I miss being in Majuro… not been there for over 9 months, and is my 2nd home in the Pacific. I’m part of a community there, with work colleagues, my host family, and a bunch of water misfits that I got to know there: fishers, sailors, surfers and spear-fishers.
Yet as keen ocean paddler and swimmer, it really struck me that in one of the most beautiful and protected lagoons in the Pacific…. there weren’t any outrigger paddling canoes in the country to get out there enjoy the ocean and meet people after of before work, and compete in the Pacific Games.
So i decided to change that, and with the amazing support of some of my misfits friends and the support of the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northern Pacific Development Fund, we got it done!
Sadly I will not be there for the rigging and blessing of the canoes (Waka Ama as we call it in NZ), but I can wait to go back and get out there.
This article from the Marshall Islands Journal tell the story of the newly formed Majuro Ocean Sports Club
we even have a logo