More than 2,000 paddlers in the Men’s and Women’s Divisions competed in Saturday’s Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe Races, the world’s largest outrigger canoe race, hosted by Kai Opua Canoe Club in Kona.
The first women’s crew to cross the 18-mile race from Kailua Bay to Honaunau was Oahu’s Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club 3, which captured the overall win with a record-breaking time of 2:04:43.
Outrigger Canoe Club 1 took … More
Growing up in the Swiss Alps, Christof Luedi’s fitness routine centered around mountain activities such as cross-country skiing, cycling and running. But when a job with the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts took him to Hawaii in 2000, he adapted his workout to his new home.
From Skiing to Canoeing
An employee offered to take Mr. Luedi out in an outrigger canoe and he discovered “it wasn’t just about the workout,” recalls the 53-year-old regional vice president … More
HONOLUA – Accompanied by a highly trained crew, voyaging canoe Hokule’a Navigator and master story teller Nainoa Thompson returned to Honolua Bay last week for a final visit before the Polynesian Voyaging Society vessel departs for its epic worldwide journey next year.
Landing after visits to 30 Hawaiian communities in the bay where the Hokule’a’s first journey to Tahiti began 38 years ago, the crew was … Pictures and more
The ICF Freestyle World Championships Monday through Sept. 8 will bring hundreds of the globe’s top paddlers and thousands of daily spectators to the snug and stunning Nantahala River Gorge.
Though it is a world-class sporting event, the championships will have a Western North Carolina twist, said Charles Conner, marketing director for the Nantahala Outdoor Center, which is hosting the event.
Unlike the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics … More