Va'a Motu Getting Close

First finish coat on Phil McLean's Va'a Motu ama.  It's upside down.

Reto At Speed

More Hawaii

Wa'apa Splash in Norway

Diderik Uchermann recently launched his 16' Wa'apa in Norway.

Hawaiian Sailing Videos

https://vimeo.com/95787134

 https://www.facebook.com/oceanpaddlertv/videos/1852096771516206/

Two Uluas

Two of the fiberglass Uluas I built at least fifteen years ago for the New Zealand Te Toki Voyaging Trust.  Along with the 70' voyaging catamaran in the background, they are used to train young sailors and navigators.

Hawaiian Sailing Season

The 2018 Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association (HSCA) racing season starts in 2 weeks.

Tom Burkard's Ulua in Okinawa

French Polynesia

Hoku Ula Sailing in Santa Cruz

Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association

Aloha everyone! We are excited for our upcoming 2018 season! We have added an additional weekend and some new community days and cultural events to our schedule and hope to see you all along the way somewhere! Our schedule for 2018 is:

Weekend 1 - April 28-29
April 28: Keokea, Hawaii to Hana, Maui
April 29: Hana, Maui to Kahulu’i, Maui - Olukai Ho’olaulea

Weekend 2 – June 1-3
June 1: Kahulu’i, Maui to Ka’anapali, Maui
June 2: Wa’a Kiakahi - race partnered with Maui Jim Shootout
June 3: Coastal race on Maui

Weekend 3 – June 23-24
June 23: Ka’anapali to Kaunakakai, Moloka’i
June 24: Kaunakakai, Moloka’I to Waimanalo

Weekend 4 – July 14-15
July 14: Waimanalo, Oahu to Hakipu’u, Oahu
July 15: Hakipu’u, Oahu to Haleiwa, Oahu

Weekend 5 – August 18-19
August 18: Community Day at Haleiwa, Oahu
August 19: Na Holo Kai – Haleiwa, Oahu to Nawiliwili, Kaua’i

Weekend 6 – September 8-9
September 8: Community Day at Nawiliwili, Kaua’i
September 9: Kendall Cup – Nawiliwili, Kaua’i to Waimea, Kaua’i

PC: Gloria Reed

 

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The Cleanest Line

The story of how Nick Beck's Holopuni sailing canoes came to be.

Some Great News

“Canoes of Oceania,” originally published as three separate volumes from 1936 to 1938, has been reprinted in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Bishop Museum Press, Hawai‘i’s oldest book publisher!
The book, authored by ethnographers A.C. Haddon and James Hornell, has long been regarded as a classic text for those interested in the techniques, forms, materials, and functions of ocean-going canoes throughout the Pacific. The trilogy serves as a significant reference and has become an important source of inspiration for recent generations of oceanic voyagers, including members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
Get Your Own Copy Today! - https://bishopmuseumpress.org/products/canoes-of-oceania

Jzerro Shunting With Furlers

Ulua Video

One of the thirteen molded fiberglass Uluas I built several years ago,
owned and sailed by Phil Dreifuss in New Zealand.  Video by Ian Ruru.

Outrigger Tribe

A Paraw from Bantayan Island in the Philippines.   Visit the Samal Outrigger page here.