Last year’s report (which follows this) covering the history behind the Holopuni Va’a channel crossing& the background to this exceptional adventure demands a brief report covering this year’s renewal with tradition, with Polynesian culture & history. Six Holopuni canoes left Tahiti on Monday, 23rd November, 2015, headed for Bora Bora. They would be joined by …
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Papa – the term of endearment for the father figure of a family, a sign of strength & of protection. It’s a theme reflected in the Tahitian meaning of the word “papa” used to identify a large, flat stone. In the case of Bora Bora papa sits imposingly above the warm tropical waters that lap Bora Bora’s outer reef, atop the coral reef that protects & …
Have you ever thought that climbing Everest was the greatest test of human endurance? Well, consider this, since Hillary climbed Everest in 1953 almost 5000 others have done so. Since Webb first swam the English Channel in 1875, only around 1000 have managed to complete the task. Indeed only 1 in 10 of those who try …
In the recent World Va’a Outrigger Canoe Championships conducted in Rio, Brazil, Tahiti won 31 of the 55 events contested. To be that dominant at the international level in outrigger canoe racing against countries such as Australia, the USA, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada is an incredible performance. Tahiti’s paddlers included 10 from Bora Bora. They …