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1956 Winning OCC Regatta Crews

Regatta Record: 1 First Place, 4 Second Places
Undefeated Regatta Crews: None
Territorial Championship Crews: 4
Regatta Events: 12


Maritime Day Regatta
May 27, 1956 Honolulu Harbor

Team Standings: 1. Waikiki Surf 47. 2. Outrigger 22. 3. Hui Nalu 19. 4. Healani 13. 5. Holomua 6. 6. Hale AuAu 5. 7. Molokai 4.

Winning OCC Crews
Junior Girls (1/2 Mile): Kehau Kea, Haunani Vannatta, Phyllis Freeborn, Patti Soule, Lani Willers, Cynthia Hemmings, 4:55.1.
Senior Boys 4 (1 Mile): Al Lemes, Robert Muirhead, Stan Formes, George Downing, 10:20.4.


Kamehameha Day Regatta
June 10, 1956 Kailua Beach

Team Standings: 1. Waikiki Surf 40. 2. Outrigger 19. 3. Kai Oni 18. 4. Hui Nalu 16. 5. Healani 14. 6. Laniokai 8. 7. Holomoa 5.

Winning OCC Crews
Senior Men 4 (1 Mile): Bob Muirhead, Al Lemes, Stanwood Formes, George Downing, 11:27.3.
Girls Senior 6 (1/2 Mile): 7:15.7.


Walter J. Macfarlane Memorial Canoe Regatta
July 8, 1956 Waikiki Beach (rescheduled due to high surf on July 4)

Team Standings: 1. Waikiki Surf 44. 2. Outrigger 34. 3. Hui Nalu 23. 4. Hale Au Au 13.

Winning OCC Crews
Boys 13 (1/4 Mile): Paul MacLaughlin, Bob Beck, Mike Lemes, Johnny Robinson, Fred Hemmings Jr., Bill Danford, 1:24.0.
Boys 15 (1/2 Mile): Tiger Fishbeck, Mike Carney, Nat Norfleet Jr., Tim Guard, John Marshall, Ron Durand, 6:03.0.
Girls Senior 6 (1/2 Mile): Judy Beadle, Gildea Downing, Jeanne Anderson, Pat O’Keefe, Rusty Thomas, Billie Baird, 7:41.2.
Junior Boys 4 (1 Mile): Richard Silva, Bobby Daniels, Archie Kaaua, Chuck Schraeder, 11:50.4.


HCRA Territorial Championship Regatta
August 4, 1956 Hilo Bay

Team Standings: 1. Waikiki Surf 37. 2. Outrigger 34. 3. Kai Oni 14. 4. Hui Nalu 11. 5. Hilo 8. 6. Kauai 7. 7. Healani 5. 8. Holomua 2. 9. Kamehameha 1. 10. Kai Opua 0.

Winning OCC Crews
Boys 15 (1/2 Mile): Crew not listed, 4:24.2.
Boys 17 (1 Mile): Crew not listed, 8:08.8.
Girls Junior 6 (1/2 Mile): Haunani Vannatta, Kehau Kea, Patti Soule, Barbara Corbett, Phyllis Freeborn, Cynthia Hemmings, 5:42.0.
Women’s Senior 6 (1 Mile): Pat O’Keefe, Gildea Downing, Rusty Thomas, Judy Beadle, Jeanne Anderson, Billie Baird, 5:01.0.


Koolaupoko Lions Club Regatta
September 3, 1956 Kailua Bay

Team Standings: 1. Outrigger 32. 2. Kai Oni 25. 3. Healani 14. 4. Waikiki Surf 11. 5. Hilo and Kai Opua, 8 (tie). 7. Holomua and Lanikai 5 (tie). 9. Kamehameha 2.

Winning OCC Crews
Senior Women (1/2 Mile): Pat O’Keefe, Gildea Downing, Rusty Thomas, Judy Beadle, Jeanne Anderson, Billie Baird, 5:27.8.
Senior Men (2 Miles): Bob Muirhead, Dennis O’Connor, Mark Auerbach, Stan Formes, Bill Baird, George Downing, 19:42.3.

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