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New Outrigger Connection Australia Website

Hi All, Please check out the new Outrigger Connection AUS website and blog. It's full of all our standard products, accessories and services and will be constantly updated with news and views on anything and everything to do with outrigger canoeing, paddling in the ocean or anything we can share with everyone to promote our sport and make it more fun for everyone, and we hope you will all post comments and share your experiences and love of the sport as well. Check out the slide show of differe… Continue

Added by Colin Bartley on October 23, 2009 at 8:36pm — 1 Comment

Outlaw Paddling Newsletter #3

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Added by Richard on October 17, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Moloka'i Hoe 2009

Shell Va’a Surfs To Victory for the Fourth Year in a Row. Kapono Ciotti Photos by Matt Capps The 41-mile Moloka’i Hoe is known to many as the World Championship of outrigger canoe paddling with top crews from Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, the continental US, Japan and Europe competing. This year’s 112 entries was a record for the event. The day began wet and rainy. The ride down the twisting dirt road to Hale o Lono harbor has been getting rougher and rougher over the past few ye… Continue

Added by Kapono Ciotti on October 12, 2009 at 9:34am — 1 Comment

"If today was your last day"

The music says it all, check out my movie, what better way to spend a day then paddling with a mate in conditions meant for pirating. We were the only craft on the bay that day with strong wind warnings. I couldn't drive over the West Gate Bridge to get to Mentone because the canoe would of blown off the car. We use five Hero3 GoPro's and AVS4YOU software to produce the movie cutting three hours of footage to three minutes. I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I had fun paddling it. It was my f… Continue

Added by Clarkie on October 5, 2009 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Outlaw Paddling: Newsletter #1

FINN OUTLAW PADDLING CRITS The weather is looking tip top for the first FINN Outlaw paddling crit this coming Wednesday night the 30th of Sep. WSW wind 20knots and 23 degrees. Outlaw hopes all Victorian paddlers can make it along to these social, fun and competitive events. W… Continue

Added by Richard on October 2, 2009 at 12:21pm — No Comments

Sad news from Samoa

Dear all, you all may have heard about it in some way or another. Tui Annandale, the wife of Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale was killed trying to escape the tsunami which hit Samoa a few days ago. As the president of the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association and a friend of Joe and his wife this has been quite hard to take in. I can only imagine what he and his family are going through right now. Joe and Tui are the Va'a patrons in Samoa. They have both given a lot to the sport since its fruition. Both c… Continue

Added by Saju Abraham on October 2, 2009 at 11:56am — 3 Comments

Japan Scene - Shonan Challenge

Article By Kenny Kaneko from Japan... Kamanu Team rider: www.maoliwaa.com ...for the blog post. Continue

Added by Kapono Ciotti on October 1, 2009 at 12:56am — No Comments

Cook Islands Day 2 - Pacific Mini Games 2009

Click on this link and it should take you to the live results from the cook islands. Day sprints are on now with the semi's all done. Have a look at the standings and the finals will begin soon. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-4631-0-0-0&sID=151407 thanks Saju Abraham Continue

Added by Saju Abraham on September 24, 2009 at 5:51pm — No Comments

Cook Islands Day 1 - Pacific Mini Games 2009

A quick update from today's racing from the cook islands (from Cam Wendt). The conditions were terrible - it rained, wind blew the whole day with the ocassional flashs of lightening. The races still went ahead though. First up was Diane in the V1. She finished 2nd behind Fiji. Tahiti took out the other Heat. Mark followed finishing 2nd also behind New Caledonia. Tahiti took out the other heat. In the V6 500m both the Men and Women finished 3rd. For the V6 1500m the Women finished 3rd and the Men… Continue

Added by Saju Abraham on September 24, 2009 at 12:45pm — 3 Comments

training session - 21 sept 2009

Very happy tonight. Training was great this evening. Every year we try to get a team of beginners for Hawaiki Nui. For 2009 we have 12 paddlers, 7 of them have never done a marathon race, only very short distances... We don't have a good canoe, the ones wo have are not suited for open ocean, so we have to rent one. 2 weeks ago we got an AhTak V6 from Fare Ara. We finally found how to paddle this canoe tonight... and I feel very good now. Continue

Added by Hiro C. on September 22, 2009 at 12:14am — No Comments

SUPER AITO 2009

What a finish for the Vahine a big win of our Young Champ Hinatea Bernadino, Philippe niece, but a good challenge from Maui's own Emili Janchevis, 3rd last year 2nd this year what a race. The high lite came from the big fight in between last year Champ, 2 times world sprint champ (2002/2004) George Cronsteadt, his brother Yohan, Shell Va'a top paddler, and to day's world champ Taaroa Dubois. After a good lead from King George, his brother caught up and passed George very hardly but surely to kee… Continue

Added by Charles Villierme on August 18, 2009 at 12:02am — 2 Comments

What do paddlers look for in a club?

