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Outrigger Canoe Paddling Hawaiian Style T ALES FROM THE RIVERBANK July/August 2011 Outrigger Canoe Paddling Hawaiian Style Debra Bookbinder Yes, ANOTHER kind of paddling, and it is great fun. Page 2 July/August 2011 An outrigger: - “is a type of canoe featuring The typical club outrigger has six seats and one or more lateral support floats known as roles associated with seat position. The outriggers, which are fastened to one or both Captain takes the rear seat 6, steering and sides of the main hull. Smaller canoes often taking responsibility for the direction, speed employ a single outrigger on the port side, and anything else, kind Captains who actually while larger canoes may employ a single allow you to rest are very popular. When outrigger, double outrigger, or double hull steering is sorted Captains (sometimes) also configuration (see also catamaran). The paddle, but some take in the scenery. sailing canoes are an important part of the Polynesian heritage and are raced and sailed in Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa and by the Māori of New Zealand. Using an outrigger or double hull configuration greatly increases the stability of the canoe, but introduces much less hydrodynamic inefficiency than making a single hull canoe wider. Compared to other types of canoes, outrigger canoes can be quite fast, yet are also capable of being paddled and Captain’s privilege sailed in rougher water. This paddling technique, however, differs greatly from Seat 1, at the nose of the boat is taken by the kayaking or rowing. The paddle, or blade, ‘stroker’. used by the paddler is single sided, with either a straight or a double-bend shaft. Despite the single paddle an experienced paddler will only paddle on one side, using a technique such as a J-stroke to maintain heading and stability. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrigger_Canoe So Who does What? Outrigger Canoes are literally hip width wide and paddlers sit behind each other to form a Calvin “Stoker”, Christine on “Arma” line. The stroker sets the pace and needs additional skill for manoeuvring the boat upon the Captain’s request. Seat 2 and 4 are next to the arma (the generally wooden arch that reaches out to the float, providing the stability). At rest those sat in 2 and 4 generally get the honour of sitting on the arma to give the boat more stability, or when surfing may be asked to climb out onto the arma to drive the boat harder into the wave against the face of the rising wave. Seat 2, 3, 4 and 5 may also be called upon to bail if water has been taken on. www.ribblecanoeclub.co.uk July/August 2011 Page 3 I got my first opportunity to paddle an outrigger within 24 hours of landing on Maui, one of the smaller Hawaiian Islands. weight on arma (Debra) Seat 3 may be asked by the Captain to take on the call. This is a generally a two phased call Fortunate to be introduced by the President of happening before the penultimate, then the the Club (whose wife is my distant cousin and final stroke before the paddlers switch sides. how I came to be there), I was soon thrown in with the other visitor’s the Club welcomes. Sides can be switched at any regular point but after 15 strokes is quite common. Therefore th Be advised, not all clubs are like Maui Canoe the call would start just before the 13 stroke. Club. Racing is a big sport in Hawaii and the It’s very important paddling is done other half a dozen or so other clubs on Maui collectively and simultaneously. If the generally focus on racing. Maui Canoe Club paddler’s strokes do not match the stroker it (MCC) is the only club with a specific has the effect of ‘dragging’ the canoe. commitment to recreational paddling and they welcome visitors. As a tourist destination it is The job of the person in Seat 5 is to do what understandable regular clubs do not wish to the Captain tells them. This can often include be used as a visitor experience, so if you do bailing. This is the novice position and a great go, choose your club wisely. MCC has a way to coach someone. Generally someone philosophy similar to Ribble and believes with no paddle experience whatsoever would paddling should be fun. find their first experience of an outrigger would be from Seat 5. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=grou p_99585660752 Once launched, on the Captain’s command, the paddle side will change from being all on The initial safety briefing took around 10 the left (as it also is for returning to shore past minutes and then it was time to launch. the breaking waves), to alternating down the boat. However, all the strokes have to follow Launching is an art in itself. The boat is taken the pace and timing of the stroker. down the beach close enough to the water’s edge to get the nose wet. The arma is supported and clear of the sand and everyone is on standby holding the back of a seat. The Captain reads the waves and then gives the warning “after the next breaking wave” and then “now”. The boat is then pushed into the water; clear enough to take the weight of the paddlers but not so deep that you can’t jump in. Alternate in stroke paddles www.ribblecanoeclub.co.uk Page 4 July/August 2011 Well that’s the theory. In my defence I only We rested to enjoy the sight and it was clear missed the part where you climb in once, for a from the discussions sighting of dolphins and few seconds, before I hauled myself in, but I whales were also commonplace. got the bruises to prove it. There are only a few seconds for this process. Go too soon and Unfortunately, severe rain and the recent you end up dug into the sand with a wave tsunami had left visibility still poor so it was breaking into the canoe and a lot of bailing to not possible to see the reef. do. Wait for it to go too deep and you literally miss the boat! Trips can vary in length from 20 minutes (surf canoeing, high intensity) to weeks (ancient voyage re-enactment and only for the expert outrigger). Generally the Club sessions last around an hour and the number of rests in within the hour is determined by the Captain. After a rest there are three calls the Captain makes:- (1) Makaukau = Lift your paddle horizontal in front of you (2) Hoe Hapai = Reach forward into the water as though you boats are going to spear a fish (3) Imua! = GO Each morning around 4 or 5 boats go out for an hour and when all the boats return there are usually enough people who are enthusiastic enough for a second trip. My hand shot up and I was off again. This time we didn’t do the reef but headed for some outrigger canoe surfing. The boats are quite fragile and the Captain has to find the perfect conditions where the surf is breaking far enough away from the shore for the boat not to be damaged. Makaukau Along this particular coast there are several areas of old fish ponds, built by the local For my first trip the Captain was the President Hawaiians, where fish would be trapped at and he directed us to an area above a reef. low tide. Whilst many of the ponds had been damaged by the tsunami and some were Within twenty minutes we spotted our first already out of use before then, the walls from turtle, bobbing it’s head up within 5 metres of the ponds lay at or just below the surface so the boat. the Captains local knowledge was very important in picking the right spot and conditions. Once we were in position the Captain had us rest whilst he chose the wave we were going to try and catch. In surfing the paddle still has to match the turtle stroker but it has to be very strong and purposeful and is faster than normal. www.ribblecanoeclub.co.uk July/August 2011 Page 5 As the wave approaches the canoe gathers All this and I hadn’t even been on Maui for speed and the Captain may encourage the 24 hours. Didn’t think it could get any better, paddlers, then the back lifts a little and nose but then they announced they would be taking dips as the boat curves slightly to the left to the four seater surf canoe out on Saturday be carried by the surf. (specifically designed for surfing with a support bar for getting out onto the arma)…. In this video, taken on my first surf, notice how the boat’s pace speeds up as the wave Let me know if you’d like to hear more, approaches behind. You will see the stroker especially what doing a ‘huli’ means.. hint reaches out and puts his weight to the left. ‘huli huli chicken’ is spit roast….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldhR7Bf0 The actual stroke itself can deliver a gug significant all body work out. The stroke begins with pressure against the same foot as We took a fair bit of water so the bailing the side which is being paddled and requires began but if you forward to 2.5 minutes in, abdominal tension against the paddle as the you’ll see us start paddling to catch another paddler reaches forward and spears into the wave which we surf for around half a minute, water as close to the side of the boat as at some speed.
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