* Junta ignores devastation to force vote May 13, 2008
But in other places I did see signs of life, canoes moving around waterways and even tarpaulins of rice hung out on higher ground X that gave me real hope that it is not too late to help many people, he said. He said that so far they estimated around 10 percent of the people affected had been reached with food or medial aid. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Woody' Brown / 1912-2008 Apr 21, 2008
In 1947, Brown is credited with designing and building the first modern catamaran inspired by twin-hull canoes he saw in the South Pacific during World War II and armed with aeronautical engineering and lightweight construction knowledge. He used the catamaran, named the Manu Kai, to make a living of taking tourists out from Waikiki. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Inn owners preserve Maui history Mar 31, 2008
Keoki recalled that while going to college, he returned home one summer and worked on the set of the film "The Devil at 4 O'Clock." He helped to build some canoes and made fiberglass rocks. The film, released in 1961, starred Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra, and the Pioneer Inn was cast as a hotel on a South Pacific island. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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hopped into a few canoes to experience the flow of one of the world's most fascinating water bodies ... Small canoes s are very likely to be flipped over in this kind of turbulence frequently encountered in high water. (Helena Daily World, AR)
Ferry furor flares Mar 21, 2008
STAR-BULLETIN / AUGUST 2007 About 50 people on boogie boards, surfboards and canoes block the Hawaii Superferry's entrance into Kauai's Nawiliwili Harbor. Ferry furor flares. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
'Surrounded by Water' showcases Cuban artists Feb 24, 2008
A statue of a Yoruba deity runs up the middle, and paddlers navigate canoes up paths of running water along each side. Several artists use water to make other political points: Roc o Garc a's untitled acrylic-on-paper work flouts the tradition of the male gaze on the female nude by focusing on an attractive nude man, who dangles his hand in a pool; a shark hovers just below the surface. (Boston Globe)
State asked to maintain 'Jaws' access ramp Feb 12, 2008
David Ward, president of the Hawaiian Canoe Club, said there have been about 20 canoes that launch from Maliko during races throughout the year and that the ramp is used regularly by canoe paddlers for training. Ward, whose club has 300 members, said the area has also been used by Hawaiians to exercise their cultural practices. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The hippie vibe lingers Jan 29, 2008
The change sweeping over the town - the first bank machines arrived recently - is also affecting other parts of Nayarit, a thinly populated state better known for tobacco production, a remote island of shrimpers where the locals traverse the streets in canoes during the rainy season and Huichol Indians carrying out peyote-induced rituals in dry, mountainous regions. Nayarit's coast never enjoyed the same fanfare as Puerto Vallarta, the setting for the John Huston film The Night of the Iguana and... (Globe and Mail)
Surf's up - on the Thames Jan 11, 2008
The 20 million ($44 million) project is the brainchild of Steve Jones, an adventure sports enthusiast who climbs, canoes and surfs and believes that urban surfers, mocked as "weekend warriors" by coast-dwelling locals, want to take to the waves after work instead of going to the gym. Surfers can expect to pay 30 for an hour's session that will offer at least 10 waves a rider, each rolling more than 100 metres. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Big swells will be a blessing before long Jan 6, 2008
McCarrs Creek has mixed bags for the nippers in canoes and tinnies using live nippers. There's news of big snapper in the harbour (see ). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Paddling their own - that's the worry Dec 12, 2007
Canoes, by contrast, operate on the margins of society, mapping a grubby, lugubrious course through the shadowlands of morality. When someone jumps in a kayak at five in the morning, it speaks loudly of their vitality and health. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Letters for Monday, December 3, 2007 Dec 3, 2007
Paddlers arrested and canoes impounded. You can t rinse that bad taste out of your mouth. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
BA ban puts Qantas in quandary Dec 1, 2007
Nor is the airline carrying canoes, windsurfing equipment, vaulting poles, javelins or hang-gliders. In fact, all large sporting equipment is banned. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Flotilla of trash trickles into isles Nov 12, 2007
