Congratulations to Team Pogue for finishing 14th out of 111 crews in the 55th Molokai Hoe. The team is made up of solid paddlers but their first time together as a crew was when they were paddling up to the start line. Makes their results especially impressive;

Larry

Stringer

Ivan English

Schro

Peter Buday

Dana Morgoch

Steve Bujos (B.C.)

Paul Mcnamara (B.C.)

David Louie - steer (Hawaii)

The Molokai Hoe is a 41-mile open ocean race that launches from Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokai and ends at the beach in front of Duke's bar in Waikiki, Oahu. This year marks the 55th crossing of the Ka 'iwi Channel, which separates the islands of Oahu and Molokai. Here are the results for the top 3, Team Pogue in 14th and Team Anuenue in 56th.

Place Name Time Pace/mile
1 SHELL VAA TE UIRA 4:40:22.5 6:41
2 TEAM OPT A 4:43:15.5 6:45
3 TEAM NEW ZEALAND/HAWAII 4:56:59.9 7:04
14 TEAM POGUE 5:18:19.4 7:35
56 ANUENUE 1 5:55:55.0 8:28

I've included Team Anuenue because it was the crew of Joseph "Nappy" Napoleon. He's the first person to complete 50 consecutive Molokai Hoe outrigger canoe races. To mark the event, his crew was made up of his 5 sons and 3 of his grandsons. One of his sons, Aaron Napoleon, steered Team Pogue in last year's race.