Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race

Nov 5, 2015

Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Nation, Sports, The Baltimore Sun Hawaiki

The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 teams racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values.

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Huahine pass in the direction of Raiatea on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants leave the starting line in Huahine on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants leave the starting line in Huahine on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants leave the starting line in Huahine on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Huahine pass in the direction of Raiatea on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Huahine pass in the direction of Raiatea on the morning of November 4, 2015 for the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants exit the Raiatea pass during the first leg of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a 2015 outrigger canoe race on the morning of November 4, 2015, after more than 4 hours of rowing. The Hawaiki Nui Va’a outrigger canoe race is an annual event with more than 100 team of intense racing between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora, honoring an ancient sport with great cultural values. The 24th edition of the race hosts teams from Taihiti, France and New Zealand, with the number of teams and countries increasing each year. Originally made in wood, almost all of the canoes are today fabricated with high tech polyester material and carbon fiber. (GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images)

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