Edgar Kaiser's HAWAII KAI III

Owned By: Edgar Kaiser (1956-1958)
Joe Mascari (1959-1960)
George Simon (1963)

Length: 30 feet
Width: 12 feet 3 inches
Colors: Tropical Rose and Coral Mist

Powered by Allison Aircraft Engine 1956
Weight: 7800 punds
Re-built in 1957 by Anchor Jensen
Weight: 5800 pounds
Powered by: Packard built Rolls-Royce Merlin, 1957 through 1963

Driven by: Howard Gidvelinko (56) and Jack Regas (56-58)
Brian Wygle (1959)
Ron Musson (1959-1960)
Don Wilson (1963)
Designed by: Ted Jones
Built By: Les Staudacher
Re-Built By: Anchor Jensen (1957)
and Slo-mo-shun Crew

Raced as: U-8 Hawaii Kai III, 1956-1960
U-20 Miss U.S. 5 (1963)

Burned in 1971 at West Sound, Orcas Island, Washington,
offshore of the Kaiser family estate.
Remains are still said to be in shallow water.

Edgar Kaiser retained Anchor Jensen to re-build the Hawaii Kai III after the 1956 racing season. In Edgar's words "the thing's a dog!"
Jensen found that the Kai was overweight, by about 2,000 pounds, as oppossed to the Slo-mo-shun IV, which weighed 4800 pounds, 
fully gassed and oiled. The craft was so heavy that it actually stuck to the water and used an enormous amount of power just to stay
up on plane. Jensen managed to get 20 more miles-per-hour out of it just by turning the screws on the sponsons so that they 
would areate the water that flowed around the sponsons. Kaiser wanted a winning boat and Jensen was given Carte-Blanche 
to see what he could do.

Kaiser allowed the former Slo-mo-shun  crew to race "The Pink Lady" for the 1958 APBA Challenge Gold Cup, in Seattle. 
That was its only race that year! And it won!

Boat was leased to Joe Mascari for the 1959-1960 seasons, and then to George Simon for the 1963 season. It "holed" a sponson at the 
Detroit Gold Cup with Don Wilson driving, the boat was then retired to the Kaiser Family for use as a pleasure craft! Eventually,
it became a liabilty and was given a Viking Funeral by the Kaiser Family.

1. SILVER CUP-Detroit Michigan, August 31, 1957
       Fastest Lap-113.468 mph (New record)
       Fastest Race-105.833 mph (New record)

2. PRESIDENT'S CUP-Washington DC, September 21-22, 1957
       Fastest Lap-109.979 mph (New Record)
       Fastest Heat-107.827 mph (New Record)
       Fastest Race-105.846 mph (New record)

3. WM.A.ROGERS MEMORIAL CUP-Washington DC, September 22, 1957
       Fastest Lap-106.509 mph
       Fastest Race-93.3175mph (New record)

4. GOVERNOR'S CUP-Madison, Indiana, September 28-29, 1957
       Fastest Race-106.061 mph (New Record)

5. SAHARA CUP-Lake Mead, Nevada, October 12-13, 1957
       Fastest Lap-112.1844 mph (New record)
       Fastest Heat-106.9836 mph (New Record)
       Fastest Race-99.5105 mph (New record)

   WORLD'S WATER SPEED RECORDS
Official APBA-Sanctioned World Kilometer and Mile Runs-Seattle, Washington
       Kilometer, 195.329 mph, November 29, 1957
       Kilometer, one way-200.442 mph, November 29, 1957
       Mile-187.627 mph, November 30, 1957

   OTHER 1957 RECORDS
1st Annual APPLE CUP REGATTA-Lake Chelan, Washington, May 5, 1957
       Fastest qualifier-113.78 mph (Record)
       Fastest Lap - 116 mph (Record)

LAKE TAHOE MILE HIGH REGATTA-Lake Tahoe, CA, July 20-21,1957
       Fastest Lap - 107.978 mph (New Record)

APBA CHALLENGE GOLD CUP-Seattle, Washington, August 11, 1957
       Fastest Heat - 109.823 mph (New Record)

   1958 RECORDS
6. APBA CHALLENGE GOLD CUP-Seattle, Washington, August 10, 1958
       Fastest Lap - 112.81 mph (New record)
       Fastest Race - 103.481
       Fastest heat - 108.732 mph