri­ summer of 1941, flying a Piper U-3 can Contract Bridge League) director. powered by a 65-horsepower engine. The club held three charity events He obtained his private pilot’s license this year, and donations of $100 each in September of that year, and the fol­ went to the National Charity Head­ lowing November joined the Army Air quarters, American Diabetes Associa­ Corps as a cadet. Commissioned a sec­ tion, and the Hawaii School for the ond lieutenant in July of 1942, he served Deaf and Blind. in Europe with the 409th Bomb Group 1947, Captain Reiner amassed a total of Officers are Marie Case, chairman; flying Martin B-26 Medium Bombers. 28,000 hours of flight time before his June Harris, vice-chairman; Helen After VE Day. Tom flew Boeing mandatory retirement last August on Rose, secretary; Blanche Hill, trea­ B-29s with the 316 Bomb Wing at his 60th birthday. surer, and Vickie Geist and Tia Don­ Kadena. Okinawa. He separated from With his wife Sharon, Tom left al­ nelly, board members at large. the service in May 1947 in Hawaii, most immediately on an extended trip Any Outrigger members interested in liked what he saw and decided to make to the Mainland enjoying the role of playing duplicate bridge may contact it his home. passenger and leaving the flying to either the chairman or the director of the Since joining Hawaiian Airlines in others. bridge club.

The Castle Nostalgia Time This parody on the old Hawaiian tune, “For You a Lei" was supplied us by Bill Swim Capp, who said, “It may give many of the members a laugh, remembering how we used to sing it to departing friends on Boat Days." The swim committee urges swimmers and escort helpers to sign up now for the For You a Lei, a Parody annual Castle swim to be held Sunday, November 30, starting at 8 a.m. Please For you a lei of liquors rare be prompt as the tide gets us if we start A lei of gin to guzzle in, earlier or later. A bit of Oke Old Crow and a few drops of rye All ages are welcome, and speed is We are gonna get high. not important. Participation has always Ere we say good-bye been the goal of the swim committee. This lei of booze, 1 give to youse The club provides transportation to the Will drive away your cares and blues start and breakfast that follows the If you're feeling for a fling swim. The courses are marked by flags, All you do is cut the string and paddle escorts may be any spouse, On this lei of booze friend or child who wants to have fun I give to youse. and is willing to work. Categories are male and female juniors and male and female adults in age groups 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75 and over. Please sign up at the front desk. Aloha Spirit

The following is a letter received by President Buddy Ackerman from Dan­ ielle Tanoai, a member of the Hawaiian PROUD PARENTS: Robert and W arriors canoe club. It speaks for it­ Margaret Hogan greet daughter self: Anne, steersman, following the “During the Kualoa to Kuilima Dad Center Race. Canoe Race last August 31. our escort boat developed engine problems out­ side of Laie Point. Seeing that the boat was nowhere in sight, the Outrigger Club’s escort boat stopped to see if we were all right and gave my crew some­ thing to drink. “I'm sure you know how good it feels to have something nice and cool to drink when you're hot and thirsty. What was even a nicer feeling was that your Canoe Club came over to see if we needed help and to share their drinks with us. “I don’t know the names of the men on your escort boat but I do know they are fine young men who know the true THE WINNERS: Here are the OCC paddlers who won the 25-mile Dad Center meaning of ' Aloha. ’ 1 just wanted to Long Distance Canoe Race in mid-September. Back Row: Michele St. John, Traci let them know that the women of my Phillips, Anne Hogan, Mutter Scully, Diana Smart, Kaiulu Downing. Middle Row: crew really appreciated their thought­ Anita Minteer, Tiare Richert Monte Costa, Suzi Johnston. Front Row: Sue Oldt, fulness. Your Canoe Club will always Doc Bintlift, Robin Smith. (Lincoln Scale Photographs) be tops in our books.”

Calendar Golf Tourney at Waialae Outrigger golfers will have a rare carts and trophies. November-December opportunity to play the famous Waialae Since spaces will be limited to 45, Golf Course in our Fall golf tourney on early signup is a must for those who Nov. 8 Dinner Dance: Cocktails, Friday, Nov. 21. reports Frank Walton, wish to play. A signup sheet is available 6 p.m .; Dinner, 7 p.m. golf chairman. at the Outrigger desk. A waiting list Nov. 21 Fall Golf Tourney, Waialae Through the efforts of former Out­ will be maintained for those who sign rigger Club president Roy Kesner, the up too late to get on the schedule. Nov. 22 Sailing Regatta. Deadline for Waialae Golf Committee has approved entering, Nov. 17. a plan to allow each Waialae/Outrigger Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Dinner, Canoe Club member to sponsor three Surf Board from 4:30. guests on that date. Rental Increases Nov. 30 Castle Swim, 8 a.m. Fifteen tee times, commencing at 10 Effective October I. 1980 there a.m., have been reserved for Outrigger was an increase in the rental of surf Mondays, 12 noon: Duplicate Bridge, players, with each foursome to be main dining room. boards as follows: headed by a Waialae/Outrigger mem­ Members: $1.00 for two hours. Mondays, 6 p.m.: Monday Night ber. Fee for non-Waialae members will Guests: $3.00 for two hours. Football, cocktail lounge. be $23, which will include green fees. Outrigger Neighbors by Leighton Taylor Director. Waikiki Aquarium I know that Outrigger members agree with me that Hawaii is a great place for a Labor Day roughwater swim. San Francisco, La Jolla, and other Mainland cities have a similar event, but none can really compare with the quality of ours: the nice, warm ocean, a warm beach at the end of the swim, and beautiful, clear water. It's this last quality that I The Manini, or Convict Surgeon, grazes on the limu-covered reef in front of the like best because it allows me to fish- Outrigger Club, Individuals ranging from two to eight inches long are common watch during the race. (An ichthyolo­ Outrigger Neighbors. (Drawing by Miller & Morloka) gist always has a good excuse for a slow time because he can always say he was stage. The Hawaiian name reflects the Hawaiian. Because he gave nothing “conducting research" by counting same characteristics: ohua-liko (tender away from his closely tended gardens, fishes.) But even the dynamite swim­ leaf bud). Hawaiian residents even today refer to mers like lan Embersen, who burn up Manini were a popular and important stingy people as manini, with no insult the course, spend enough time in the food fish for the ancient Hawaiians and meant to one of Hawaii's most gener­ water to see some of our great Outrigger were often cooked with intestines intact ous fish species. neighbors cruising over the reef. so that the limu in the stomach could be If you'd like to manini-watch, or see One of the most abundant families of enjoyed as a sauce for the flesh. some other surgeonfish that are Outrig­ fishes found along the roughwater swim It is interesting that "manini" in ger neighbors, you don't really have to course is the surgeonfish family Acan- contemporary slang persists as a word swim the entire roughwater swim thuride. All of these species bear a for stingy or very thrifty. The usage is course. Pick a clear day and take your common characteristic of a knifelike apparently not based on any character­ mask and snorkel to the reef area just scale on both sides of their tail which is istics of the convict surgeonfish, but inside the wind sock, where 1 guarantee as sharp as a scalpel. This apparatus is rather on the fiscal policies of Don you can see at least five species of sur­ used in courtship, fighting, and other Francisco de Paul Marin, an adviser to geonfish in a ten-minute swim. Good kinds of social communication. The Kamehameha I. Marin was responsible snorkeling—and say Hi to our surgeonfish family includes species like for the introduction of exotic fruits such neighbors. palani, kala, the yellow tange, and 18 as pineapples, guavas, grapes, and figs. (Adapted from an article published in the other Hawaiian species. His name Marin became manini in 1978 Hawaii Coastal Zone News.) Probably the most common surgeon­ fish on the roughwater swim course is the manini, Acanthurus triostegus. In a Enjoy way it is a typical Hawaiian resident: its Off and Running family has been here for a long time, Thanksgiving but its ancestors immigrated from else­ Since his recent appointment as chair­ where. Its fellows are cosmopolitan and man of the Running Committee, Jim Dinner range from the east coast of Africa Peterson has been busy reviewing past at your own throughout the Red Sea and the Pacific Club-sponsored activities in an en­ to Mexico and the Galapagos Islands. It deavor to stimulate new interest in the Outrigger is sometimes called the “convict” .sur­ running program. To accomplish this, Canoe Club geonfish because of its color pattern of he developed a questionnaire through Traditional turkey black bars on a white background. Like which runners can indicate what they with all the trimmings. most other surgeons, manini eat sea­ would like in the future. Congenial surroundings. weed and graze either singly or in The questionnaire is posted on the Dinner Served from 4:30 p.m. schools across the limu-covered reef. bulletin board, and Peterson urges in­ Make your The majority of Hawaiian reef fish, terested members to express their reservations early, please! and the manini is no exception, spend wishes by answering the questions. their early life as a transparent larvae. Only in this way, he says, can he rec­ Biologists call this inch-long, fragile, ommend specific programs requested young surgeonfish the “acronurus” by the members. New Members Outrigger The following persons have been Milton Neilson elected to membership by the Board of Richard Youngs Published monthly by the Outrigger Canoe Club Directors: Intermediate to Nonresident: 2909 Kalakaua Avenue at Diamond Head Junior: Jeffrey V. Adams Honolulu. Hawaii 96815 Phone: 923-1585 John Paul Clarkin III Nancy Foytich Officers and Directors: Megan Marie Clarkin C.E. Bud Ackerman. President Associate to Inactive: Jeffrey Garett Pietsch William M Wilson, V.P Operations Kristin Michelle Shipley Benee Akaka Charles M Martin. VP Activities Linda Libbey Thomas Arthur Reiner, Treasurer Sharon J Bintliff. M .D.. Asst. Treasurer The following members were trans­ Junior to Associate: Benjamin B Cassiday, Secretary ferred from one classification to an­ W illiam C. C app, Asst. Secretary Paul Akaya other: Coordinating Directors: Bruck Ayau John Beaumont. Athletics/Winged O" Intermediate to Regular: David Ayau Gordon W Bradley. Buildings and Brant Ackerman Charles Coons Grounds Robert L Moore. House Priscilla H. Berenzweig Susan Dorsey Steven Faulkner R obert L V ieira. Admissions /Membership Jayne Crabb Guy K H arrison, Labor/Management Jimmy Dean Kurt Heilbron William Dixon Cook. Entertainment Steve Gould Lisa Klum Kim Woolaway. PR/Historical IDisplay William C. Rasmussen Dean Michaelidis Ronald G Sorrell. Long Range Planning Prosper O'Connor Management Staff: Associate to Intermediate: Whitney O ’Connor Raymond P Ludwig, General Manager James H. Beaumont Greg Oredson Jim Wells/Richard Lazarski. Asst Mgrs William Teruya. Executive CheJ Joslin Snyder Cynthia L. Cooke Barbara Annis.Controller John J. Goss Arthur Styan Outrigger Staff: Tammy Sorrell Travis Steven Wheelon Marty Buckley, Editor Richard W. Vier Derek Wood Scoop Tsuzuki. Photography Cindy Turner. Designer Regular to Nonresident: Regular to Senior: James Dorsey Dr. Robert C. Sample Curtis P. Franks Helen M. Lewis ON THE COVER: Hau leaves by John R. Grymes Arlen M. Scott Cindy Turner.

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