Scratch Fest 6-15-2019
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Outrigger Canoe Club's Kalani Schrader explains the race course: Each team member must take two laps around the 1/2 mile buoy at the entrance to the Kapua Channel.
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Paddlers listen to pre-race instructions.
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Time for a pre-race prayer for a safe race.
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Pre-race meeting.
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Teams are made up of two paddlers, alternating legs of the course. Each paddler does two laps.
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Chris Fong and Fred Fong.
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Paddlers in the Combined Age Group Divisions, Under 75, and 75+, line up for traditional pre-race photo.
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When the last drop of Bud spills from the can, paddlers start the race.
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Many scratchers caught the same wave and headed to shore to complete the first one-half mile lap of the race course.
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Paddling hard while their partners wait for the handoff.
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Paddling out for the next lap.
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Merrick and Heath Hemmings.
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A beautiful day for a race.
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Waves add an additional challenge to the race.
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Finish Line here we come.
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Billy Balding celebrates as his teammate Trey Balding paddles to the finish line in the 75+ Division.
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Travis Grant and partner Dolan Eversole won the 75+ Division.
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The first three teams to finish congratulate each other: Kurt Lager (orange shirt), Dolan Eversole, Trey Balding, Billy Balding, Travis Grant and Hunter Pflueger.
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Scratchers in the Same Last Name and Grom Divisions line up for their race.
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Paddlers wait for the last drop of Bud to spill from the can.
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Billy Balding (yellow shirt) and xx (orange shirt)
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Billy Balding and Kaimana Balding (front), Merrick Hemmings (orange) and Jack Kilpatrick (yellow shirt) back.
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Merrick Hemmings races to the finish line.
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Merrick Hemmings and Jack Kilpatrick.
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Merrick Hemmings and Jack Kilpatrick won Groms Division.
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Billy Balding
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Peter Balding Jr.
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Colleen Tessler and Pat Wong.
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Noah Ginella and Chris Fong.
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Kaimana Gentry-Balding
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Trey Balding.
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Balding Father-Son duos: Peter Jr. and Peter III (Trey), and Kaimana and Billy.
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Super Grom winners Beck Kilpatrick and Owen Williams.
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Second Place Same Last Name: Peter Balding Jr. and Peter Balding III (Trey).
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Same Last Name: Peter Balding Jr. and son Trey Balding were second in their division. Billy Balding, right, won the division with his son Kaimana, who went surfing instead of staying for the awards ceremony.
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Winners of the Under 75 Division were Hunter Pflueger and Kurt Luger.
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Second place in the 75+ Division were Trey Balding and Billy Balding.
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Winners of the 75+ Division were Travis Grant and Dolan Eversole.