MILAN - Gusty winds bore down the length of Lac qui Parle Lake, chasing up waves like a whitewater run on a wild river. They were no match for an outrigger canoe designed for riding the swells of the ...

I’ve always been a water person. During my childhood in San Diego, I spent entire summers at the beach or in swimming pools. As I got older, I progressed into sailing, surfing, kayaking and most ...

KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM Outrigger Canoe Club's (from right) Bill Pratt, Scott Gamble, Victor Agostini Bovino, Simeon Kepaloma, Makena Fernandez and Billy Balding came in ...

At the tail end of 2024, just before Christmas, a large and memorable swell popped up in the Pacific Ocean. In Hawaii, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ran with the requisite 40-foot surf for ...

Long before the magnetic compass, the sextant, global positioning systems and other navigational aids, Polynesians sailed solely by observation of the sun, stars, and ocean swells coupled with other ...

On a blustery Friday morning before dozens of supporters and curious onlookers, Rocky McKinnon and his watermen buddies set off in Huntington Beach’s first outrigger surf canoe program. With a bit of ...

If you’ve ever been to Hawaii and looked out into the ocean—or just watched HBO’s White Lotus—you may have noticed a super long canoe with an extra lateral appendage. It’s called an outrigger canoe, ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Members of the Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club are preparing to make a 110-mile trip to raise awareness on the need for clean water. The “We the Water” ...

NEWPORT BEACH – The Newport Outrigger Canoe Club has more to focus on this year than the racing season. The club, which has been practicing in Newport Harbor for more than 50 years and has about 60 ...

The St. Regis Princeville Resort on Kauai and Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui have both recently introduced new outrigger canoe experiences. Photo Credit: Kirk Lee Aeder/Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau ...

Outrigger canoes took to the waters near the Huntington Beach pier, Friday, Feb. 9, with the launch of a free program called Bold As Love. Started by former pro surfer Rocky McKinnon, the ...