‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean

Ivanancy Vunikura was the first Fijian sail master on the Uto ni Yalo, traditional boat that sailed from Fiji to Tonga for the Pacific Islands Forum this week.

2024-08-27  620  中等

After seven days at sea, the boat arrived in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, on Sunday, in time for the Pacific Island Forum leaders summit. The Uto ni Yalo blends various Pacific traditional and modern boat designs and its journey was in part symbolic – representing the unity of the region gathering in Tonga. The group hopes to meet leaders at the summit and will also launch a project to share traditional boating skills and knowledge with Tongan communities.

请登录后继续阅读完整文章

还没有账号?立即注册

成为会员后您将享受无限制的阅读体验,并可使用更多功能,了解更多


免责声明:本文来自网络公开资料,仅供学习交流,其观点和倾向不代表本站立场。