Let's carve a large outrigger canoe and sail it (Kon-tiki like) to an island - Other Events

J JohnnyP Tiki Socialite Attica, MI Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 1695	J JohnnyP Posted posted on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 5:58 PM Check out this web site . http://www.mauicanoefest.com It is about an annual festival in Hawaii where several teams make a few traditional oceanic dugout canoes every year for cultural and educational purposes. Here is a sample picture from that sight. This got me thinking. Uh-oh!! Would anybody be interested in getting together where a group of us carve one of these and then actually paddle/sail it to some island in a great body of water. It could be considered a mini Kon-tiki expedition made up of a bunch of us amateurs from Tiki Central. This is where it gets interesting. The good news is: I have access to a couple of large straight cotton wood trees that would make very good canoe hulls. They are about 26-30 inches in diameter at chest level and have strait trunks with no branches for at least 30 feet. I have access to equipment to move the logs. I also have a place for a group of people to meet and be lodged for the few days it could take to carve one of these out. I can even get the new craft from the creation point to the water. There are several possible launching points within a 40 minutes drive that could have potential islands to sail to in the Great Lakes (no real danger of getting lost). Depending on the island chosen it could be a journey anywhere from a mile to 15 miles of paddling. I was kinda thinking about something like sailing over and camping/partying for a night then back to the "mainland". I'll have to do a bit more research. The bad news is it is in Michigan so it would most likely happen late next spring after the ice melts. Sorry all you sub-tropical types. After we are done with the trip we could donate the craft to a museum or something. Since I did get enough response on the first day I will start putting together an event. Anybody else want to be part of it? If you want to let me know and I'll put you on PM distribution. I initially put this in the carving tiki section because it would appeal mostly to us sawdust heads. JohnnyP [ Edited by: Johnnyp 2006-11-02 05:50 ]

Check out this web site .
http://www.mauicanoefest.com

It is about an annual festival in Hawaii where several teams make a few traditional oceanic dugout canoes every year for cultural and educational purposes.

Here is a sample picture from that sight.

This got me thinking. Uh-oh!! Would anybody be interested in getting together where a group of us carve one of these and then actually paddle/sail it to some island in a great body of water. It could be considered a mini Kon-tiki expedition made up of a bunch of us amateurs from Tiki Central.

This is where it gets interesting. The good news is: I have access to a couple of large straight cotton wood trees that would make very good canoe hulls. They are about 26-30 inches in diameter at chest level and have strait trunks with no branches for at least 30 feet. I have access to equipment to move the logs. I also have a place for a group of people to meet and be lodged for the few days it could take to carve one of these out. I can even get the new craft from the creation point to the water. There are several possible launching points within a 40 minutes drive that could have potential islands to sail to in the Great Lakes (no real danger of getting lost). Depending on the island chosen it could be a journey anywhere from a mile to 15 miles of paddling. I was kinda thinking about something like sailing over and camping/partying for a night then back to the "mainland". I'll have to do a bit more research.

The bad news is it is in Michigan so it would most likely happen late next spring after the ice melts. Sorry all you sub-tropical types.

After we are done with the trip we could donate the craft to a museum or something.

Since I did get enough response on the first day I will start putting together an event.

Anybody else want to be part of it? If you want to let me know and I'll put you on PM distribution.

I initially put this in the carving tiki section because it would appeal mostly to us sawdust heads.

JohnnyP

[ Edited by: Johnnyp 2006-11-02 05:50 ]

Post #259870 by JohnnyP on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 5:58 PM