How To Right An Huli Outrigger Canoe?

The best huli procedure involves preventing a huli by ensuring all paddlers are sitting up, not leaning over the gunnels, not throwing their body weight across the canoe during a change, and letting the boat roll under their bodies. Righting the canoe slowly is crucial to ensure water dumps out and to maintain a fighting chance against waves bound down on top of you.

To recover from a huli, paddlers should count heads, brace on the right or left using a tipping string between the ʻiako outrigger boom, and protect themselves by holding on and shielding their canoe. Hulis are an expected and inevitable part of outrigger canoe paddling, and each paddler should know how to safely deal with them.

To prepare for a huli, always be ready to swim, do not carry anything in the canoe, and place one or two feet on the muku (bottom of the canoe) and place your hands on the iako (gunnel). If unable to reach, grab the gunnel of the canoe. At the steerersperson’s command, get low in the water and kick hard with your legs to lift the ama while walking your hands down the Iako (toward the gunnel). Once you come up for air, catch your breath and hold onto the upside-down canoe.

To reduce the chances of a huli, paddlers should practice sitting up straight and flexing forward while paddling. It is essential to remember that current and waves create treacherous conditions that could lead to a huli. For more information, call 0408594340 today.

Why do outrigger canoes only have one side?

In an outrigger canoe and in sailboats such as the proa, an outrigger is a thin, long, solid, hull used to stabilise an inherently unstable main hull. The outrigger is positioned rigidly and parallel to the main hull so that the main hull is less likely to capsize. If only one outrigger is used on a vessel, its weight reduces the tendency to capsize in one direction and its buoyancy reduces the tendency in the other direction.

On a keelboat, “outrigger” refers to a variety of structures by which the running rigging (such as a sheet) may be attached outboard (outside the lateral limits) of the boat’s hull. The Racing Rules of Sailing generally prohibit such outriggers, though they are explicitly permitted on specific classes, such as the IMOCA Open 60 used in several major offshore races.

In fishing from vessels, an outrigger is a pole or series of poles that allow boats to trawl more lines in the water without tangling and simulates a school of fish.

What does huli huli mean in Hawaiian?

Huli is the Hawaiian word for “turn.” As the dish was originally made on a grill with a makeshift spit, onlookers shouted “huli” when the chickens were to be rotated, cooking and basting the other side. Morgado, through the Pacific Poultry Company, trademarked “huli-huli” in 1967.

Morgado became famous with his huli-huli chicken recipe. He served on the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, was appointed honorary vice consul of Portugal, and was awarded the Honolulu Portuguese Chamber of Commerce’s “Council’s Cup” in 1981. Later, beginning in 1986, Morgado bottled and sold huli-huli sauce in stores.

Today, huli-huli chicken can be found around Hawaii, in restaurants, road-side stands, mini-marts and drive-ins. At many locations, chicken are cooked on racks en masse and sold.

How do I get into an outrigger canoe?

Various Methods to Get Into the Canoe from the WaterForward pull up.Leg under seat for leverage.Push inside hull of canoe at bow or stern with both legs.Use of Huli strap.Crewmate’s shoulder as a step.

How to make a boat self-righting?

There are several ways to make a self-righting hull. You can make create a large floatation bubble on the deck that causes the boat to roll to one side, but it generally makes for a strange looking boat. Another way is to use a water or tide channel in the hull. The tide channel temporarily shifts the balance of the boat causing it to roll on it’s side.

This shot shows the tide channel running most of the length on the port side. I used aluminum dryer vent sheets. Inexpensive and easily bendable. I needed to make a crease in the channel to make room for the header and the tuned pipe. Probably the hardest part was making the channel water tight. I had to use a lot of Marine Goop and I applied it to the inside seams using a long dowel.

A tide channel is a large cavity built into one side of the hull, running nearly the whole distance from the transom to bow. When the boat is upside down, the channel fills with water causing that side of the hull to sink. This shifts the center of balance and eventually the weight of the motor causes the boat to continue rolling and “pop” right side up. The tide channel is open at the transom, so when the boat rolls over and the prop gets back in the water, the forward movement of the hull causes all the water to pour out of the channel and the boat is off and running again.

How to right a capsized canoe?

Keep a steady hold on the canoe until the other paddlers are positioned properly. And ready to paddle to learn how to be a better boater. Check out csbc.ca. Thank you.

How to get back into a single outrigger canoe after a huli?

I like to swim under just to expedite getting into position. And I reach over and grab the far yaku. And use my body weight going down into the water flip boat over placing.

What does Huli symbolize?

