Darwin Beer Can Regatta, Northern Territory, Australia
Watch the crowds lining Mindil Beach for a day of hilarity at Beer Can Regatta, one of the ‘must-do’ things in Darwin. This annual, typically Australian event is a spectacle for the whole family, as homemade boats of aluminium cans and cartons flounder and sink in the shallows.
World Championship Cardboard Boat Races
Kids second heat at the famed races at Sandy Beach in Heber Springs, AR, July 31, 2010.
KAHULUI – Na Kai Ewalu may be getting some final closure after a fire in November of 1996 destroyed the club’s hale and nearly its entire fleet of canoes.
They made a quick recovery from the blaze, replacing all but one canoe within eight months.
The only absence has been a koa vessel, but as the club celebrated its 40th anniversary on Saturday during the John Wilmington III Regatta at Kahului Harbor, it closed in on the funding needed to make that emotional addition  … More
While the sport originally hails from Hawaii, outrigger canoeing has gained a very strong foothold along the Californian coast. This weekend will be a good opportunity for people unfamiliar with the water sport to get an up-close look at it.
The Noah Kalama Outrigger Classic will take place from about 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 14, at the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. The races celebrate Kalama, who was one of the first people to popularize outrigger canoeing from Hawaii to California — which originally was a mode of transportation between the various Hawaiian Islands   … More