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
ALex Fox / Eric Rienstra / Matthew Sexton / Greg Norman Jr. & Mauricio Abreu / Dominique Granger / Joby Cook
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