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Paddling on the Masters crew were Tom McTigue, Henry Ayau, Mike Clifford, John Mounts, Bill Danford, host Max Christmas and Brant Ackerman. Seas were rough in the Hamilton Cup race. Winners of the Hamilton Cup race were Scott Rolles and Bruce Black, front; Mark Rigg , Chris Kincaid, Tom Conner, Coach Steve Scott and Marc Haine. Not pictllred, Walter Guild, Keone Downing and Kainoa Downing. 2 DCC Wins Hamilton Cup By Steve Scott Australia, the land Down Under, home to koala bears and kangaroos, is now host to the newest international outrigger canoe race, the Hamilton Cup. The Outrigger Canoe Club was invited to compete in this year's race on June 10 and 11 by virtue of having won last year's Molokai-to-Oahu canoe race, and in June that winning crew left for Hamilton Island, located off the coast of Australia in the Great Barrier Reef. Our host in Australia was Rounding Dent Island, the first change of Chris Kincaid, Walter Guild and Koone Downing was made with a five-boat lead, and Outrigger surfed ~g~:~;~~~~§ l away from Gold Coast# I. canoe racing started in Aus As we came back to Hamilton Is tralia. land, our lead of two minutes was being In 1984, Keith brought a cut, and everyone knew this was not crew from Australia to Ha going to be a cake walk. waii to compete in the Molo The next island was Pentecost, the kai-to-Oahu canoe race and longest stretch we would face and Out finished a very respectable rigger was able to open up its lead. As fifth overall. we headed back to Cats Eye beach, we The Outrigger group of 16 hoped to be able to surf, but it was not paddlers, including a masters to be. crew, landed in Australia not By this time, the Masters knowing what to expect, but race had finished, a nine-mile thanks to everyone at the ironman race, with Hamilton Island Resort they made Outrigger's Mike Clif- it very difficult to leave. One paddler ford, Henry even stayed an extra week. Ayau, John Despite all the distractions on Ham the sprints. Mounts, Bill ilton Island, trips to the Great Barrier In the preliminary race, Danford, Tom Reef, Dirty Nellie's, one-man canoe ad the Outrigger narrowly won over the McTigue and ventures, Awesome, XXXX (beer), pool Gold Coast #2 crew, and in the fmal ® Brant Ackerman paddling and parasailing, we were there would be facing both Gold Coast winning handily. to race. crews. They came out on Awesome to The open crew had a race of 25 The final was very close for the frrst watch the marathon race, and provided miles, a distance we couldn't take 500 meters, and on the second twn, the incentive to push to the fmish. It lightly, against competition we knew with the Outrigger in second place, the was a XXXX kind of day, and Outrig nothing about, except their I984 Molo Gold Coast # 1 crew and Outrigger col ger won in a time of 3 hours and 33 kai finish. lided, knocking Tom Conner out of the minutes, with Gold Coast #I in second After a preview of the race course steering seat and Outrigger out of the place, four minutes behind. on Keith Williams' boat Awesome, we race. The Hamilton Cup has the potential knew ~e race would be difficult be The eventual winner was the Gold to be one of the great outrigger canoe cause of the many different conditions Coast #2 crew. We now knew our races in the world, because of the var we would face in doing a figure eight competition was fast for I,OOO meters. ied conditions and the beauty of Hamil around three islands. There were also The marathon race Sunday found the ton Island. tides to contend with, which could be a competitors facing stiff winds and cur The Outrigger Canoe Club crew is fluctuation of 12-I5 feet from high to rents, conditions we felt would be in thankful to Keith Williams for his invi low. our favor. The starting crew of Kainoa tation and everyone on Hamilton Island On Saturday, the sprint races and Downing, Marc Haine, Bruce Black, for their hospitality, and to Continental beach events took place. The Outrigger Mark Rigg, Scott RoUes and Tom Con Airlines for their support. They made it crew breezed through the volleyball ner paddled head-to-head with Gold possible for the Outrigger to participate competition, dido 't enter the cheerlead Coast #I for the first 20 minutes in in a great canoe race, the Hamilton ing contest, and had its eyes opened in rough conditions. Cup. ~ 3 81st Annual DCC Luau Photos by Marilyn Kali 1 There was a full house for the 2 81st annual Outrigger Canoe Club Luau on August 26 which saluted well-known songwriter Alex An derson. (1) Anderson, who wrote many hapa haole tunes including "Lovely Hula Hands," watches dancers perform his most popular songs. (2) Emcee Barry Yap per