canoe surfing
Ancient Polynesian form of wave-riding, still practiced in most Pacific Ocean islands, and among a small number of devotees elsewhere in the world. Anthropologists regard the canoe as a defining item in Polynesian culture, with dozens of models and variations used for transport, fishing, racing, war, and burial, as well as recreation. With the exception of the great double-hulled canoes used for l...
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Canoe SurfingSubscribe to view
Aka Hemmings (front) and Tommy Holmes, Avalanche, 1980. Photo: WilkingsSubscribe to view
Ron Drummond, Dana Point, 1950sSubscribe to view
Canoe surfing in Hawaii; illustration from 1855Subscribe to view
Polynesian voyaging canoeSubscribe to view
Canoe surfer, Waikiki, around 1900Subscribe to view
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Canoe Surfing
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Aka Hemmings (front) and Tommy Holmes, Avalanche, 1980. Photo: Wilkings
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Ron Drummond, Dana Point, 1950s
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Canoe surfing in Hawaii; illustration from 1855
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Polynesian voyaging canoe
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Canoe surfer, Waikiki, around 1900