Wa'apa 16

Dan Taylor sailing his Wa'apa in Washington state.  He also sent me a photo

 shown below that he took in Riatea, French Polynesia in 1965.

Tahiti 1935

Sprit rigs and gaff rigs have been popular in French Polynesia since European contact.

 Steering paddles were extremely large, possibly due to the long overhanging booms.

Tim Mann's 24' proa

Check out Coconut; Tim Mann's new 24-foot sailing fishing proa. She's in his boatshop in Honokaa on the Big Island of Hawaii, about 75% complete now.

 See many more construction photos here.

HSCA

The Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association is preparing for another season of racing.

Andy's Tamanu in Aruba

150% T2

Not just a stretch.  Karl Caswell has scaled up a T2 150% in all three dimensions to 8.1M (27').

Launching Day

Andy Wong's Tamanu with custom amas ready to go.

Hawaiian Ocean Adventures

Hawaiian Canoe Sailing from XTERRA TV on Vimeo.

Plan Order Change

The web address where you can order plans has changed.  I have also switched to E-plans only, meaning that upon receipt of payment you will receive a link to download the files in PDF format.  Full size bulkhead and mold patterns can be printed locally from these files.  The plan prices have been reduced to US$95 to reflect the savings in postage and printing.  International air parcel post has become too slow in many cases and delays in customs in some countries have also caused big delays.
The new links are on the side of this blog and here:

Ulua:   https://uluaoutrigger.blogspot.com/

 Wa'apa:  https://waapa.blogspot.com/

 T2:  https://t2outrigger.blogspot.com/

 Tamanu:  https://tamanuoutrigger.blogspot.com/

 Va'a Motu:  https://vaamotu.blogspot.com/

Neni

Neni looking good on the beach at Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.  More here.

Ulua For Sale In New Zealand

Ulua located at Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand for sale on Trademe.

Oceanic Canoe Sails In A Wind Tunnel

Check out the results of these wind tunnel tests on traditional Oceanic canoe sails.

Cooking Up An Ulua

Brad Mandell cooking up something sweet in his kitchen.

Proa Art

Some great proa art by Flip Sulkovsky.  Going in harm's way.

Va'a Motu By Phil McLean

Phil McLean's rig on the Va'a Motu.

Rudders

Excellent article on outboard rudders by Michael Storer.  I've been a convert for some time now.