Pacific Voyagers at Treasure Island, SF 8/2-8/14 - California Events

TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Mon, Aug 8, 2011 12:23 AM Got to see 3 of the vaka yesterday. The sailed over to Chrissy Field for the the start of the annual Round the Rock outrigger canoe race. The vaka came aground and the crews came out on their front decks and each performed a Haka. In the cold morning fog, with the Golden Gate in the background... Chicken skin (and not from the cold)! A bunch of us had to go into the water to help push Te Matau a Maui (the Maori vaka) back off the sand and into the bay. Her carvings adorning the bow are beautiful! The vaka will be on treasure island until Thursday, August 11th when they depart for Monterey. If you're able to make it out to see them, it's worth the time and maybe a once in a lifetime chance. Aloha :tiki:

Got to see 3 of the vaka yesterday. The sailed over to Chrissy Field for the the start of the annual Round the Rock outrigger canoe race. The vaka came aground and the crews came out on their front decks and each performed a Haka. In the cold morning fog, with the Golden Gate in the background... Chicken skin (and not from the cold)!
A bunch of us had to go into the water to help push Te Matau a Maui (the Maori vaka) back off the sand and into the bay. Her carvings adorning the bow are beautiful!

The vaka will be on treasure island until Thursday, August 11th when they depart for Monterey. If you're able to make it out to see them, it's worth the time and maybe a once in a lifetime chance.
Aloha
:tiki:

Post #601439 by Tiki Royale on Mon, Aug 8, 2011 12:23 AM