The same currents that once brought logs used by native Hawaiians to build canoes is littering Kamilo with junk, Moore said. "Instead of getting sand in my shoes ... I had plastic," Frazer said about a beach cleanup at Kamilo last month. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Surf's not up Nov 7, 2007
Kayaks, canoes, windsurf equipment, vaulting poles, hang gliders all banned ... New restrictions which came into effect Tuesday ban surfboards and other large sports equipment including kayaks, canoes, windsurfing equipment, vaulting poles, javelins, and hang gliders. (CNN -- World)
British Airways: No to Surfers Nov 7, 2007
As of today, passengers are banned from checking surfboards, kayaks, canoes or wind surfing boards ... As long as the equipment complies with size and weight allowances, Virgin Atlantic travelers can check their diving equipment, golf equipment, fishing equipment, hang gliders, skis, surfboards, windsurfing boards, booms and sails, bicycles, paragliders, canoes and kayaks all free of charge. (Time.com)
Surfers vie to overturn BA board ban Nov 6, 2007
Other items banned from flights include windsurfing boards, hang-gliders, pole-vaults, javelins and canoes. The airline will, however, continue to allow passengers to travel with other sporting items, including skis, snowboards, cycles, golf clubs and diving equipment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Spence/Hartsfield win Jailbreak Triathlon for second straight year Oct 30, 2007
The race begins in four waves of 33 canoes stretched across the Duck River by a rope start-line ... The race used 131 canoes provided by River Rat of Columbia, Duck River of Chapel Hill, Canoe Music City of Kingston Springs and Yanahli of Columbia. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Look Back: Creating The Lake Superior Water Trail Oct 14, 2007
However, today's Lake Superior explorers don't paddle furs in heavy birch bark canoes. Their pursuit is fun. (WCCO.com, MN)
Blessing The Moose Sep 24, 2007
The young man and his friends left the camp in the middle of the night, broke into a neighboring camp, drank the liquor they found there, and took the canoes out on the lake for a midnight paddle. One of the canoes overturned. (Boston Globe)
Kauai's landscapes offer peaceful, breathtaking views Sep 18, 2007
You can explore the garden on foot, on a horse, in a car, in a plane or helicopter or on any of the many rivers, via tour boats and canoes, kayaks and inner tubes. Christine Klinger/Cox News Service. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Showdown over Hawaii Superferry heats up Sep 18, 2007
The Superferry voluntarily suspended service Aug. 28 after two days of demonstrations at Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai, where dozens of protesters on surfboards, canoes and kayaks blocked the $95 million ferry. Last month, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state should have required an environmental review before Superferry service began. (SunOnline)
Hurricane Felix Death Toll Nears 100 Sep 7, 2007
Villagers in canoes helped, paddling through waters thick with fallen trees ... Some 150 Miskito Indians who were adrift on the ocean clinging to buoys, canoes and slabs of wood were rescued by authorities, said Honduran federal Congresswoman Carolina Echeverria, who represents the northeastern province of Gracias a Dios, on the Nicaraguan border. (CBS New York, NY)
U.S. military joins search for Felix's victims as death toll nears 100 Sep 7, 2007
Villagers in canoes helped, paddling through waters thick with fallen trees. Two days after the storm hit, dozens more bodies were recovered along the Miskito coastline that stretches across the Nicaragua-Honduras border, many found floating in the sea, emergency officials said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Felix: Second Cat 5 to threaten Belize! Sep 7, 2007
The point at which Felix reached land is home to thousands of indigenous people who live in wooden shacks, depend on canoes for transportation and had no way out. Its winds screamed at 160 mph and Felixs eye - so perfectly formed and distinct it could be seen on satellite photos - was accompanied by an 18-foot wall of water. (San Pedro Sun)
Death toll from Hurricane Felix passes 60 in Nicaragua Sep 7, 2007
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua Helicopters clattered overhead and Miskito Indians paddled canoes through a debris-littered sea Thursday, searching desperately for survivors of Hurricane Felix. At least 64 people were reported dead and scores remained missing. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Felix death toll rises to at least 65 Sep 7, 2007
