Shell Va'a looks for No. 7

By Kyle Galdeira / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 06, 2012

~~<p>As the calendar turns to October, two things remain constant from year to year in men's outrigger canoe paddling: Shell Va‘a rules the sport, while crews from Hawaii and the rest of the world play play catch-up.</p>
<p>Tahiti's Shell Va‘a sets out to tame the Kaiwi Channel again as it headlines Sunday's Molokai Hoe, a race considered the world championship of long-distance paddling.</p>
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As the calendar turns to October, two things remain constant from year to year in men's outrigger canoe paddling: Shell Va‘a rules the sport, while crews from Hawaii and the rest of the world play play catch-up.

Tahiti's Shell Va‘a sets out to tame the Kaiwi Channel again as it headlines Sunday's Molokai Hoe, a race considered the world championship of long-distance paddling. Login for more...