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Tena koutou Whanau , JohnnyP and I have been having a bit of a chat about Waka construction , and we decided to open up this thread on the topic. At this stage , I reckon that any and all stuff relating to taking a log , and chopping away anything that does not look like a canoe belongs here . And of course , the Tiki that they carry on them :lol: kia ora tatou , Jock In the heart of my soul . I would that I had been born in Celtic lands [ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-06-03 01:33 ] |
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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 9:46 PM
My first , and to date most intimate involvement , was in 1980 , when I stopped into see a friend in Pahiatua NZ . Greg Whakataka Brightwell . Thats me in the foreground , I had been adzing the raumutu (gunwale) on the stools to the left , but the photographer wanted a tight shot :) In the heart of my soul . I would that I had been born in Celtic lands [ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-06-02 21:47 ] |
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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 10:28 PM
Good idea guys. Ill add my 2c early as Im just a tourist on this boat. Just something visual to help kick off the new thread, no info sorry. These are in my thread also but I think its good to consolidate the material: These were snapped in the Pacifica Exhibit in the Melbourne Museum a few months ago. I may have got more pics of various hoe'/paddles and some of the surface detail. Will check.. pDrake, how're those sails? :o |
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Toataiaha
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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 11:16 PM
Here is a picture of Tama-bare-arse about to climb aboard ....:P .... no tourists in this trip Stone-man , we need a punga . Grab that big rock there get and started :D In the heart of my soul . I would that I had been born in Celtic lands [ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-06-03 00:56 ] |
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Tamapoutini
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 12:58 AM
Ahh, I remember it well - carefree days.. :D |
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 6:51 AM
For a modern take on traditional sailing canoes from all over the SP check out James Wharrams designs. http://wharram.com/indexofdesign.html |
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Toataiaha
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 7:40 AM
Sturdy craft by the look of them . Have you sailed in any of his ? |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 4:15 PM
Here is a different view of the waka haurua 'HawaikiNui' that Toataiaha shows himself carving above. It is sitting at the Tahiti Museum |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 4:54 PM
I saw one of the ethinic designs in a sailing magazine a couple of years ago and I ordered the design book. There are a lot really neat modern catamarans that you can build yourself out of wood, epoxy, and a lot of time. This website has a lot of good information and photos. |
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Toataiaha
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 5:22 PM
I was looking at one of his designs last night , and I forgot to bookmark it . And it did . The name threw me . "Spirit of Gaia" . In the heart of my soul . I would that I had been born in Celtic lands [ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-06-03 17:36 ] |
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Toataiaha
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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 10:38 PM
Gaia has some very attractive features |
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Wed, Jun 4, 2008 5:18 AM
Another point of interest although not wholly on Voyaging Canoes is the book "Eddie would Go" about the world renowned surfer, lifeguard and waterman Eddie Aikau who lost his life whilst trying to save the lives of the crew aboard a voyaging canoe. I met a guy whilst doing some forestry work in Opunake, NZ, he had an interest in building Waka and was planning to build one and launch it using the old channels made years ago in the Taranaki area. I lost contact so I don't know if he ever did it, but he was a raelly cool guy, built his own house using timber he milled himself and designed his own hot water/heating system. Also and I've mentioned this before elsewhere, there is a beautiful old carved waka Hull laying covered in vegetation just off the inner island road on Rarotonga near to Avarua. I never got any photos, anybody travelling there should look for it, a real hidden gem. The more I think about canoe building the more I would love to make something larger and sailable. |
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Toataiaha
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Wed, Jun 4, 2008 5:58 AM
It seems that Eddie was a Voyager . The memorial plaque on the Hokule'a in his honour . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Aikau In the heart of my soul . I would that I had been born in Celtic lands [ Edited by: Toataiaha 2008-06-04 06:16 ] |
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Wed, Jun 4, 2008 6:39 PM
The waka haurua 'HawaikiNui' also has a brief mention in the book "Vaka Moana, voyages of the ancestors" published by Hawaii Press. The book is an excellent overview of the seafaring in exploration of the Pacific Islands. |
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JohnnyP
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Sun, Jun 15, 2008 4:17 AM
Here is a link to an interesting website. |
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Sun, Jun 15, 2008 10:18 AM
http://newsroom.byuh.edu/?q=node/1745 Link to a news story on a traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe in use at BYU Hawaii. |
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Toataiaha
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Mon, Jun 16, 2008 2:20 AM
Those are two excellent links there guys . I read somewhere years ago , of a double hull canoe people who lived up along the Aleutian island chain . |
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Toataiaha
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 3:40 PM
At the Matariki celebrations here this week , Hekenukumai Busby , master waka builder and blue water navigator , was one of the guest speakers . |
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:19 PM
Darn it, why don't we ever have that kind of stuff here? Never mind I think I know the answer to that. Well Cool that you get to go and participate. You'll just have to tell us all about it?? |
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Tamapoutini
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:29 PM
But were you listening well enough to give us the gist? Id love to have that one demystified/explained, however simply.. |
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Toataiaha
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:59 PM
Huh ? . |
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Tamapoutini
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 6:14 PM
Youre at Tiki-Central now brother - and you let it slip.. :lol: |
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Toataiaha
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Sat, Jun 21, 2008 6:30 PM
Bugga , I did to eh :roll: |
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