Outrigger Canoe Club Canoe Racing 1941-1963
Read More1952 Oahu & Territorial Champions
Outrigger Canoe Club Junior Crew: Bottom row: Tom Haine, Seat 4; Charles K. Amalu, Race Strategy; Jack Cross, Captain, Steersman; Philip Kaaihui, Trainer; Henry Auerbach, Seat 3. Top Row: Bill Cross, Stroke; Mark Auerbach, Seat 2; Pat Wyman, Seat 5; Head Coach Dad Center; Ellsworth Bush, Seat 3; Jack Mattice, stroke; Bill Baird, Seat 2. The crew won the following races: Maritime Day, Honolulu Harbor; Walter Macfarlane Regatta; 4 man; Hawaiian Championship, Keehi Lagoon; Territorial Championship, Julian Yates Regatta, Kailua; Kona. Record established: 2 Miles, Time 17:15; Koolaupoko Race; Oahu.
1955 Molokai to Oahu Canoe Race
Paddlers retrieve a koa canoe in Kawakiu Nui Bay, Molokai, from big northwesterly surf prior to the start of the 1955 Molokai to Oahu Canoe Race. Shown in the photo, left ro right as faces shown: Arthur Otremba, Jams Alama, Tommy Schroeder, steersman, unknown, unknown, Toots Minvielle, OCC Coach; George Downing and Paul Dolan. Outrigger Canoe Club placed fourth in its first year competing in the race.