Tournament Record.
Competition has been part of the Rainbow Runner story for years. The record is presented the way fishermen read it: date, event, fish, weight, and result.
2017
Hana Paʻa
1st place
219-lb ahi
33rd Maui Trailer Boat Club tournament
Results ledger.
Tournament fishing puts decisions, preparation, and execution against a date and a result. This ledger records the outcome without turning past catches into a promise about a charter day.
| Year | Tournament | Result | Catch | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hana Paʻa | Tournament report | 414-lb & 677.5-lb marlin | B.J. · Nani |
| 2012 | Mahi category | 1st | Mahi | — |
| 2015 | Hana Paʻa | Winning ahi | 69.5-lb yellowfin ahi | — |
| 2017 | Hana Paʻa | 1st | 219-lb ahi | Rainbow Runner crew |
| 2017 | Mahi Classic | Winning result | Mahi | — |
| 2018 | Mahi Classic | 3rd | Mahi | — |
| 2019 | B.J. Kaunoa Memorial | 1st kawakawa · 1st ono · 3rd biggest fish | Kawakawa & ono | — |
| 2019 | Mahi Classic | 1st · clean sweep | 33-lb mahi | — |
| 2019 | Hana Paʻa | 1st · marlin category | Marlin | — |
| 2019 | Maui Trailer Boat Club | Perpetual trophy | Biggest marlin | — |
| 2020 | Hana Paʻa | 3rd | 142-lb marlin | — |
Two later records.
Different years, different fish, and the same working emphasis on the result.
Notable catches.
These catches belong to the broader fishing record. They are kept separate from the tournament ledger because they are not all competition results.
- Historic
- 773-lb marlinCaptain Armelio’s largest documented marlin
- 2011
- 97-lb ahiKC2
- 2013
- 15 ono · largest 51 lbThe Ono Run
- 2017
- 110-lb ahiCaptain Armelio, his son, and his grandson
Open the fishing archive.
The source reports preserve the dated photographs and result context behind selected entries in this ledger.
- 01 Open record
2017
Rainbow Runner wins Hana Paʻa
219-lb ahi · 1st place - 02 Open record
2019
Mahi Classic record
33-lb mahi · 1st place - 03 Open record
2020
Hana Paʻa record
142-lb marlin · 3rd place
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