BOB HAMBY MEMORIAL SERIES RACE #1
Bob Hamby was a great water color artist and sculptor who died last year and this series is named in his honor. He was a partner with Marty Ellis for about 20 years and...
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OPENING DAY!
After 3 months with no racing it was great to have opening day finally arrive on Saturday February 5th. At least 6 of the racing boats had spent time out of the water...
Read MoreNAWILIWILI SAILORS RACE THEIR OLSON 30 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
On October 16-17 Nawiliwili sailors J.T. Schoonover and Jeff Dorn (of Fast Company) along with Jackson Hole / Kauai sailors Jefferson Franklin and Tom Russo, campaigned...
Read MoreFAST COMPANY WINS GENE WELLS RACE #7 AND WINS THE SERIES
The final race of the Gene Wells Memorial Series was held on Thursday 10/14/21. The 6.03 mile course D-B-A had an inside lap to the Kalapaki buoy followed by 2 outside...
Read MoreOZONE WINS GENE WELLS RACE #6
A windy and gusty day was forecast for the 6th Gene Wells Memorial Series Race held on 10/7/21. Six boats took on the 6.03 nautical mile B-A-D course with 2 laps out to...
Read MoreFAST COMPANY WINS THE GENE WELLS #5 RACE
Only 5 boats started the fifth Gene Wells Memorial Race on 9/30/21. The 5.8 mile course A-A-E had 2 laps out to the Ninini lighthouse buoy and one inside lap around the...
Read MorePAPA AU MAKES IT THEIR 3RD WIN IN A ROW AT THE GENE WELLS RACE #4
The day looked beautiful for the 4th race of the Gene Wells Memorial series as the 6 boats jockeyed for the start. The 6 mile course was E-A-C with an inside lap to the...
Read MorePAPA AU WINS AGAIN TAKING GENE WELLS #3
The 12-17 knot winds were more easterly than usual for the third Gene Wells race with course A-C-E over 6 miles. Double Espresso with the youngest Kauai Sailing...
Read MorePAPA AU WINS GENE WELLS #2
The wind was 8-10 knots out of the North-northeast for the second race in the 7 race Gene Wells Memorial Series. The 5.92 mile course was B-A-E with 2 laps out to the...
Read MoreGENE WELLS RACE #1
The Gene Wells Memorial Series of 7 races is named after the famous boatbuilder and longtime Nawiliwili Yacht Club member Gene Wells. I can remember racing against...
Read MorePAPA AU NOT ONLY WINS THE SHORT RACE #4 BUT ALSO WINS THE SERIES
Six boats sailed in the final race of the All Short Race Series. Bonjolea II was in Honolulu for repairs and Kato didn’t sail and they were both missed (Bonjolea II had...
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BONJOLEA II WINS FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW IN THE SHORT SERIES RACE #3
Seven boats started the Short Series Race #3 with course E-D-E-D which had 4 laps around the Kalapaki buoy over 4.22 miles. The winds were about 12-15 knots out of the...
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BONJOLEA II ACES THE FLEET SAILING RACE #2 OF THE ALL SHORTS SERIES
You would think that 4 short inside laps around the Kalapaki buoy might slow the big Bonjolea II down. Not so! The Sydney 36 skippered by Bonnie Tiffany crossed the...
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FAST COMPANY WINS THE ALL SHORT SERIES RACE 1 WITH JIM SAYLOR STEERING
The first race of the ALL SHORT SERIES had course D-E-A-D so there was actually one leg outside to the Ninini Lighthouse buoy (and most of the skippers love going...
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KATO WINS WAHINE RACE #4 AND TAKES THE SERIES WITH EMILY MARTIN STEERING
The pressure was on Kato and Papa Au going into the 4th and final race of the Wahine Series tied at 7 points apiece. The 6 mile course E-A-C had an inside lap followed...
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KATO WINS WAHINE RACE #3 BY 10 SECONDS WITH EMILY MARTIN ON THE HELM
The wind was blowing quite a bit at 18-20 knots out of the East-northeast for this 3rd race in the 4 race Wahine Series. But I didn’t see any reefs in the mainsails....
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PAPA AU WINS WAHINE RACE #2 WITH VICTORIA AIU STEERING
The second race of the 4 race Wahine Series took place on 7/15/21 with 12-18 knots of wind out of the East-northeast. The 4.71 mile course was D-C-E with an inside lap,...
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4th of July 2021 Race to Hanalei
July 3rd met us with enough blue skies between some white and gray clouds that it looked pretty sure that the NYC race to Hanalei was going to take place. As Memorial...
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OZONE WINS WAHINE RACE #1 WITH ALISON FORNARI STEERING
The Wahine Series of 4 races requires that a woman steer the boat. This has always been one of my favorite series. After Ozone had a terrible start (set up by tactician...
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KATO WINS THE INVITATIONAL RACE #4 AND TAKES THE SERIES
With 3 first place finishes and a second place (for a total of 5 points) the Olson 30 Kato easily won the Invitational Series. Ozone took 4 third place finishes for a...
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BONJOLEA II WINS THE INVITATIONAL RACE #3
The 3rd race of the Invitational Series was held on June 10, 2021 with 8 boats competing. Each boat must have a guest on board to promote sailing and racing. Without a...
Read MoreKATO WINS THE SECOND INVITATIONAL RACE AFTER A GREAT COMEBACK
Kato was over the starting line early for the second Invitational Race and had to turn around and restart, which put them in last place. But Kato and crew showed how...
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KATO WINS INVITATIONAL RACE #1
The Invitational Race Series of 4 races requires a guest on board as part of the rules in order to expand interest in sailing and racing. The seven boat fleet had light...
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FAST COMPANY WINS THE ERIC WING MEMORIAL RACE #7 AND TAKES THE SERIES
Fast Company has shown everyone how fast she is by having 3 first place finishes and 3 second place finishes in the series. They only had one third place finish (which...
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