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The History And Implementation Surrounding The Canoe
Author : Leandro Candance
Submitted : 2011-09-27 04:12:19 Word Count : 870 Popularity: 0
Tags: outrigger canoe club, paddling, outrigger canoeing, canoe, canoeing, waka ama, canoe club,
History
Outrigger canoes were first constructed and used by the people of southeast Asia, approximately 30,000 years ago. It was used simply to catch food, feed small to large communities and to explore the vast ocean to find new land to dwell. Many of these men and woman, that explored and located these new continents and islands by mere wooden canoes which we call outrigger canoes today, had left footprints in certain parts of the world such as Hawaii, Tahiti and New Zealand. These footprints today are being studied from these island country's mainly to preserve and trace there ancestral roots and to implement and construct certain items such as the canoe to ultimately pass on this knowledge onto future generations so they understand when, where and how they came to be within the country.
The main construction of a canoe consist a hull which paddlers and or items are situated and a AMA or outrigger which is also connected to the hull by two spars or connectors that keep the whole canoe horizontally stable and increases hydroma tic speed. Outrigger canoes can be powered by human input or equip with petrol engines for commercial and economical, reasons.
As a sport
The first outrigger canoe race was held in Hawaii in 1917. Raced on 1,2,4,6 and 12 man canoes, canoe racing has two main race divisions. Sprint paddling, where the most common races are 500m,1500m and 2500m in length and marathon racing (5km +). For races over 30km, crews can have up to 9 people, where 6 paddle at one time and paddlers are "substituted" off for rests when required. These types of races are called "Change over" races, and involve paddlers requiring rest to jump off the boat and the replacement paddlers to take their place, all while the canoe is still in motion.
Health Benefits
It's not only a fun and great way to get fit and to socialize it has also been used as a tool to help prevent/minimize a number of things from obesity, diabetes and depression to social problems such as youth at risk. Outrigger canoeing is a great sport promoting team work, fitness and fun and because of this Outrigger canoeing is likely to have a lasting future within the pacific and beyond for years to come because of the main benefits this sport has to offer for all walks of life.
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If you live in Sydney Australia your welcome to checkout or join our outrigger canoe club which is a newly founded club that I support.
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