The dead were believed to be from a group of 109 Nicaraguan Miskito Indians who sought refuge in canoes when Felix roared over them. At least 52 found something to hang onto, fighting for hours to stay alive as huge waves and lightning crashed around them. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Felix Downgraded To Category 1 Storm Sep 5, 2007
I hope they didn't jump the gun too soon," he said as he waited for a flight home in the San Pedro Sula airport. Felix's top winds were at 160 mph as it headed west early Tuesday, and forecasters warned it could strengthen again before landfall along the Miskito Coast. From there, it was projected to rake northern Honduras, slam into southern Belize on Wednesday and then cut across northern Guatemala and southern Mexico, well south of Texas. Its massive storm surge could devastate Indian... (WTKR.com, VA)
* Hurricane Felix hits Category 5, blasts Nicaraguan coast Sep 5, 2007
Felix's massive storm surge could devastate Indian communities along the Miskito Coast, an isolated region straddling the Honduras-Nicaragua border where Miskito Indians live in wooden shacks, get around on canoes and subsist on fish, beans, rice, cassava and plantains. Thousands were stranded along the coast late Monday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Central Americans, tourists fleeing Felix Sep 4, 2007
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift Monday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. Thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along the coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall. (AZCentral -- News)
More of this story Sep 4, 2007
I remember when I first saw guys coming out of the water with canoes on their shoulders. They had this stoked expression on their faces. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Catch Charlotte's whitewater wave Aug 30, 2007
Experienced whitewater boaters can paddle their own kayaks or canoes. The cost is $15 for 90 minutes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hawaii Superferry Faces Waves in Court Aug 28, 2007
About 65 protesters entered the water some using surfboards, kayaks and canoes while others just swam to block the harbor. Their effort was supported by about 200 protesters on shore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
CHANNEL ISLAND: Not your average kids' camp Aug 27, 2007
The kind of camp this brings to mind has nothing to do with canoes, hiking and s'mores. The nation in "Kid Nation" makes North Korea sound utopian. (Los Angeles Times)
Another side of paradise quenches her thirst Aug 26, 2007
Three "vakas," or outrigger canoes, followed the swimming group of 10 about 1,000 feet offshore. I estimated the depth at 50 feet, although I could see an ominous blue vastness where a wall must have dropped off considerably. (Boston Globe)
Anatomy of a Canoe Aug 25, 2007
A basic anatomy lesson describing the parts and terms used with canoes ... Those new to paddling canoes will need to learn about the basic components and design factors used by the craft ... Canoes vary in construction and design. (Suite101.com)
Sometimes a lonely old log is the best source of water transport Aug 17, 2007
And there, on the shore of the lake, those possibilities must have seemed limitless as the bright-eyed kids surveyed the ever-growing armada of boats, canoes, kayaks, rafts and other floatable craft that awaited them there on the beach. There is something about an expanse of friendly-looking water and something to float on that is irresistible to kids. (Missoulian, MT)
Kona-side residents are calm before the storm Aug 16, 2007
"If we need to go, we will," said Galieto, a part-time security officer for the Keoua canoe club who would need to take a number of canoes with him if he left. "We are not sure yet but I got my trailer standing by.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Michael Tongg: Aloha, waterman Aug 14, 2007
Enduring choppy waves and wind, about a hundred people gathered in boats, canoes and kayaks off Waikiki yesterday to pay their respects to the late Michael Alan Poi Wo Tongg, a waterman, attorney and family man who died from lung cancer on July 13 ... "His wish and dreams are that canoeing is to go around the world and the Hokule'a is to go around the world. By using the Hokule'a and the canoes, we bring the ohana and harmony to everybody.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Canoe & Kayak River Trip Planning Jul 28, 2007
Ability to execute a roll is essential for all boaters in kayaks and closed canoes. Class VI - Difficulties in Class V carried to the extreme of navigability. (Suite101.com)
Local kayakers make waves at Krape Park Jul 15, 2007
While 400 kayaks and canoes are registered in Stephenson County, there are about 3,500 registered watercrafts in Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago counties, Ginger said ... Nowicki also noted the option to rent kayaks, canoes and paddle boats. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Rains begin; enable planting, increase risk Jul 8, 2007