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Added by Richard on August 15, 2009 at 1:54pm — 4 Comments

Hi I have been quite excited with the potential of Vaa for some time and we have some similar tradit…

Hi I have been quite excited with the potential of Vaa for some time and we have some similar traditional wooden ( made from Mango tree trunk ) crafts here more like Canoes with outrigger used mainly for fishing caled "Ngalawa" in Swahili language , but too heavy for recreational or competitive . I am trying to get a standard V 1 and V6 craft to introduce VAA in Kenya ..... any ideas? Continue

Added by Seif on July 29, 2009 at 2:25pm — No Comments

AITO 2009

The biggest V1 in the Va'a world just finished yesterday with the victory once again by a champ from the Leeward Island. Indeed afetr Manutea Owen from Huahine last year, this year edition have seen the victory of a true champion from the pearl of the Pacific "Bora Bora" Clovis Trope he led the pack of champion like Bruno Tauhiro (stroker of Shell Va'a) and our World Champ Taaroa Dubois. The sensation came from the Junior Boy Steeve Teihotaata after wining the U19 the day before, hecame 4th even… Continue

Added by Charles Villierme on July 12, 2009 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

Outrigger Clothing New 2009 Catalog

The Outrigger Clothing 2009 collection is now available at http://www.outriggerclothing.com.au Brand new styles available for men and women. There is something for everyone whether you are on or off the water. Be sure to order early as items are going fast! So swing over to www.outriggerclothing.com.au to see what all of the hype is about or check out the catalog below.… Continue

Added by Richard on June 12, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Outrigger Canoe School in Santa Catarina Island (Florianópolis) south of Brazil: http://kanaloakanu.blogspot.com/

KANALOA Canoagem Havaiana (KANALOA Hawaiian Canoing) is a Hawaiian Canoe School inspired by the Hawaiian Culture. We are located in Santa Catarina Island (south of Brazil), TAIKÔ in the Jurerê International Beach (north coast). Classes, tours, courses and expeditions witch Hawaiian Canoes into the more singular wilderness and historical landscapes in the Santa Catarina Island. Come paddle witch us and discover our Island, history, people and Mana!!! Mahalo Nui Loa ke Akua Malama Pono, Alexey B… Continue

Added by Alexey Bevilacqua on May 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Tahiti Nui Va'a 2009 (around Tahiti - 3 laps)

7th Edition of this beautifull 6 men change race around Tahiti organised by EDT (Power Company of Tahiti). 3 laps race with a start at Mahina's point (where Cptain Cook lunch his Bounty) to Vairao (70Ks), 2nd lap : Vairao-Tautira(land of the legendary Maire Nui-42ks); 3rd lap : Tautra to Pte Vénus(50Ks). Shell Va'a got beaten by EDT Va'a, Team OPT came 3rd. More to come with pictures and video. Continue

Added by Charles Villierme on May 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Lucas Quintá on May 14, 2009 at 1:04pm — No Comments

2009 Season!

Now I just have to find time to take off the bag and hit the water. This economy sucks since I'm doing 2 jobs and it's killing my water time! Continue

Added by Bill on May 6, 2009 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Pa'a Molokai oc-1 Kaiwi crossing

While paddlers challenge themselves in various bodies of water across the globe, Kaiwi Channel will always be regarded as one of the most difficult to conquer. Today’s best paddlers must be elite conditioned athletes, but more importantly in Kaiwi, SOLO ARTISTS. For water people in Hawaii, life evolves around the ocean, something that we carry around in our gut and would be less than whole without. In the heat of our competitive nature, we cannot forget how fortunate we are to be a part of the… Continue

Added by Mariano Larghi on May 4, 2009 at 3:28pm — 2 Comments