OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB OUTRIGGER BEACH AT DIAMOND HEAD, HONOLULU, HAWAII SEPTEMBER, 1976 I Outrigger Girls win Big Here we have only space to extend in Dad Center Memorial Race warm congratulations to our nine If the late great Dad Center's spir­ winning paddlers: Tim Guard; Tom it was hovering above our offshore Conner; Brant Ackerman; Marshall waters on Sunday, August 15th, he Rosa; Mike Lemes; Mark Buck; Bill must have felt proud of the nine Bright; Bill Mowatt; and Jay West. A OCC girls who manned the Club ca­ great all-around performance! noe in the annual Dad Center race. They not only bested the runner-up Volleyball Season Kailua crew by three minutes over in Full Swing the 8’/2-mile course from Hawaii Kai, but also did it in the good time of 1 All-Americans Charlie Jenkins and hr., 19 minutes. Paddling in the win­ Jim lams teamed up to win the Out­ ning canoe were: Tracy Phillips, rigger’s Open Volleyball Doubles Moira Scully, Connie Maguire, Anne Tournament July 17-18. The tough Nicol, Kisi Haine, Evie Black, Mi­ field of competitors included 18 of the chele St. John, Maile Ostrem and Mitzi Lee Named Acting state’s top doubles teams studded Karen Jones. Good goin’, gals! Dining Room Manager with many All-Americans and for­ mer All-American players. In sec­ OCC Sailors take State Hobie Mitzi Lee, who has been at the ond place were Jon Haneberg and Outrigger for 12 years, has been 14 Championship Honors Tom Davidson. The team of Chris named Acting Dining Room Man­ Crabb and Robin Durand came in OCC skipper Mike Holmes, ac­ ager due to Edward Mullers' illness third. cumulating the most points in a and recuperation from an operation. One of the outstanding teams of the season of 20 regattas, took top honors Announcement of the appointment tournament was the “All-Star Han­ in the 7th Hawaii Hobie 14 Season was made by Manager Riede. dicap Cripple Team" of Tom Haine which ended with the State Cham­ Mitzi brings a wealth of experi­ and Dan McFadden, both with in­ pionship regatta over the weekend of ence to her new position. She was juries, who, nonetheless, played fine August 7-8 in Kaneohe Bay. Dale Dining Room Hostess at the Club for volleyball. Up and coming Junior Hope took second spot in season- 11 years. She will be in charge of ar­ member Peter Ehrman also played points. rangements for private parties and extremely well throughout the Harold Hutchings, OCC sailing dinners as well as the overall dining matches. committee chairman, came in second room operation. July 24 saw more top-flight action in that final championship regatta. Coming from West Virginia, she at the OCC sand courts with the play­ (Dean Froome, Hawaii Hobie-Cat has lived in Hawaii since 1963. In ing of the Womens Club Cham­ Association member, took first her spare time—which she says is pionships. Miki McFadden and Lindy place.) decreasing—she is in real estate sales Vivas defeated Tracy Phillips and Both Holmes and Hope are thus and is associated with Betty and Bill Kisi Haine to win the championship among five Hawaii skippers qualified Wilson. title. In third were Wendy Crabb and to enter the National Hobie 14 Cham­ Mary Fern. pionships at Dana Point, California, Outrigger Crew wins Duke; Mens Club Doubles Cham­ September 29-October 2. (Others are sets new Course Record pionships were played the following Froome, Howard Lynn and Dave As The Outrigger goes to press, week-end with the unbeatable team Lung, HHCA members.) word comes of the OCC M e n ’s of Charlie Jenkins and Jim lams scor­ The Hawaii State Season and Crew’s fine victory in the August ing the win. Randy Shaw and Tom Championship regattas are spon­ 22nd Duke Kahanamoku Race, edg­ Madison took a second place and sored annually by HHCA, a member ing out Waikiki Surf in a close finish third went to the team of Jon organization of the National Hobie to set a new record under 3 hours. Haneberg and Tom Haine. Class Association. Mountainballer’s take OCC Sailing Regattas now set for Saturday Afternoons Third Straight Title by Bill Erickson The big OCC Fall Sailing Regatta series starts Saturday, September 11, with a skipper’s meeting scheduled at The Outrigger Canoe Club Moun­ tainball Team, following its mid­ 1:15 p.m. and two races to follow that season loss to Kamehameha Schools, afternoon. The same afternoon for­ recovered in championship style to mat will be followed on five ensuing post a 12 and 0 record for the balance Saturdays: September 18 and 25; and of the season and win its third Sur­ October 9, 16, and 23. veyor’s League Mountainball title. Club sailors are urged to sign up at The championship tilt against Colin "The Chief" Chock returns from volleyballmg in the front desk now and to get out on Kamehameha Schools on Tuesday, New York still swinging. the briny blue to practice. The regat­ August 3, was one of those heart- tas are open only to OCC members. age and the ever tough pitching of pounding affairs that left the spec­ There are four classes: Lasers (the Billy Head. tators exhausted from the tension. Club now owns four new ones), Scor- Of special note was the absence of Going into the contest, both Out­ pions, Hobie 14s and 16s. Ap­ David Pierson from the Outrigger rigger and Kam had posted 15 and 1 propriate trophies will be awarded at lineup for the last half of the season. records for the season, each losing to a celebratory awards banquet Oc­ David, along with his wife Sandy, the other. The contest was evenly tober 23,theday of thefinal regatta in have been traded to the Iranian played over the first six and one-half the series. Drillers for an undisclosed amount of innings with Kam having a one run Any questions? Call Gordon cash and two future draft choices. edge going into the bottom of the last Bradley, Regatta Chairman,' 521- Seriously, the members of the Moun­ inning. However, the "never say die" 3808, days, and 734-3171, evenings. tainball Team have bid a fond Outrigger squad reached into its farewell to the Piersons and hope arsenal of power for a last inning TO AND FOR ALL MEMBERS they bat a thousand with their new winning effort. Danny West led off From the Building and Grounds Committee opportunity. the inning with a line drive double to The league banquet will be held left field. Pinch hitting, Bernie Eilerts Your Building and Grounds Committee is Friday, August 13, at which the Out­ then stroked a hot shot to third which currently involved with several projects rigger Team will retire the Keppler was bobbled and a subsequent which we think the membership would like Memorial Trophy for having won the throwing error left Eilerts at second, to know about. The canoe maintenance area title for its third straight year. and West had scored the tying run. in the alley way at the lower level of the David Shoji then concluded the parking structure will soon be roofed, and MOUNTAINBALL FINAL AVERAGES season-long struggle forthecrownby new sand has been ordered for our beach. We are examining the possibility of install­ lining a single to right field, his third Name At Bat Hits Average hit of the game, to score Eilerts and Wood, K. 45 24 .533 ing solar heating as an economic measure. bring the title to 2909 Kalakaua Erickson, B 38 20 .526 This alternative is presently under study, and Avenue for the third straight year. Kilcoyne, B. 48 24 .500 no final decision has been made. We are also The game was highlighted by the Pease, J. 2 1 .500 working on canoe storage problems. If you Chock, C. 23 11 478 have any suggestions, please address them to pitching of Billy Head and fine defen­ McMahon, M. 15 7 467 our committee. Hugh Foster is Chairman. sive play by the entire squad. Stanley, L. 9 4 .444 The success of the Outrigger’s Eilerts, B 21 9 429 quest was a complete team effort as Shoji, D 7 3 .429 From Management Pierson, D. 34 14 412 15 players commonly were on hand to We ask that you please clean up your own Jennings, G. 30 12 .400 dishes when you eat at the Snack Bar as there fill the ten starting positions. Ken West, D. 29 11 .379 Wood led the team in hitting with a Head, B 49 17 .347 is no table service. MAHALO. .533 average nosing out coach Bill Bressette, S. 20 6 300 Erickson who hit .526. While Wood Berg, D. 10 3 300 New Wine List Introduced Moore, R. 10 3 300 was leading the team in batting The Club has a new wine list with many .294 Ayau, H. 34 10 new wines for our selection. This wine list average, Bill Kilcoyne lead the team Kaaua, A 14 4 .286 in home runs with 4, in tripleswith4, Balding, P 20 3 150 was prepared, not only to enlarge our choice and tied with Wood for total basehits Cundal, R. 16 1 .063 of individual wines and types, but also to with 24. McCormick, M 1 0 .000 maintain, as nearly as possible, current price 430 187 435 levels. In addition, wine by the carafe and In posting its 16 and 1 record for the half carafe have been added in Burgundy, year, the Outrigger scored an as­ Chablis, and Rose.