The adaptive launch on the Little Calumet River is part of $2 million in upgrades at Beaubien Woods, including new seating, a program shelter with interpretive signage and an improved fishing ...

Female athletes fight for recognition and find cultural connection in the traditional Polynesian sport of outrigger canoeing. Women compete in outrigger canoeing, called va’a, as part of the 2019 ...

SINGAPORE – When Xavier Marle Keutch competed in his first outrigger canoeing race 14 years ago, the Frenchman had no idea what he was getting himself into. “We literally met on the beach, and we didn ...

The Kahakai Outrigger Canoe Club will its biggest event of the year this weekend — the Battle of the Breakwater. More than 1,200 paddlers from Santa Barbara to San Diego — who are part of the Southern ...

When the Xw’lemi Outrigger Racing Association (or XORA for short) met for the first time in September 2024, it had six members. By its next practice, that number had doubled. “Posted [it] to social ...

At the tail end of 2024, just before Christmas, a large and memorable swell popped up in the Pacific Ocean. In Hawaii, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ran with the requisite 40-foot surf for ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KGO) -- Visiting the beaches on Maui is, of course, a must. But if you want to dig deeper into the history and culture on the island, the Fairmont Kea Lani has a traditional Hawaiian ...

Moloka’i, Hawai’i— It’s dawn on the Hawaiian island of Moloka’i, and the sun is rising on 48 outrigger canoes lined up on the sand of Hale O Lono harbor. Hundreds of women from around the world have ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — There are so many great stories coming out of Na Wahine O Ke Kai aside from the raceʻs return after a four-year hiatus. Among the boats making their way across the Kaiwi Channel is ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Members of the Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club are preparing to make a 110-mile trip to raise awareness on the need for clean water. The “We the Water” ...

The Takitimu Outrigger Canoe Club contingent will be in action at the 2024 World Waka Ama Sprint Championships in Hawaii. Hawke’s Bay sporting and cultural identity Pat Benson was always one to shun ...