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Giant Wave Launches Hawaii Canoe Crew During Massive South Shore Swell (Video)
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Giant Wave Launches Hawaii Canoe Crew During Massive South Shore Swell (Video)

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The seasons are changing, and the Southern Hemisphere swell season has officially kicked off. And in Hawaii, the first major South Shore swell of the summer has arrived. One of the wildest moments came not from a surfer, but from an outrigger canoe crew in Honolulu. A viral video making the rounds online shows a canoe catching a few waves at Castle’s before getting caught inside. That’s when things go sideways – quite literally. The boat gets launched, paddlers are scattered into the whitewater, and the entire scene unfolds in dramatic fashion as the swell surges toward shore. For longtime Hawaii watermen, however, the sight isn't entirely out of place. Outrigger canoe surfing has deep roots in Hawaiian culture. Long before the modern era of surfing, Hawaiians used canoes to travel, fish, and even ride waves. And now, today, experienced crews regularly surf canoes on open-ocean swells, though wipeouts remain part of the game when conditions get serious. And serious they were.…

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