O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
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Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
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AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
=================
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock Heidy outrigger canoe o Tahiti Nui Freedom Migration Pacific Ocean Sailing Kite Aerial Photography KAP AutoKAP PFK Nighthawk delta GoPRO Hero HD
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O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
=================
Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
=================
AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
=================
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock Heidy outrigger canoe o Tahiti Nui Freedom Migration Pacific Ocean Sailing Kite Aerial Photography KAP AutoKAP PFK Nighthawk delta GoPRO Hero HD
© All Rights Reserved
O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
=================
Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
=================
AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
=================
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock Heidy outrigger canoe o Tahiti Nui Freedom Migration Pacific Ocean Sailing Kite Aerial Photography KAP AutoKAP PFK Nighthawk delta GoPRO Hero HD
© All Rights Reserved
O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
=================
Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
=================
AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
=================
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock Heidy outrigger canoe o Tahiti Nui Freedom Migration Pacific Ocean Sailing Kite Aerial Photography KAP AutoKAP PFK Nighthawk delta GoPRO Hero HD
© All Rights Reserved
O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
=================
Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
=================
AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
=================
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock Heidy outrigger canoe o Tahiti Nui Freedom Migration Pacific Ocean Sailing Kite Aerial Photography KAP AutoKAP PFK Nighthawk delta GoPRO Hero HD
© All Rights Reserved