|
 The 2007
Molokai Challenge takes place in a month's time on May 20th. We went through the previous winners lists and
found some interesting facts & figures.
NB: Although the organisers flirted with the
idea of waiving the escort boat restrictions, on reflection (and advice from
the US
Coast Guard), the escort boats have once again been made mandatory.
Only 9 Winners in 31 years
The Molokai
Challenge has had only 9 winners in its 31 year history, including:
|
Name
|
Wins
|
|
Clint
Pretorius (SA)
|
1
|
|
Dale
Adams (USA/HI)
|
1
|
|
Dean
Hayward (USA/HI)
|
1
|
|
Guy Leach
(Aus)
|
1
|
|
Kalai
Handley (USA/HI)
|
1
|
|
Herman
Chalupsky (SA)
|
2
|
|
Grant
Kenny (Aus)
|
5
|
|
Dean
Gardiner (Aus)
|
9
|
|
Oscar Chalupsky
(SA)
|
11
|
Molokai Record
The course
record holder is Dean Gardiner who won the 1997 race in a time of 03:21:26.
South Africa and Australia
dominate
The first
three races were won by residents of Hawaii. Since then, South Africans or Australians have
won every race:
|
Country
|
Wins
|
|
USA (HI)
|
3
|
|
South Africa
|
13
|
|
Australia
|
15
|
OC1 v Surf ski
Outrigger
canoes have been part of the race since 1993. From the graph below one might infer from the
differences in race times that from 1993 until 2001, OC1 technology evolved
while surf ski technology stood still. However,
since then, the relative times have remained fairly static at around 21
minutes.
 Graph showing difference in winning times between surf ski and OC1
Winner's List - Surf ski
| Year |
Winner |
|
Time |
| 1976 |
Dale Adams |
USA (HI) |
07:30 |
| 1977 |
Dean Hayward |
USA (HI) |
06:45 |
| 1978 |
Kalai Handley |
USA (HI) |
|
| 1979 |
Grant Kenny |
Australia |
05:37 |
| 1980 |
Grant Kenny |
Australia |
04:42 |
| 1981 |
Grant Kenny |
Australia |
03:35 |
| 1982 |
Grant Kenny |
Australia |
03:39 |
| 1983 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:24 |
| 1984 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:27 |
| 1985 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
04:12 |
| 1986 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:43 |
| 1987 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:31 |
| 1988 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:35 |
| 1989 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:39 |
| 1990 |
Grant Kenny |
Australia |
03:44 |
| 1991 |
Guy Leach |
Australia |
04:30 |
| 1992 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
04:49 |
| 1993 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:30 |
| 1994 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:24 |
| 1995 |
Oscar/Herman
Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:52 |
| 1996 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:38 |
| 1997 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:21:26 |
| 1998 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:27 |
| 1999 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:37 |
| 2000 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:21 |
| 2001 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:35 |
| 2002 |
Dean Gardiner |
Australia |
03:24 |
| 2003 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:28 |
| 2004 |
Herman Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:48 |
| 2005 |
Oscar Chalupsky |
South Africa |
03:28 |
| 2006 |
Clint Pretorius |
South Africa |
03:22 |
Winner's List - Surf ski (women)
| Year |
Winner |
|
Time |
| 1980 |
Eve Anderson |
|
06:29 |
| 1981 |
|
|
|
| 1982 |
|
|
|
| 1983 |
|
|
|
| 1984 |
Kuumomi Ho |
USA (HI) |
05:11 |
| 1985 |
Lesline Conner |
USA (HI) |
05:59 |
| 1986 |
Julie Leach |
USA |
05:01 |
| 1987 |
Lesline Conner |
USA (HI) |
06:47 |
| 1988 |
Lorey Bode |
USA (HI) |
04:44 |
| 1989 |
Lesline Conner |
USA (HI) |
04:48 |
| 1990 |
Lesline Conner |
USA (HI) |
04:56 |
| 1991 |
Jane Hall |
Australia |
05:11 |
| 1992 |
Jane Hall |
Australia |
05:43 |
| 1993 |
Jane Hall |
Australia |
04:14 |
| 1994 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:12 |
| 1995 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:34 |
| 1996 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:23 |
| 1997 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:02 |
| 1998 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:09 |
| 1999 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:20 |
| 2000 |
Maile Chong |
USA (HI) |
04:12 |
| 2001 |
Nicole Pedersen |
USA (HI) |
04:15 |
| 2002 |
Nicole Pedersen |
USA (HI) |
04:17 |
| 2003 |
Kirsty Holmes |
Australia |
04:22 |
| 2004 |
Jasmin Cohen |
Australia |
04:27 |
| 2005 |
Jasmin Cohen |
Australia |
04:08 |
| 2006 |
Maggie Twigg-Smith |
USA (HI) |
04:27 |
Winner's List - OC1
| Year |
Winner |
|
Time |
| 1989 |
Kevin Olds |
Unofficial |
|
| 1993 |
Pat Erwin |
USA (HI) |
04:29 |
| 1994 |
Pat Erwin |
USA (HI) |
04:23 |
| 1995 |
Steve Cole |
USA (HI) |
04:37 |
| 1996 |
Mark Rigg |
USA (HI) |
04:17 |
| 1997 |
Mark Rigg |
USA (HI) |
04:14 |
| 1998 |
Mark Rigg |
USA (HI) |
04:06 |
| 1999 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
04:17 |
| 2000 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
03:49 |
| 2001 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
03:52 |
| 2002 |
Kai Bartlett |
USA (HI) |
03:42 |
| 2003 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
03:51 |
| 2004 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
04:11 |
| 2005 |
Kai Bartlett |
USA (HI) |
03:52 |
| 2006 |
Karel Tresnak Jr. |
USA (HI) |
03:42 |
Winner's List - OC1 (women)
| Year |
Winner |
|
Time |
| 1996 |
Sonia Lambert |
USA (HI) |
05:30 |
| 1997 |
Donna Kahakui |
USA (HI) |
05:16 |
| 1998 |
Cheryl Villegas |
USA (HI) |
05:21 |
| 1999 |
Donna Kahakui |
USA (HI) |
05:11 |
| 2000 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:52 |
| 2001 |
Kelly Fey |
USA (HI) |
04:43 |
| 2002 |
Lauren Spaulding |
USA (HI) |
04:28 |
| 2003 |
Lauren Spaulding |
USA (HI) |
04:30 |
| 2004 |
Lauren Spaulding |
USA (HI) |
05:00 |
| 2005 |
Lisa Curry-Kenny |
Australia |
04:46 |
| 2006 |
Dane Ward |
USA (HI) |
04:49 |
For more information, see the race website.
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