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Tasha Jahrmarkt leans back as she nose-rides while Ariel Ah Hee paddles back out in their open women’s final of the Ole Longboard Classic on Saturday at Launiupoko. Jahrmarkt won her third straight title while Ah Hee was fourth. Dayanidhi photos

Tasha Jahrmarkt won her third straight open women’s title while Mau Ah Hee claimed his second consecutive open men’s crown at the 29th annual Ole Longboard Classic on Saturday at Launiupoko.

The open divisions were the biggest with 30 competitors each. After experiencing near-flat conditions in the weeks leading up to the event, over 200 entries surfed 4-to-5-foot wave faces in the 64 contested heats.

Jahrmarkt also won the 19-29 age division for the first time. She won both divisions by exhibiting stylish footwork in cross-stepping to the nose for hang fives and hang 10s.

In the 19-29 final, Jahrmarkt’s final wave moved her from fifth place to first.

Mau Ah Hee is perched on the nose in the open men’s final Saturday. He won for the second straight year.

“I kind of pulled it together in the very last second there,” she said. “I’m really, really stoked about that. It’s really cool to surf against the guys. It was a fun heat.”

In the open women final, the waves were firing and she took the lead halfway into the 15-minute heat.

“I felt kind of like we were all just on rotation,” Jahrmarkt said. “I didn’t know really how it was going to go, I felt like everyone was getting good waves.”

The 26-year-old Paia shop owner added, “I just wanted to make the finals, to win is just a bonus. It’s been kind of a slow start to a summer wave-wise. I’m just really stoked to surf good waves.”

For Ah Hee, a 35-year-old Maui County lifeguard, it was his fifth open men’s title.

Keli Everett concentrates on his nose ride as the Hana High School surf coach wins the 40-49 division.

“Stoked to win again,” Ah Hee said. “I felt good coming in.”

Ah Hee won using borrowed surfboards as his new longboard didn’t arrive in time.

“A big shout out to my mother-in-law, Marcy (Martin), and Joe Barone. Those are the boards I rode today,” he said.

His wife, Ariel, also used the same borrowed boards and placed fourth in open women. It was her first time ever advancing to the open women’s final.

“She killed it, she surprised me,” Ah Hee said. “I try to coach her all the time I can. You know with your other half, they don’t really listen to me. I’m stoked for her.”

Aunties division winner Mahealani Ah Hee places her toes on the nose.

Ah Hee’s sister, Mahealani, won the Aunties division. His mother-in-law, Marcy, was third in the same division.

Also having a family affair was Keli Everett and his son, Owen. Keli Everett won the 40-49 division while Owen Everett was fourth in the menehune category.

Keli Everett is normally a shortboarder and has coached the Hana High School surf team since surfing became a Maui Interscholastic League sport in 2014.

“I’m an occasional longboarder,” he said. “I go out at Hamoa mostly. My wife signed me up (for the Ole). I was surprised.

“Today was all about fun for us,” Everett added. “Everybody was really nice in the water. Everyone knows each other talking story, introduced themselves and were friendly.”

Ole Board champion Lara Claydon hangs five as she streaks across a wave face.

Zolten Poulsen, a member of the MIL champion Maui Prep boys team, won the junior boys division. His two-wave total of 15.63 was the highest score in all of the finals. The sophomore-to-be is also a shortboarder who enjoys longboarding.

“Since I was super small, I just longboarded and shortboarded off and on depending on how big the surf,” Poulsen said. “I probably longboard about once a month, just enough to keep my level and improve it a little bit. I like you can catch waves super easy.”

Another MIL surfer, Bella Kuailani, won the junior women title. The junior-to-be at King Kekaulike took the junior girls last year.

“It feels good,” Kuailani said. “I was kind of skeptical this year because last year I did the junior girls, and this year was the junior women. There’s more older and more competitive girls in that division. I just trusted myself and just surfed like how I usually surf and I got the win and I’m stoked on that.”

Lara Claydon finished runner-up to Jahrmarkt in the open women for the third straight year. Earlier, she won the Ole division.

