Archive | October, 2009

Maori Artist Restores 1822 Canoe

28 Oct

Maori artist George Nuku is restoring an early 19th century war canoe known as a “waka” at the National Museum of Scotland. As the BBC reports, HERE, Nuku, a carver and sculptor from New Zealand who is tattooed with traditional Maori facial markings, is restoring the boat with a blend of traditional and contemporary designs […]

Canoe-Builder Walter Walker Dead at 101

20 Oct

Renowned Canadian canoe-builder Walter Walker of Lakefield, Ontario died on Monday.  He was two weeks shy of his 102nd birthday. Walker was inducted as the first “Canoe Builder Emeritus” in the Canoe Builders Hall of Fame established by the Canadian Canoe Museum. He received numerous awards and certificates for his work in the canoe industry. Walker’s […]

Paddling Season Ending … Even in Hawaii

14 Oct

We expect the paddling season to wind down when winter-like conditions come early to the Midwest, but we were surprised to see it’s also wrapping up in far-off Hawaii.  For the inter-island racers who paddle outrigger canoes at least, the season climaxed last weekend with the Super Bowl of outrigger racing: the Moloka’i Hoe.  The 41.7 mile paddle […]

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Canoes Suggest Hawaiians Settled New Zealand

6 Oct

Was New Zealand originally settled by canoeists from Hawaii? It’s a possibility seen in a study of traditional Pacific Ocean canoe designs undertaken by Stanford University researchers Marcus Feldman, Paul Ehrlich, and Deborah Rogers. The trio examined a 1930s-era study of traditional canoe designs by A.C. Haddon and James Hornell in order to track the […]

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Join 350 River of Action

1 Oct

River of Action, a 350.org initiative, recently posted an open letter to the paddling community, inviting canoeists, kayakers and paddlers of all kinds to join them in the International Day of Climate Action on October 24th. Paddlers around the world will gather on their local waterways to form the number 350. According to the letter, […]