Recap of the 2017 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships

AccesSurf’s Hawai’i Adaptive Surfing Championships, Presented by OliverMcMillan

Waikiki, Hawa’ii – August 21-23,2017 – Queen’s Surf Break off beautiful Kuhio Beach in Waikiki was the setting for 81 surfers with disabilities from 14 nations around the world as they converged to celebrate and participate in the 16th annual Duke’s OceanFest.

Duke’s OceanFest 2017, is a celebration of the life of Duke Kahanamoku on his 127th birthday year and all the ocean activities he did in Hawai’i and shared with the world.  Surfing, swimming, SUP, lifeguarding, surf polo and volleyball.

For the past 11 years AccesSurf has been empowering people with disabilities by providing adaptive water sports programs. This is the 11th year AccesSurf Hawaii has partnered with the Duke’s OceanFest to present the values Duke shared with all those that visited Waikiki Beach. 

The Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships hosted 10 divisions over the three day competition: Men’s Sit, Women’s Sit, Stand, Kneel, Prone, Assisted, Mixed, Deaf, Wounded Warrior A&B.

This year marked the inaugural year crown an overall champion with the Nalu Award and  $1,000 prize purse.

The Men’s Sit division results:

1^st–  Fellipe Lima, Brazil                                                   

2^nd –Jeff Munson, US                                                                      

3^rd– Spike Kane, Great Britain

4^th– Chris Oberle, USA

 

Women’s Sit division results:

1^st– Alana Nichols, USA

2^nd-Victoria Feige, CAN

3^rd– Meira Durate, HAW

4^th– Diane Whitcomb- HAW

 

Stand Division results:

1^st– Eric Welton, HAW

2^nd– Colin Cook, HAW

3^rd– Dani Burt, USA

4^th– Tommy Counihan, HAW

Kneel Division results:

 

1^st– Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart, AUS

2^nd– Pirata Neto, Brazil

3^rd– Lylwelyn Williams, Wales

4^th– Dan Cnossen, USA

 

 

Prone Division results:

1^st– Sean Ryan, USA

2^nd– Zach Tapec, HAW

3^rd– Alvaro Bayona Baques, Spain

4^th– Bond Camp, HAW

 

 

Assisted Division results:

1^st– Izumo Hattori, Japan

2^nd– Jesse Billauer, USA

3^rd-Jeff Andrews, USA

4^th– Victorino Pullman, HAW

 

Mixed Division results:

1^st– Matt Formston, AUS

2^nd– Scott Leason, USA

3^rd– Aitor Francesena Uria, Spain

4^th– Dean McSporran, AUS

 

 

Deaf Division results:

1^st– Trey Balding,HAW

2^nd– Paul McDonnell,HAW

3^rd– Josh Beal, HAW

4^th– Ray Rapozo, HAW

Wounded Warrior A results:

1^st– Tommy Counihan, HAW

2^nd– Nate Hamilton, USA

3^rd– Michelle Tippens, USA

4^th– Mark Thorton, USA

 

 

Wounded Warrior B results:

 

1^st– Clint Munoz, HAW

2^nd– Pete Slayden

3^rd– Tony Lynch

4^th– Joe Jackson

 

 

The 2017 Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Champion of the Nalu Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fellipe Lima, Brazil

Mahalo to our generous sponsors:

OliverMcMillan, Marathon Group, BEI Hawaii, HT&T, Team Real Estate, Neutrogena, Aroma Caffe, Cole-Brooks Construction, Aloha Petroleum, Soderholm, Wounded Warrior Project, Pacific Honda, Hula Grill, Summit Media, Freedom Media, Craig Short Custom Woodworking, Hard Rock Café, KIND bars, Gre3n Energy Drink, Sun Bum, Maui Jim, Kona Brewing, North Shore Prosthetics & Orthotics