Hawaiian Style Opelu Outrigger Fishing Canoe
OK! I finished my opelu style outrigger canoe! It took 3 months from making the first model to putting the wa'a in the water. Pretty good time, I think! [...]
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Oct, 2013
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Jul, 2013
Opelu Canoe Model
I’ve been studying the canoe designs in “The Hawaiian Canoe” by Tommy Holmes, as well as the Ulua by Gary Dierking, and the Waka Ama by Selway-Fisher. I’ve come [...]
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May, 2013
Plans: Ulua Saling Canoe by Gary Dierking
After purchasing Gary Dierking’s book “Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes” I decided to purchase his 'to scale' plans for the Ulua Saling Canoe. It’s a strip-plank canoe with fiberglass inside and [...]
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May, 2013
Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes by Gary Dierking
After ‘The Hawaiian Canoe‘ – this is my favorite outrigger canoe book! Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes by Gary Dierking is well thought out, easy to read, chock full of great [...]
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May, 2013
Plans: Waka Ama Canoe – Selway-Fisher Design
Back in 2009 my friend, Tevita Kunato, and I purchased the plans for the Waka Ama outrigger canoe from Duckwork’s Builders Supply located in Harper, Texas. It is a Selway-Fisher [...]
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May, 2013
The Hawaiian Canoe by Tommy Holmes
By many this book is considered the definitive source – The Bible – of Hawaiian outrigger canoes. Covering an historical perspective of Hawaiian canoe design from pre-contact to modern times. [...]
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Apr, 2013
Traditional Outrigger Kanu by Tevita Kunato
A few years back (sometime in 2009) my friend Tevita Kunato decided to make a traditional style outrigger canoe; Tevita was born and raised in Papua New Guinea and [...]
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Apr, 2013
Kayak Fishing… What Happened To The Outrigger Canoe?
As I left Hilo last week, on my way home to Kauai, I looked through the airlines in-flight magazine "Hana Hou!". A story caught my attention: “Who Needs A Bigger [...]