The Voyaging Canoe View from the rear of a replica Polynesian canoe. The Polynesians' primary voyaging craft was the double canoe made of two hulls connected by lashed crossbeams. The two hulls ...

The canoe, christened Hokule'a ... collaborated on the design of a vessel that would simulate an ancient craft in shape, weight, and performance. Because no Polynesians knew how to navigate ...

The canoes have a unique form and use dynamics quite unlike western craft. The asymmetrical design supports high-speed sailing and allows access to very shallow water. The practice is passed on ...

The "Columbia River Canoe Project" follows two cousins as they canoe from Montana to the Pacific Ocean. The canoe was built ...

If you also suspect (or hear) water sloshing around in the craft’s sealed bow and stern flotation tanks, Bob Hellman of ...