Project Va'a Motu Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotu, French Polynesia Traditional Sailing Canoe built with Modern Materials from motu video Watch Video
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Description: Video by Va'a Motu Captain Aline Dargie (2015-16) and Project Manager Julien GirardotnnVa'a Motu on Facebooknfacebook.com/assovaamotu/nnProject Vaa Motu's goal is to re-introduce traditional outrigger sailing canoes into the lagoons of the Tuamotu atolls, starting with Fakarava. All of the local sailboats were replaced by engine boats over fifty years ago. The older generation still remembers sailing, but the youth do not know how to sail.nnVaa Motu provides learning opportunities for local peop
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