In less than one month, expert canoeists and amateur kayakers from across Michigan, adjoining states and Canada are expected to descend upon downtown Mount Clemens for Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony V. Marrocco’s inaugural “Clinton River Canoe Classic.”
The event will be the first of its kind to be held on the Clinton River in more than 20 years, according to Lynne Witte, president of the Michigan Canoe Racing Association. Marrocco said he believes it is the only sanctioned Michigan canoe race that takes place in an urban environment, other than … More
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This week, the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) and its voyaging canoe, H?k?le’a, will set sail for its grandest voyage to date – a four year journey around the world. Just like the voyages before this one, the crew of H?k?le’a will stay true to the traditional Polynesian way of voyaging by using only their natural surroundings to guide their way.
That’s right…no GPS, no sextant, no compass, not even a chart on paper! Like their voyaging ancestors before them, the master navigators on this voyage will need only … More
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It may be one of the most beautiful places on Earth, but this is no pleasure cruise. In fact it must be one of the toughest ways to see the spectacular scenery of a Pacific paradise.
Teams from all over the Pacific converged on Tahiti late last week to take part in the Tahiti Nui Va’a – a gruelling, 166-kilometre, biennial canoe race that circumnavigates the entire island.
The race, which is divided into … Pictures and more
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