William C. Capp was one of four long-time members elected to Life Membership at the Annual Meeting on February 24, 1981. Bill joined the Outrigger in 1935 and served on nearly every Club committee. He was involved in canoe racing, sailing, surfing, volleyball and golf during his fifty-five years of membership.
Bill drafted the first canoe racing rules as the sport became more popular in the 1950s to standardize rules when races were sponsored by different clubs at different venues. He was a race official for many years. Bill is the person who set the minimum weight for koa racing canoes at 400 pounds.
Bill loved working with the youth of the Club, chaired the Junior Athletic Program during the summer and served as Santa Claus for nearly four decades. He taught many youngsters to surf and paddle. He was elected to the Winged “O” in 1974. He’s the man who erected the compass on the Hau Terrace sea wall to answer the question of which way was north or south.
Board of Directors
1950 Director
1951 Director
1952 Director
1955 Director
1956 Director
1975 Director
1976 Director
1977 Director, Winged “O”
1978 Director, Winged “O”
1979 Director, Athletics & Winged “O”
1980 Assistant Secretary
Building & Grounds Committee
1950 Member
1951 Member
Entertainment Committee
1954 Member
House Committee
1947 Member
1969 Member
1970 Member
1971 Member
1972 Member
1973 Member
1974 Chair
Discipline Committee
1950 Member
1951 Member
1952 Member
1955 Member
Judges of Election Committee
1970 Member
1971 Member
1972 Member
1973 Member
1974 Member
1975 Member
1982 Member
1983 Member
Club Captain
1954
1955
Beach and Water Safety Committee
1967 Member
Beach Services Committee
1952 Member
Men’s Entertainment Committee
1953 Chair
Athletic Committee
1942 Chair
Canoe and Sailing Committee
1950 Chair
Golf Committee
1972 Chair
1974 Chair
1975 Member
1983 Member
1984 Member
1985 Member
1986 Member
1987 Member
1988 Member
1989 Member
Junior Athletic Program
1968 Chair
1969 Chair
1970 Chair
1971 Chair
Volleyball Committee
1970 Member
Winged “O” Committee
1981 Chair
Volleyball Championships
1949 1st Place, Men 80+ Doubles, with Wilford Godbold
1950 1st Place, Men 80+ Doubles, with Wilford Godbold
1951 1st Place, Kane-Wahine, with Rusty Thomas
1959 1st Place, Senior Doubles, with Wilford Godbold
Outstanding Outrigger Golfer
1970 Bill Capp
1985 Bill Capp
1986 Bill Capp