Other outrigger canoe races After the gala and the Tahiti trip, the group will turn its attention to a more local event: an in-state qualifier for the 2026 World Sprint Championships.

“While sitting there through the night, I thought we could do this for our kids and make some pretty decent money for them to buy new canoes and paddles.” Members of the Xw’lemi Outrigger ...

The art of outrigger canoe surfing is an ancient Polynesian tradition, with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering Tahitian natives riding waves in boats as early as 1777.

The eight teams will compete in the waves of the World Surfing Reserve for the first international trophy in the OC4 modality, 'outrigger canoes', that is, surfing in Hawaiian canoes with 4 members.