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Jackie Ray Race 2022

Saturday’s race had a good turn out with some sunny weather and some slight bumps. Long Course ran about 9.5 miles and short course was about 6 miles with both of them running south from Keauhou Bay.

Four Keaukaha paddlers decided to let the racers start as they loaded their canoes from the beach just to see if they wouldn’t be last. You know those famous stories: they started last but finished first. Unfortunately this isn’t that kind of story, but they didn’t finish last and still had a great time.

Congratulations to Tyler who hammered to first OC1 to finish (3rd overall) and Kama (6th overall) was the first V1 to finish long course.

Long Course: Tyler, Kama, Eric, Kawika, Keola

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Short Course: Grant (division 1st!), Loren (welcome new member), Kawai (division 1st!), Warren

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2022 Kaipalaoa Pics

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2022 Kaipalaoa Results

This race was sponsored by So Juicy Hawaii owners Keaukaha paddlers Kwai-Chang and Corrina Publico. Part of the proceeds went to raise funds for the Hayward Ohana and everyone was happy to see Eddie come out and race with us too. There was large turn out and registration filled up early due to the covid limits on crowd sizes.

The weather was calm and sunny again and while Western Hawai’i had plenty of swell, the East Side had fairly flat conditions. Both the long and short course started at the same time from the beach. The long course running about 8.4 miles towards the radio tower and short course a little over 3 miles inside the bay.

Our club had about 22 paddlers on the water testing their abilities and pushing hard. Jose pulled off another 1st over all win followed closely by the rest of the Keaukaha open men paddlers. And on the short course Eha hammered it out with the adults to pull off a 4th overall (discarding the 2-man canoes) and first V1 Junior.

Congrats to all the club paddlers who came and raced. It was exciting to see so many turn up for these beginning 2 races. Let’s keep going!

Jackie Rey’s on Feb. 5th at Keauhou.

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Long Course Finishers: Jose (first overall), Kama, Tyler, Aaron, Keahi, Kyle, Eric, Keola, Kawika & Nahi, Rodrigo

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Short Course Finishers: Eha, Grant, Jeff, Nate, Michael, Cherie, Rena, Kwai-Chang, Warren, Kaui, Corrina

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Stan Cann 2022 Results

Stan has been thinking of renaming this race due to all the natural disasters that seem to occur on his race day from the false missile attack alert to Saturday’s early morning tsunami and the pandemic and floods in between.

Nevertheless Hilo was ready to open the season and race. Both events were near capacity and some standby paddlers were able to jump in.

Unfortunately, unlike the last weeks, the weather was calm and the ocean was flat. Even the tides were barely moving. That didn’t stop Jose from catching an epic “wave” all the way to the first turn. He somehow managed to get onto the escort boat wake at the start and ride it at a blistering pace with out being noticed by the escort crew who usually try to shake paddlers loose.

We had a good club turn out and there were several paddlers who wanted to race but either missed the entry due to the Covid capacity limits or couldn’t join in after the high school sprint regattas were cancelled in Kona at the last minute.

Congrats to the Long Course: Jose (1st Overall!), Tyler, Kama, Eric, Keola

And the short course hammahs: Jeff, Nate, Warren, Michael

Here’s the updated and corrected results for both short course and long course.

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Hopefully no one was accidentally missed on the list of congratulations. Lets get out there and see some paddling for the Kaipalaoa Race this coming Saturday! Open to register now: https://hipa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=39669&module_id=408119

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Pa’akai Paddles Race

Saturdays last pre-season race on Dec. 4th was a dreary Kona morning with no wind and cold rain. Hilo’s weather was the subject of plenty of jokes.

The course was changed to run south with some wind blown swell that was left over from the channel to the north. Only a light breeze filtered down the shore. The short course was a 5 mile run past Keahuolu Point and back followed by the long course was a 7 mile paddle which of course meant somewhere around 8.5 miles.

Keaukaha paddlers made a good showing of force with impressive top showings on the long course by Jose, Aaron and Tyler. Eha on the short course had his ama fail and had to abandon the race unfortunately. But it’s a reminder to all of us to keep a close eye on our gear as it takes a beating out there.

Special mention goes to Brandi who didn’t let a little thing like pregnancy slow her down from getting some exercise out on the water.

Long Course: Jose, Aaron, Tyler, Jordan “Kama”, Keahi, Kyle, Ryan “Kawika”, Eric, James, Rodrigo

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Short Course: Brandi, Cother-McKeague (Jr.), Tanoa (Jr.), Nahiena (Jr) and Eha (Jr, DNF)

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Beanie Heen Race Results

The one and two man canoe race held on Nov. 27 as a charity for the Hayward Ohana was well attended. There was a large fleet of 13 OC2’s and even a 2-surfski on the water. Due to the small southerly swell crossing the reef, the race officials changed the buoy can race to an out and back course starting and finishing inside the hot harbor.

HIPA probably set a record for the most controlled start line because the previous race was a little out of control and had a 1/4 mile rolling start before they just gave up and blew the start horn. This race the large group of paddlers sat in a nice line and waited for the horn to blow. Some waited more patiently than others, but no one was pushing forward.

