More double canoes were built ... "At the backbone of the maritime tradition lies the outrigger canoe," explains Jo Anne Van Tilburg "the quintessential symbol of Polynesian mastery of the ...
The two main boats are the kayak and va’a boats. Whilst the kayaks are the main Para canoe boats and are propelled by a double-blade paddle, the latter are outrigger canoes propelled by a single-blade ...
In Hawai’i, the art of carving outrigger canoes has traditionally been a male pursuit. Many women have captained and paddled the canoes, but few have learned to build them—an undertaking that ...
Canoe surfing, particularly aboard the outrigger style of boats ... “With the exception of the great double-hulled canoes used for lengthy inter-island voyages, all ancient Hawaiian canoes ...
WAILUA — New Yorkers were treated to outrigger canoe racing recently when crews from Hanalei, Kaiola, and Wailua Kayak and Canoes descended on the Big Apple for three days of rigging ...
A single-blade paddle is used in outrigger canoe races (VL) while double-bladed paddles are what an athlete wields in kayak races (KL). A complete list of the competition classes as defined by the ...
Wendall DeVera, Vietnam veteran, longtime paddler and president of Pu‘ali Koa Kahiko, listens to opening speeches and a blessing of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe on Friday morning in South Maui.