Every year, I see a proliferation of makeshift boats, sails aloft, plodding down big lakes and rivers. Canoe sailing is a great adventure and a wonderful way to make headway and combine a rest day in ...

2007-05-24 04:00:00 PDT Wailea, Hawaii-- So this is how the native Hawaiians did it. Thousands of years ago, when a band of Polynesian explorers discovered these lush and tropical islands, they did so ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. A replica of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, ...

The global pandemic isn’t keeping the Polynesian Voyaging Society from planning its next big sailing. The organization today announced its two voyaging canoes, the Hokulea and Hikianalia, will ...

The "Vaapiti" double-hulled canoe in the shallow waters off the coast of Moorea. Vaapiti/dpa-tmn Sailing is all about balance. I step over the narrow bow of the bug to take the outstretched hand of ...

Members of the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association race from the Big Island to Maui in this image captured off the coast of Maui. The association works to educate the public about Native Hawaiian ...

The recent visit to Hampton Roads by the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a was just one of myriad port calls during the vessel’s three-year, 54,000-mile circumnavigation of Earth. The story of how it ...