A New Sailing Canoe in Fulaga

In August 2015 we returned to the Fijian Island of Fulaga to help complete the building of the first new sailing canoe to be launched in around six years.
This 15 minute video shows the build sequence and the first test sail. It's a tribute to Meli, who felled the tree and built the hull in 2014 then, tragically, died of cancer a few months later; his brothers Alifereti and Mini took up the challenge to complete the project.
The crews of the yachts Sel Citron and Maunie of Ardwall helped with the build in 2015, together with locals Pito and Jio. We hope that the launch of the new canoe will help keep the traditional canoe-building skills in Fulaga alive.

Видео A New Sailing Canoe in Fulaga канала MaunieofArdwall