PADDLING FORWARD
2025 WAS A DEFINING YEAR for paddling power couple and Outrigger Canoe Club members Pat and Angie Dolan, with both reaching milestones they had been chasing for years. In May, Pat achieved a longtime personal goal by winning the Moloka‘i Challenge on the surfski in a record-breaking 3 hours, 9 min- utes, and 44 seconds. Just three months later, Angie reached her own long-held dream, helping Tahiti’s Ihilani Vaia make history by becoming the first Tahitian crew ever to win the prestigious Na Wahine O Ke Kai. Angie and Ihilani Vaia lined up for the Na Wahine race with a blend of Tahitian and Hawai‘i paddlers, including OCC member and Hawai‘i Waterman Hall of Famer Don- na Kahakui—a mix that reflected genuine friendships and shared respect built across clubs and islands. Although Angie had raced with several members of the crew before in events like the Hawaiki Nui in French Poly- nesia and the Aloha Aito here in Hawai‘i, she says they had only one true practice together before race day.
Pat and Angie Dolan Reach Their Biggest Wins Together
By Rachel Wagenman | Photos by Paul Strouse
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