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Macfarlane Trivia Question Answers

  1. What winning paddler’s name is on the Walter Macfarlane Memorial Trophy the most times?   Jim Foti (Lanikai) 14.
    1. What was the last year that a koa canoe raced in the Macfarlane Regatta and what was its name?  1981 Malia (Waikiki Surf Club) was the last canoe that entered all the events.  Other koa canoes have entered one or more events since.
      1. How many times was the Macfarlane Regatta not held on the 4th of July?   5 – July 8, 1945 (scheduled that date because it was a Sunday), July 8, 1956 (postponed from July 4 because of high surf), July 3, 1976 (date changed due to Bicentennial parade in Waikiki), July 4, 2020 and July 4, 2021 (cancelled due to COVID-19).
      1. Who donated the Walter Macfarlane Memorial Trophy?  Matson Navigation Company
      1. What club has won the Macfarlane Regatta the most times?  Outrigger Canoe Club 37 times.
      1. The Military Invitational Race trophy honors what World War II ship?  USS Arizona.
      1. Who is the Senior Women’s Trophy named for?  Muriel Macfarlane Flanders.
      1. Name the Olympians whose names appear on the Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s trophies.  Duke Kahanamoku, John Beaumont, Tracy Phillips, Mike Harbold, Wyatt Jones.
      1. Who is the winningest Outrigger steersman in the Macfarlane Regatta?  Marc Haine and Jimmy Austin 48;  Walter Guild 46.
      1. How many perpetual trophies are there for the Macfarlane Regatta? Name them.   17 races:  Boys and Girls 12, Boys and Girls 18, Novice B Men and Women, Junior Men and Women, Senior Men and Women, Open 4 Men and Women, Masters 40 Men and Women, Masters 70 Men and Women, Military Invitational Race.
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