Zolten Poulsen balances on the nose in winning the junior boys title.

“Me and Tasha have had this rivalry going on,” Claydon laughed. “One day, I’ll get her, but she’s been killing it.”

Claydon defeated five guys in the Ole final.

“It was really cool to take out all the guys in that division,” she said. “We all were encouraging to each other. Everyone was ripping.”

• Ole Longboard Classic

Saturday’s Results

At Launiupoko

Women

Open–1. Tasha Jahrmarkt 14.33, 2. Lara Claydon 13.77, 3. Lily May Whatley 12.83, 4. Ariel Ah Hee 11.70, 5. Bailey Sato 11.67, 6. Mahealani Ah Hee 11.16.

Aunties–1. Mahealani Ah Hee 14.20, 2. Jessica Damasco 10.67, 3. Marcy Martin 7.33, 4. Solonga Tserendavas 7.00, 5. Tami Duldulao 6.57, 6. Tisha Paet 6.50.

Junior–1. Bella Kuailani 12.90, 2. Imani Caserta 12.77, 3. Abigail Balmus 11.97, 4. Gianna Pogni 10.90, 5. Mikaela Woodward 9.34, 6. Sophia Bunch 8.83.

Girls–1. Lila Sloan 11.00, 2. Indy Forbes 9.86, 3. Ayla Daian 9.63, 4. Zoey Offergeld 8.66, 5. Stella Pogni 8.44, 6. Alexandria Poulsen 7.00.

Men

Open–1. Mau Ah Hee 15.60, 2. Keoni Duey 14.47, 3. Alika Apo 13.16, 4. Hans Vandervoort 12.00, 5. Kailer Jones 10.00, 6. Kevin Neal 6.83.

Junior–1. Dylan Sloan 13.17, 2. Noah Haas 10.00, 3. Noah Caiserman 8.87, 4. Cru Spaulding 7.33.

Boys–1. Zolten Poulsen 15.83, 2. Nahuel Messera 13.70, 3. Kahlil Pineres-Schooley 13.33, 4. Jack Howard 11.86, 5. Kanoa Kuailani 10.24, 6. Kaia Mullalley 9.00.

Mixed

Menehune–1. Rael Pineres-Schooley 12.77, 2. Aukan Messera 11.00, 3. Madison Cambier 8.10, 4. Owen Everett 7.50, 5. Brixton Craig 7.33, 6. Peata Lee-Hubin 6.33.

19-29–1. Tasha Jahrmarkt 11.67, 2. Reilly McCook 11.33, 3. Travis Baptiste 9.80, 4. Kevin Neal 8.34, 5. Jack Sweeney 7.70, 6. Bailey Sato 6.50.

30-39–1. Keoni Duey 14.57, 2. Jared Clapper 13.83, 3. Hans Vandervoort 12.33, 4. Mau Ah Hee 12.17, 5. Jansen Balberdi 12.00, 6. Jonah Dayoan 11.00.

40-49–1. Keli Everett 13.17, 2. Cade Duldulao 11.77, 3. Jaya Critchlow 10.93, 4. Tami Duldulao 9.00, 5. Joe Barone 9.00, 6. Truman Taoka 8.16.

50-59–1. Kent Apo 12.66, 2. Ken Goring 10.66, 3. Hass Jahrmarkt 8.83, 4. Patrick Spaulding 8.00, 5. Marcy Martin 7.83, 6. Joe Sib 6.17.

60-69–1. Donn Mitsuyuki 10.27, 2. Chris Walsh 10.00, 3. Bruce Baptiste 9.57, 4. Joni Demello 9.00, 5. Mark Spencer 7.77, 6. Paul Kimmel 7.26.

70 and over–1. James Williams 20.00.

Ole Board–1. Lara Claydon 14.00, 2. Kahlil Pineres-Schooley 12.00, 3. Joe Barone 10.84, 4. Travis Baptiste 10.50, 5. Bode Davis 9.17, 6. Travis Alexander 7.00.

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