forms "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai." (3) Entertainment Committee Chair Scrappy Lipton dances a hula. (4) Marlene Sai was the featured vocalist. Other Club members to entertain were (5) Leilani Kekoolani, (6) Ray Suganuma and (7) Conne Suther land. The buffet table was loaded with goodies including lomi salmon, chicken long rice, lau lau, poi, kalua pig, mahimahi, sweet 3 potato, sll. ~, . haupia. i 4 5 6 7 4 'Waikiki Beachboy' to Benefit ODKF By Gerri Pedesky Beachboy. The word great Christmas gift. It's shares a common history beautiful to look at and with Waikiki. It conjures fun to read, full of old up a romantic pas t: friends and acquaint cruise ships and state ances. Author Grady room parties, a luxurious Timmons, w ho spent pink hotel and a strip of four years collecting pic sand once described tures and stories, shows as"curving in a gentle, how Waikiki evolved flesh-covered arc toward through its association Diamond Head." with this remarkable col It brings back tandem lection of men, and how surfing on giant redwood the beachboys contrib boards, baritone ukuleles uted to the Islands' repu a nd nicknames like tation as one of the most Splash Lyons, Laughing hospitable of visitor-des John and Turkey Love. tination areas. Although the Waikiki Bcachboy of beachboy tradition sur fers a candid account of vives to this day in Wai the lives of several of kiki, the real beachboy is Beachboys from the Outrigger Beach Services in 1952 were, from the most famous a relic from another era. left, Sally Hale, Turkey Love, Johnny Hollinger, Steamboat Mokuahi beachboys-including a Legend casts him as a Jr., a young boy, Steamboat Mokuahi Sr., unknown, Gene "Tarzan" memorable chapter on bronzed waterman with Smith and, kneeling, Panama Dave Baptiste and Philip Kaihue. Duke Kahanamoku. enorm ous charm, good Photo by Scoops Tsuzuki, courtesy of Steamboat Mokuahi Sr. Waikiki Beachboy humor and musical ge will be enjoyed by resi nius-a carefree, party- dents of Hawaii, by visi ing fool and ardent womanizer. The For a limited time, the Outrigger tors and especially members of the Out legend is surprisingly close to the truth. Duke Kahanamoku Foundation is offer rigger Canoe Club. The oldtime Waildki beachboy re ing "Waikiki Beachboy" at the special The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku mains a lively presence in the memo price of $25, a savings of $5 off the Foundation is p lanning an autograph ries of visitors and residents alike. cover price. This is an exclusive offer, party for the book in November. Veteran members of the Outrigger with the ODKF sharing in the proceeds. You may order the book for pickup Canoe Club, especially, may recall that Publis hed by Editions Limited, at the Beach Shop or have it mailed to it was Club member Bill Mullahey, in "Waikiki Beachboy" would make a you or to any address you wish. I the wake of the famous Massie rape case in 1931, who started the Waikild ~------------------------------ - - - -- ------------- - -- ------------ ---- - --------~ Beach Patrol, Waikiki 's second beachboy service. Waikiki Beachboy Order Form The Beach Patrol was run by Sally Hale and had as its honorary captain Name__ ____________ ____ Club No.____ _ famed Waikiki visitor Shirley Temple. Address____ _____________________ The Beach Patrol was the predecessor City _ _ _ ________ State. _____ ZIP___ ____ to the Outrigger Beach Services, which after World War II became Waikiki 's Please reserve my copy of Waikiki Beachboy: major beach service, employing such Price Quantity Tolal I will pick up at Beach Shop $25. X $. _ ___ legendary beachboys as Panama Dave Please Mail to me* $28. X $.___ _ Baptiste, Steamboat Mokuahi and Tur (Address list auached) key Love. *Order must be received by November 15 to assure Now, a beautifully illustrated new Christmas delivery. Price includes shipping charges. Total $ _ ___ book, "Waikiki Beachboy", offers Out rigger members a chance to relive those Mail order to: Outrigger Duke Kahanarnoku Foundation, wonderful bygone years-and contrib 2909 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815. ute to a good cause in the process. l ____________ _______ ____ __ _______ _____ ___ __ _______ ____________________ ___ ____ j 5 5th Annual Cline Mann Paddleboard Race By Marilyn Kali Three course re time was four min cords were set in utes faster than the the 5th annual old record. Cline Mann Pad The third course dleboard Race at record came in the the Club on Au women's surfboard gust 19. The class by Karen o verall winner Pang, 45 minutes, was Pete Johnson 23 seconds. She with a time of 32 beat Debbie Way minutes, 20 sec man's record by 23 onds in the 5,000- seconds.