Although fishing activities are at their highest at this time, the sea is also much more violent during this season, endangering fishermen that use fragile wooden dugout canoes. The coastal communities in zone 13 and zone 4 are also the most vulnerable to tidal waves and increase sea levels, and households can therefore lose productive assets and be deterred from going fishing during an active rainy season such as the one forecast for this year. (AlertNet)
Giants of the deep reel 'em in Jun 28, 2007
The enormous grey whale shark glides effortlessly in the murky waters off Donsol in the eastern Philippines, its distinctive pale yellow spotted back and fins clearly visible as excited tourists prepare to enter the water from nearby outrigger canoes. They swim to within a few metres (feet) of these gentle giants of the deep as their guide makes sure they give the whale shark plenty of room to move. (iAfrica.com)
Honolulu mixes sophistication and nature Jun 22, 2007
Queen's Beach and Canoes in Waikiki are good spots because of the calmer surf and the city lights. Remember that lifeguards aren't on duty at night, so with the added thrill comes added risk. (CNN -- Travel)
9 canoe paddlers rescued Jun 18, 2007
Nine people were rescued after two outrigger canoes swamped in rough waters off Diamond Head yesterday morning. At about 9 a.m., an Atlantis Submarine inflatable boat reported that nine people from two outrigger canoes were in the water two miles out ... "The canoes were completely swamped," Malloy said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
In brief: Educational paddle trip planned Jun 15, 2007
A limited number of canoes will be available to borrow, and a limited number of rafts will be available for those who don t care to paddle. Participants under age 18 must have permission from a parent or legal guardian. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Water carvers: Swan Lake man returns sleek cedar canoes to the waters that once fed the trees Jun 12, 2007
eople just have to touch these canoes ... Morley handcrafts his canoes the way he lives his life with patience, care, an eye for detail ... For years, he kept refining his craft this way, perfecting his canoes, experimenting with designs, and slowly his hobby became his niche. (Missoulian, MT)
South Florida leads state in boating accidents May 27, 2007
But police boat-safety commanders say that as more personal watercraft and powerful small boats choke areas already full of motor vessels, sailboats, kayaks and canoes, hazardous conditions on the water could increase. Most boaters get into trouble when they don't monitor ocean weather conditions, lose control in busy waters, misjudge the height of bridges and overlook water markers, police said. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
The Weight of Water: The rivers, lakes and reservoirs we play on demand respect May 26, 2007
Those deaths involve motorized boats, rafts, kayaks, canoes and personal watercraft ... "Usually, the accidents slow down quite a bit by the Fourth of July. I think a lot of that has to do with high water for rafting and canoes, and the cold water." ... About half of the deaths involved motorized crafts, and the others were rafts, canoes and rowboats. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ala Wai sewage fears keep some paddlers out May 24, 2007
Waikiki Surf Club had 10 six-man canoes of youth paddlers competing last year, coach Luana Froiseth said ... Some of the Waikiki Surf Club's former youth members aren't paddling Hawaiian outrigger canoes this year. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
25 Ways To Soak Up Summer May 20, 2007
The covered bridge near West Arlington is on Route 313 at Covered Bridge Road; rent tubes, canoes, and kayaks or coordinate transportation from Battenkill Riversports and Campground, 937 State Route 313, Cambridge, New York; floats from 90 minutes to four hours, $12 and up; 800-676-8768 ... There's something special about forgoing the thrills of speedboats for the calmer call of skiffs, dories, and canoes so long a part of coastal New England ... The water is clean, gratifying for anglers, and... (Boston Globe)
Do we count all the carbon? May 13, 2007
Whether the racks hold bikes, skis or canoes, it s the racks that indirectly enable a vast amount of fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. Without those racks, kayakers and mountain bikers would have to play on any available local lakes and trails they could reach without burning fuel at all. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
More of this story May 12, 2007
The crowd screamed and cheered for tiny paddlers who were barely visible in their 460-pound canoes. With little arms paddling, crew after crew of children and teens stroked through the finish line. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Sunset memorial for Hawaiian crooner Don Ho draws thousands May 7, 2007