Both the short course (3 miles) and the long course (6 miles which magically grew to almost 8 miles) headed north out of the harbor with the short course paddlers turning at 1.5 miles around a buoy inside near the shore. The 2 man OC2’s established a dominate role at the front of the pack but we had two individual Keaukaha paddlers contending for the lead against them:

  • Tyler hammered out a 6th over all (3rd if you discount the 2 man canoes) placing 2nd in class to Keakua Nolan with less than 1 minute time gap on the long course.
  • Eha Kiyuna (Jr. V1) managed to fight off a lot of adult paddlers on the short course and true to his namesake got 4th overall (3rd ignoring the 2 man in 1st) with less than 20 seconds behind the first one man to finish making 1st in his division.

Congratulations to all the Keaukaha paddlers out there on the pre-season races. Remember there’s another race Dec. 4th. So you still have a chance to burn off all those holiday calories! Registration for that race is open now:

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Long Course Paddlers: Tyler, Keahi, Kyle, Eric, Ryan “Kawika”, Rodrigo

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Short Course Paddlers: Eha Kiyuna (V1 Jr), Tanoa Laititi (V1 Jr), Cother-McKeague La’a (V1 Jr), Nahiena “Nahi” Kekuawela (V1 Jr)

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2021 Abbott Galaher Seaman Race

It was a calm day with two out and back courses of 3 and 5 miles with the proceeds going to the Hawai’i Food Bank. These pre-2022 season races are a great way to get motivated for the upcoming race season. Congratulations to Kyle and Rodrigo for placing on the long course!

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There will be another race the Beanie Heen Memorial at Kawaihae on November 27th and if you miss that there’s a race planned on Dec. 4th, the Pa’akai Paddles race at Honokohau Harbor.

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HIPA Races 13th & 27th

There will be a benefit race for the Hawaii Food Bank in Keauhou with both a long course (5 miles) and a short course (3 miles). It’s on the 13th of this month. There will also be a second race on the 27th, but no details are published yet.

This is a fun race to help you start thinking about the 2022 paddling season and a way to get yourself motivated and out of the Covid slump.

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Remember you have to register on line and there are limited spaces due to the current Covid restrictions. See you out there!

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Yamagata Challenge Results

This past Saturday the last official points race for HIPA took place in Honokohau on the Kona side. The long course had a 14 mile run with 23 canoes and the short course 10 miles with 39 canoes.

Jose was 3rd overall and the first OC1 to finish on the long course. And Jeff pulled off a second in his division. Short course had a lot of podium placers with Keahi #1 surfski M.Open, Grant & Kawai #1 OC2 Mix, Greg #1 60’s M, Niau #2 V1-Jr-M., Eha #3 V1-Jr-M., Brandi #1 OC1-F.Open, Dalilah #1 V1-Jr-F., Jason White #3 OC1-Novice-M, Cother-McKeague #3 V1-Jr.F and Waiolukea Publico (#1 OC1 Jr.-F)

  • Long Course: Jose, Jeff
  • Short Course: Keahi, Grant & Kawai, Greg, Niau (V1-Jr.), Eha (V1-Jr.) Brandi, O-shen Kawaihae (V1. Jr), Dalilah Martin (V1. Jr), Jason, Cother-McKeague La’a (V1 Jr), Malakai Laititi (V1 Jr.), Waiolukea Publico (V1 Jr.), Kwai-Chang, Tanoa Latiti (V1 Jr)

Great paddling everyone. Don’t forget the “Dash for Cash” downwind sprint race on May 8th at ‘Anaeho’omalu Bay.

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Kawaihae Surf Park Race Results

As the one man season reaches the end the courses are longer and the competition heats up. Saturday brought a light northerly breeze on some relatively flat water. The short course headed north about 4 miles followed by the long course start paddlers who chased them north for about 5 miles. Both courses returned on a slowly building north breeze to round out the 8 and 10 miles legs.

Good to see all the Keaukaha paddlers out there charging both courses, including our newest member Jason White. (Note these preliminary results have a number of errors regarding places and categories, but the times look correct).

  • Long: Eric, Jeff
  • Short: Keahi, Grant & Kawai, Nahi (Jr. OC2) & Kawika Kekuawela, Greg, Lewis Fleishour (Jr. V1), Mike McConnell, Shai Badon-Dellomes (V1 Jr.), Jason White, Niau Paulos (V1 Jr.), Eha Kiyuna (V1 Jr.), Cother-McKeague La’a (V1 Jr), Waiolukea Publico (V1 Jr.), Malakai Laititi (OC1 Jr.), O-shen Kawaihae (OC1 Jr.)
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Upcoming Races

  1. The Yamagata Challenge this year will have a 10 mile short course and a 14 mile long course. This is a rare chance for you course guys to try the Yamagata as there is usually only one 14 mile course.
  2. The Big Island Championship race at Keokea is likely to happen but will be invitation only due to the limits placed on race sizes. More news as this develops.
  3. May 8, 9:30am at ‘Anaeho’omalu Bay Aloha Unlimited is hosting a “Dash For Cash” sprint race for OC1 and OC2. There will be 1-mile heats in a tournament style competition with wild card additions. Cash prizes to overall and age group winners! $25 to enter and you must pre-register here.