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 ...

Many traditional surf spots were off-limits ... there was a four-person outrigger canoe surfing crew. The Bold As Love, aka “The first ever outrigger surf canoe program introduced to Huntington ...

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 ...

With canoe paddling, veterans have the opportunity to participate in a traditional Hawaiian sport ... speeches and a blessing of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe on Friday morning in South Maui.

Kihei paddlers Raul Pacheco (left) and Ryan Kinnie talk Saturday afternoon after being rescued off the north shore from their broken canoe. -- The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo KANAHA ...

Unlike the Olympic Games, which also feature whitewater slalom events, the Paralympic canoe program consists solely of flatwater sprints. Two types of boats are raced — kayaks and outrigger canoes.

The crowds heaved at Hobart’s waterfront for day two of the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival. The biennial four-day festival, which runs Friday 7 to Monday February 2025, buzzed with excitement ...