The canoe was accompanied by dozens of surfers and a flotilla of other canoes. Following the private ceremony, several island entertainers were to perform, with one of Ho's songs, 'll Remember You, sung by his 25-year-old daughter, Hoku. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
'He brought a lot of smiles, a lot of warmth, a lot of aloha' May 7, 2007
RICHARD WALKER / Sheraton Waikiki hotel guests stood on their lanais to watch the canoes paddle to sea with Ho's ashes ... They offered an instrumental of "I Remember You" as the canoes paddled out ... Hundreds of people crowded on the beach just before sunset to see the canoes depart to spread Ho's ashes. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
'We will remember Don Ho' May 7, 2007
Hours earlier Ho's family held a private memorial service, boarded canoes and scattered the singer's ashes in the waters of Waikiki ... Just after Ho's family placed Ho's ashes into the ocean, a large swell rose up, prompting a cheer from the 300 to 400 people bobbing in catamarans, canoes and on surfboards. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Crowd wasn't as large as expected May 7, 2007
Still others took to the sea on boats, catamarans, canoes and surfboards, as Ho's family scattered his ashes a half-mile off Waikiki ... About two dozen outrigger canoes launched from the beach and met catamarans, one-man canoes, surf skis and surfers waiting about a half-mile offshore from the Sheraton Waikiki. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The things we savor the most are the hardest earned. May 7, 2007
The store combines the visual iconography of its origins--a moosehead mounted over the cashier's counter, wooden canoes, and racks of ancient shotguns--with the dark lighting and amped-to-the-max soundtrack of an after-hours dance club. "This place mixes the old and new in a really delightful way," Thinktopia's Hanlon shouted above the din, when we visited on a recent Monday afternoon. (FastCompany)
Tribute concert among handful of Waikiki events May 6, 2007
Large weddings also are planned at the Sheraton Waikiki and Royal Hawaiian hotels, where a flotilla of canoes and catamarans will launch to scatter Ho's ashes ... " For its 6 p.m. newscast, KHNL will return to live coverage of the service. KITV plans live updates for its 5 p.m. broadcast; KHON will do the same for its 6 p.m. newscast. Radio stations Krater 96 FM, KINE FM "Hawaiian 105" and KCCN FM 100 also plan live updates from the events. AM-940 will broadcast the Sunset on the Beach show... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Mega memorial set for Don Ho farewell tomorrow May 5, 2007
His family and close friends will gather and scatter his ashes off Waikiki, with a flotilla of between 30 and 50 canoes. Video images from the scattering procession will be shown later during a segment of the musical salute. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Schedule of events for Don Ho celebration, tribute May 5, 2007
5:30-6 p.m.: Scattering of ashes offshore, with between 30 and 50 canoes participating. PUBLIC EVENTS AT QUEEN'S SURF BEACH. (Honolulu Advertiser)
East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival Apr 26, 2007
There were canoe and kayak paddles executed in gleaming wood with inlaid designs in exotic woods, and wood and canvas canoes. The wood kayaks were sleek and fast with deep varnished finishes that felt like satin and looked like mirrors. (Suite101.com)
* Relief efforts start in Solomons Apr 6, 2007
Most of the local fleet of canoes and other vessels was destroyed by tsunami waves that crashed ashore within minutes of the offshore quake Monday morning. "We have a problem with water, and sanitation is a big issue that needs to be addressed urgently," said Allen Alepio, one of a team of six doctors and 15 nurses who rushed to Gizo on Wednesday after the hospital was washed out. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rescue efforts all at sea Apr 6, 2007
On Simbo, where a volcano spews sulfur fumes, the village of Tapurai was washed into the sea and the 700 former occupants - who lost all their canoes and small boats for fishing - are fast exhausting their hillside gardens. On Ranongga, huge sections of coral reef have been forced up above the water's surface by seismic activity, there have been landslides and a survey team said in the worst affected village 90 per cent of the homes were destroyed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Plea for help comes from a paradise lost to tsunami Apr 5, 2007
In any event, all the canoes and small boats had been destroyed. The elders are now talking about resettling on higher land. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
