Pacific Paddler, August 2017 - 6

Walter J. Macfarlane Regatta

Outrigger Canoe Club hosted the 75th annual Walter J.
Macfarlane Regatta on July 4th. Clubs from the Oahu
Canoe Racing Association gathered at Waikiki Beach
with their fiberglass canoes.

The race was named after Macfarlane after his death
in 1943. At the time, he was the Outrigger Canoe
Club's president and a Territorial Legislator for Hawaii.
Outrigger Canoe Club was already planning a 4th of
July race at Waikiki as part of the Kamehameha aquatic
carnival and decided to name it after him.
The races are held in front of the Royal Hawaiian and
Moana Beach Hotels. When the race first began, they
were the only hotels in Waikiki.

The 4th of July regatta is one of the most anticipated
events of the year. It's a time to celebrate our nation's
birth date plus a chance to compete in the surf. This year
the waves were manageable with few hulis or interference with tourists on floaties. Jet skies patrolled keeping
people off the course and the lone starter boat avoided
the small sets coming in.
The first race of the day was to honor the nation's military. There were crews from the island's five branches:
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.
The winners will get their names on the USS Arizona
Memorial Trophy.

About 1,450 paddlers took part in 42 events. Paddlers
range in age from 8, Skylee Hashimoto in the Girls 12
from Waimanalo to Florence Apa, age 87, a Women
Master (70) with Anuenue.

The winners of the most prestigious races of the day,
Senior Men, will have their names added to the Walter
Macfarlane Memorial Trophy, and got to drink champagne from it at the ceremony. Tradition holds that they
share a round with second place finishers. This year
Lanikai got to drink first from the silver cup then let
Outrigger have a turn.
Now to be memorialized on the trophy are the crew of
Nick Foti, Levi-Jordan Goeas, Manny Kulukulualani,
Jack Roney, Igor Sobreira and Karel Tresnak, Jr. The
top three finishers were Lanikai 11:07.75, Outrigger
11:31.46, and Keahiakahoe 11:40.43.

The Senior Women race for the Muriel Macfarlane
Flanders Cup. The winning crew shares a champagne

Pacific Paddler august 2017

Photos by Ropati

toast from the bowl with the second
place crew at the awards.

This year Outrigger's Jennifer
Fratzke, Angie Dolan Giancaterino,
Amy Lawson, Billy Lawson,
S h a n n o n O ' N e i l l a n d Tr a c i
Phillips had the honors. Top 3
were Outrigger 12:14.95, Lanikai
12:26.83, and Healani 13:04.83.

Division Results

Division AAA (31-45 events):
Lanikai won with 187 points,
Outrigger 171, Hui Nalu 143, and
Kailua 113. Lanikai took home
12 gold, 11 silver, and 28 bronze
edging out Outrigger's 11 gold, 10
silver, and 6 bronze.
Division AA (16-30 events):
Keahiakahoe had 73, Healani 62,
and Hui Lanakila 45.
Division A (0-15 events): Leeward
Kai finished with 50, Waikiki Surf
Club 39, Waimanalo 19, Anuenue
19, New Hope 17, Koa Kai 5, Kai
Oni 4, Keola O Ke Kai 3, Makaha
Canoe Club 3 and Ewa Pu'uloa 1.

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