Origins and Meaning. The name “Huli” has its roots in multiple cultures and languages, each attributing a unique meaning to it. In some Asian cultures, particularly in China, “Huli” translates to “fox.” The fox is often seen as a symbol of cleverness, agility, and sometimes trickery. Additionally, the name may have indigenous ties, particularly in Papua New Guinea, where the Huli people are an indigenous group known for their rich cultural heritage. The name “Huli” in this context is deeply tied to the identity and traditions of the Huli tribe.

History and Evolution. The history of the name “Huli” varies greatly depending on the cultural and geographic lens through which it is viewed. In Chinese folklore, the fox, or “huli jing,” is a mythical creature that can transform into human form, symbolizing the mystical and the enigmatic. This cultural representation has evolved over centuries and is embedded deeply in Chinese storytelling and mythology.

In the context of Papua New Guinea, the Huli people have a distinct and rich history that spans thousands of years. They are known for their unique traditions, such as the intricate Huli wigmen and their elaborate headdresses made from human hair. The name “Huli” thus not only represents a people but also carries the weight of their cultural identity and historical lineage.

How does a capsized boat right itself?

Self-righting through distribution of weight and buoyancy requires the weight low-down, and the buoyancy high up. It is often accomplished with a self-sealing superstructure, such as the large deckhouses on modern rescue boats.

Most small craft intended as lifeboats with rigid (rather than inflatable) hulls designed since about the middle of the twentieth century are self-righting.(citation needed)

Small radio-controlled boats may also self-right. This is particularly useful for racing.

What is a Huli in outrigger?

Link to the Huli Quiz follows the info and video.. Huli Recovery Training for SPEC Boats: Mastering Outrigger Capsizes. Welcome to our Huli Recovery training, where we equip you with essential skills to handle outrigger capsizes. A “huli” is an unexpected and often accidental capsizing of your outrigger canoe, which can be triggered by various factors such as big waves, improper changeovers, tight turns, or steering errors. Because hulis happen without warning, it’s crucial to know how to react effectively to ensure your safety and that of your fellow paddlers.

. What You’ll Learn. Our comprehensive training covers huli recovery techniques in both OC1 individual canoes and OC6 team outriggers. This way, you’ll be prepared to act in unison with your team members, expediting the recovery process. All users of FLCC OC1s are required to do the quiz and on-water recovery.

We emphasize the importance of huli recovery skills for your personal safety and the safety of your team. To ensure your readiness, we assess your huli recovery abilities annually through a huli quiz and on-water evaluations. These assessments can be completed year-round, but we typically encourage teams and paddlers to undertake their huli tests during the summer, with August being the preferred month for these evaluations.

What is the golden rule of canoeing?

And efficiently you need to use the power of torso. Rotation. You need to let your upper lower bodies work independently. But cooperatively with each other.

How to row an outrigger canoe?

Rotating from the hips allows paddlers to apply leverage and deliver maximum pull through the water. Twisting the upper body instead of using the arms utilizes stronger muscle groups and minimizes fatigue. This reach and twist motion requires flexibility. Locking the lower body and arms also results in less rocking of the canoe creating a consistent streamlined hull. Paddlers should maintain a straight line up the spine, twisting around this plane, with heads up and all in a row. The optimum degree of lean (forward) is influenced by the paddler. Smaller paddlers may use a dynamic approach where they lean forward a little (10-30 degrees) at the start of the stroke to increase reach and then straighten during the stroke to provide power. Others should focus on a static approach with minimum lean and no forward/backward body movement. Inappropriate lean increases lower back stress and should never be excessive, larger paddlers should always adopt a static style.

• Set Up Phase. The stroke commences.
• Maximum reach and twist with the paddle blade just out of the water.
• Paddle blade perpendicular to canoe hull.
• Lower hand around 1 hand width from the start of the blade face.
• Top hand should not be outside the canoe.
• Bottom arm with minimal bend and locked.
• Top arm slightly bent and locked.
• Leading leg (paddle side) extended and firmly planted. Offside leg bent under the seat.
• Both legs (knees) braced against canoe to lock the paddler in.
• Straight back, possibly a small forward lean.
• Head up.
• Basically, your arms and shoulders should form a “big C”.

• Entry Phase. Plant the bladecleanly into the water as far forward as you can reach with thetip of the blade at a slight angle to the water.
• Everyone at the same time.
• Drop bottom shoulder to move arms down and drive the full blade into the water up to the neck.
• Strive for a clean entry (no plonking) by maintaining the paddle perpendicular to the canoe and entering the water at the speed (horizontal paddle movement) of the canoe.
• At this stage, you are not pulling the canoe just getting the blade planted.

Is outrigger canoeing hard?

Outrigger canoe paddling and racing is a hard sport; one of the toughest I can recollect ever putting my body and mind through, it takes a special breed of paddler who truly understands pain management at its highest levels, so as to excel under the pressure.