KAILUA-KONA — It wasn’t the complete picture, but BIIF crews from the west side of the island got their first taste of what the season might hold at Kailua Bay on Saturday.
Greeted by sunny weather and pristine conditions, Kealakehe took two of the three varsity half-mile races, while Parker surprised and captured the mixed event at the BIIF season-opening regatta.
“Across the board, the competition looks pretty good. There were no runaway wins,” Kealakehe coach Mike Atwood said. “That’s good for us. We know we can’t really slack off.”
The winning Waverider girls crew was made up of Olivia McCure, Kawehi Pelekane, Trinity Ballesteros, Paula Wigzell, Natalie Binham and Abcde Tan.