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KXT IRONMANA BORA BORA LIQUID FESTIVAL DECEMBER 14th to 18th 2011 - P1

The Bora Bora Liquid Festival is foremost a moment of sharing. This concept is very important to Stéphan Lambert and his team.

For 12 years now, the IRONMANA has continually Evolved. The Polynesian canoe, both paddling and sailing, were the first sports of this competition. The kayak joined the line-up the second year and the stand-up paddle quickly found it's place too. Since 2010, an open water swim has been added to the Ironmana.

Learn everything about Iromana and Kainalu XT : www.kainaluxt.com
Prepare your trip with great packages : www.boraboraliquidfestival.com

KXT IRONMANA BORA BORA LIQUID FESTIVAL DECEMBER 14TH TO 18TH 2011

The IRONMANA was created in 1999 on the island of Bora Bora.

This Polynesian island, known as the Pearl of the South Pacific, has been one of the most compelling arguments for this extraordinary competition.

The creator of this event, Stéphan Lambert, proposes each year a challenge to all those with the soul of a competitor. You'll have only one adversary, yourself!

Discover Liquid Festival 2011 program, in pdf

P3- KXT IRONMANA BORA BORA LIQUID FESTIVAL DECEMBER 14TH TO 18TH 2011

Beyond physical exertion, this Liquid Festival offers spectators and participants a magnificent setting.

The reputation of Bora Bora is well established and the island’s nickname says it all; “The Pearl of the Pacific.”

Multi-colored lagoon, incredible sunsets, beautiful motus (small islands), incredible hotels; everything is right there, in front of your eyes.

www.paddle-planet.com uncovers those Bora Bora beauties crossed by l'IROMANA, with the help of Touristic Board and partners hotels, Maitai Polynesia and Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach.

Wim Lippens - Official Photographer KXT IRONMANA BORA BORA 2011

Tahitian Outrigger was on a photo shoot in Bora-Bora. Artistic Direction was handled by Wim Lippens, Official Photographer of the Ironmana Bora Bora KXT Liquid Festival.

Wim is also one of the best publicity photographers in the South Pacific. It is an honor for Tahitian Outrigger to work with this talented image professional .

Discover and explore Wim Lippens' talents on www.wimproductions.com and facebook

Hawaiki Nui Va'a 2010 - leg 3 - Tahaa / Bora Bora - 58 Kms

The French Polynesian paddlers finished fantastically in the last leg.
They downed the thrilling 58kms to perform a memorable final sprint in Bora-Bora's lagoon.

Hawaiki Nui Va'a 2010 - leg 2 - Raitaea / Tahaa - 26 Kms

Team OPT has taken the best of Shell Va'a at this second leg, the titanic duel awaited by specialists and the public has taken place.

Hawaiki Nui Va'a 2010 - leg 1 - Huahine / Raiatea - 45 Kms

Shell Va’a won this first leg with an anthology time as they beat the record of the leg in 3H21’47 followed by Paddling Connection heads by Wilfred Ah min making the even with his great performance on this 19^th edition.

Paddling Race 2010 – 2nd Edition

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Organized by "Paddling Connection" chaired by "Wilfred Ah Min", the competition Va'a (canoe Polynesian) takes the competitors from Tautira (peninsula of Tahiti) to Mahina (east coast of Tahiti): 45 KM of surfing, very popular with clubs Tahitians.

Maaramu Surf Ski 2010 – 2nd Edition

Maraamu Surf Ski 2010

Good swell !!!!

For this second edition, the 30 kayakers who had responded to the invitation of the host club "Bora Ocean Paddle" have not been disappointed with the trip. A 3 meter swell carried them from end to End of the course (45KM). Sea conditions have provided an exceptional pleasure to these great champions of the South Seas.

Super Aito 2010 XIX edition

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Wonderful, sublime, magnificent !!

The “Super Aito” is really the biggest and most beautiful race of Va’a Hoe in the world!!! The show, suspense, emotion is what we had on the menu of this 19^th edition, and one more time it made the polynesian’s hearts vibrate. Two days of competition, leveled beyond standards, which had proven the extraordinary talent of Hinatea Bernardino and Steeve Teihotaata. They won the title of “Super Aito Vahine” and “Super Aito Tane” 2010.

Te Aito 2010 XXIII edition

The “Te Aito” organisers had to look after more than 820 men and women paddlers during these 3 days competition. It was the 23rd edition of what became one of the biggest Va’a Hoe event in the world. The participation of the New Zealand and Cook Islands teams during this 2010 event confirm the popularity of the “Te Aito” across the world.
We owe that sporting success, locally and internationally to two passionate person who deserve all our respect.

Rangiroa Channel Race 2010

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OPT, A VICTORY IN BROADBAND !

This is one of the most beautiful moment in the Polynesian outrigger’s history that OPT and Shell Va'a Team have written for this second edition of « Rangiroa Channel Race ». 6 H 30 of intensive fighting never has occurred such a battle in 35 years of competitions. We knew since the inaugural race in 2007, that "RCR" could produce a great show thanks to their background and sea conditions, but the 2010 edition has far exceeded our expectations.

Rangiroa Channel Race 2010

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OPT, A VICTORY IN BROADBAND !

This is one of the most beautiful moment in the Polynesian outrigger’s history that OPT and Shell Va'a Team have written for this second edition of « Rangiroa Channel Race ». 6 H 30 of intensive fighting never has occurred such a battle in 35 years of competitions. We knew since the inaugural race in 2007, that "RCR" could produce a great show thanks to their background and sea conditions, but the 2010 edition has far exceeded our expectations.

Mathieu Bonnier : An exeptional rower

Our different expeditions on the universe of paddling we have met or heard about men and women of exception. ?
Mathieu Bonnier is part of them. ?

The sport of paddling are his passion, self-transcendence, its engine; the sporting and human adventure, his credo. ?His first paddling challenge is made in 2008 on the "Bouvet Guyane", a solo race, rowing and without assistance.

Tahitian paddle

In 1975, TeatoTaura, created the workshop « Tahitianpaddle». This passionateartist, left us in legacy a artwork.
His talents are first hismastery of ancestral manufacturingbut alsohispronounced taste for innovation.

Guillaume Bourligueux, Tahitian Outrigger freerider

Tahitian Outrigger attended the first professional circuit paddleboard, the “stand-up world tour"(see link: http://www.watermanleague.com/ ), a different way of surfing which products, at each stage, an unusual show.
Guillaume Bourligueux joined the team of "TO" free-riders and promote an image and a philosophy in that sport is becoming, day by day, a social phenomenon.

Moloka'i Hoe 2009 - Classification

Moloka'i Hoe 2009

Shell Va’a Surfs To Victory for the Fourth Year in a Row.

The 41-mile Moloka’i Hoe is known to many as the World Championship of outrigger canoe paddling with top crews from Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, the continental US, Japan and Europe competing. This year’s 112 entries was a record for the event.

The day began wet and rainy. The ride down the twisting dirt road to Hale o Lono harbor has been getting rougher and rougher over the past few years. At the end of the road, cold and soppy paddlers readied themselves well before the sky began to lighten behind them to the east. To the west lay their destination: O’ahu.

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