I recently arrived in Kochi, Shikoku, Japan. I moved here from Vancouver, BC Canada this Spring 1 day before the big Earthquake and Tsunami hit Northern Japan. I am a former member of the False Creek Racing Canoe Club and really miss paddling out on the open ocean. I would love to start paddling again soon.

Hi, I broke the rear i'ako on my Pahoa. They are the aluminum kind. Does anybody have one I can buy?
Please let me know. I would like to buy the whole set if you have them
Ian

Hi guys, I ship-wrecked my Pahoa yesterday, when the rear I'ako broke. I had to leave hidden on a small rocky island off the coast of Lantau. Need to buy a set of i'ako's (I also want to replace the front one) for the Pahoa before somebody finds it and turns it into a bonfire. Any sujestions?
Thanks
Ian

I just returned from a Dragon Boat festival in Boracay, Philippines (http://www.boracaydragonboat.ph/) this week and after 3 years of having raced against the locals and making good friends with many of them it occured to me that they are hugely strong paddlers who know the oceans but they lack Outrigger Culture as a means of connecting with the seas. Those who have been there know the place is a beautiful 3rd world country where the people are friendly but fairly poor.