<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Marshallese Canoes Archives • Marshall Islands Guide</title> <atom:link href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/category/culture/traditional-canoes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/category/culture/traditional-canoes/</link> <description>Everything you need to know in one place!</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 02:06:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">71382104</site> <item> <title>The New Canoes</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/the-new-canoes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:41:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What's New]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=10595</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Marshall Islands is getting some newly-designed canoes to help the outer islanders end their reliance on gasoline for their outboard motors … and Jo and Rob Birch has the story!On their YouTube channel Sailing Double Trouble Jo and Rob wrote On September 17, 2020: “When an awesome traditionally designed Pacific canoe anchored next to <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/the-new-canoes/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/the-new-canoes/">The New Canoes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10595</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ailuk’s Canoes</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/ailuks-canoes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On The Waterfront]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sailing Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What's New]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=10771</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>CANOE CAPSIZES! Rob and Jo Birch spent many months filming in the Marshalls as they sailed around the atolls on their yacht Double Trouble.In this video, the couple writes: “A traditional Pacific canoe capsizes next to us when we are on anchor at Ailuk Lagoon. The five visiting yachts all head over in their dinghy <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/ailuks-canoes/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/ailuks-canoes/">Ailuk’s Canoes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10771</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Riwut Racing</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/riwut-racing/</link> <comments>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/riwut-racing/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 13:08:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=6010</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Riwut canoes are miniature canoes that zip along at high speeds. Riwut racing seems to have phases of popularity, but in recent years, if you go to the Marshall Islands Club (on the back road in Uliga) in the early evening, you will often see dozens of the miniature canoes being raced along the oceanside reef. The <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/riwut-racing/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/riwut-racing/">Riwut Racing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/riwut-racing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6010</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Arno Stars in New RMI Video</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/arno-stars-in-new-rmi-video/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:40:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=8773</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>La Mancha Media — a California nonprofit corporation — was in the Marshall Islands in March 2018 to continue its goal of filming worthwhile projects around the world. The team published its RMI ‘episode’ on May 24, 2018. In Majuro a focus of the footage is the nuclear age as it affects the Marshalls, but the <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/arno-stars-in-new-rmi-video/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/arno-stars-in-new-rmi-video/">Arno Stars in New RMI Video</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8773</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Lost Art of Finding Our Way</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/lost-art-finding-way/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 04:52:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Books About RMI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=7356</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A Harvard science professor wants to further document traditional Marshallese navigation methods to help boost the islands’ indigenous culture. Marshall Islands wave piloting is one of the navigation techniques featured in Professor John Huth’s book ‘The Lost Art of Finding Our Way’. Professor Huth told Radio New Zealand in March, 2017, that his research found its use of <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/lost-art-finding-way/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/lost-art-finding-way/">The Lost Art of Finding Our Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7356</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Canoe trip ‘out of this world’</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/canoe-trip-world/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=4724</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Jacque Spence, Executive Vice President of the Canvasback Medical Missions, and her team recently went sailing on a couple of traditional Marshallese canoes. Her verdict? “Sailing on a Marshallese canoe is out of this world!  Marshallese were master canoe builders, indigenous navigators and amazing sailors.  It is so great that they are making efforts to <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/canoe-trip-world/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/canoe-trip-world/">Canoe trip ‘out of this world’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4724</post-id> </item> <item> <title>WAM Open Day</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/wam-open-day/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:02:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=6658</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>WAM Director Alson Kelen explained to the audience why the program always includes women: We went to the Council of Chiefs and they did not need to stop and think about it, because they understood that everyone in the community has a task to do when making and sailing a canoe. It doesn’t matter if <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/wam-open-day/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/wam-open-day/">WAM Open Day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6658</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Canoes of the Marshalls</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/waan-aelon-in-majel-canoes-of-the-marshall-islands/</link> <comments>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/waan-aelon-in-majel-canoes-of-the-marshall-islands/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 23:40:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=3464</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Waan Aelõñ in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) is based in Delap, just west of the Marshall Islands Resort. The grassroots non-profit, non-government organization known as WAM trains Marshall Islands youth based on the traditions of the Marshallese canoe. Sail on a canoe: Have the ride of your life on a traditional Marshallese canoe. <a class="read-more" href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/waan-aelon-in-majel-canoes-of-the-marshall-islands/">Read More</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/waan-aelon-in-majel-canoes-of-the-marshall-islands/">Canoes of the Marshalls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/waan-aelon-in-majel-canoes-of-the-marshall-islands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3464</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Traditional Navigation Chant</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/traditional-navigation-chant-2/</link> <comments>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/traditional-navigation-chant-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:19:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canoe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=3292</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The late Lijon Eknilang, a master navigator from Rongelap Atoll, performs a traditional Marshallese navigation chant. To learn more about Marshallese canoes and traditional navigation, visit the Waan Aelon in Majel site.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/traditional-navigation-chant-2/">Traditional Navigation Chant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/traditional-navigation-chant-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3292</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Setting Sail on Ailuk 1</title> <link>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/setting-sail-on-ailuk-2/</link> <comments>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/setting-sail-on-ailuk-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[yachtseal@hotmail.com]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:30:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Marshallese Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ailuk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canoes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infomarshallislands.com/?p=3279</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Dave and Linda Allen of the yacht Irish Melody captured this series of launching a canoe on the beach at Ailuk Atoll.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com/setting-sail-on-ailuk-2/">Setting Sail on Ailuk 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.infomarshallislands.com">Marshall Islands Guide</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.infomarshallislands.com/setting-sail-on-ailuk-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3279</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>