Nadi Bay
About our Club
NBCC is located on the shores of beautiful Nadi Bay at Travellers Beach Resort. The Club was founded by 2 locals - Jonothan Saunders, a coffee shop owner and competition paddler from Hawaii and Clifton Gough, a local businessman and ex-member of the original Takia Canoe Club in Suva. The focus being, to regenerate the sport in the western region of Fiji and to create a healthy community oriented lifestyle sport in Nadi.
Equipment
The Club has 2 ex South Pacific Games 2003 V6 canoes and a refurbished V.6 training canoe. All canoes are available to Club members. Although the Club does own paddles, Members are encouraged to purchase their own paddles and bring them along during training. The club has 22 club paddles. 3 X V1 canoes are also available for club use but please take extreme care when using as they can easily be damaged if not handled when transporting to and from the water.
Outrigger Canoeing in Nadi
Outrigger canoeing provides the community the opportunity to participate in a sport which is not only specific to our history and culture but promotes the virtues of dedication, commitment, team work and respect for each other and our environment. Outrigger canoeing is a fun and enervating sport and offers an outdoor activity which develops strong bodies and minds. Outrigger canoeing requires a great deal of personal and team commitment and attracts people who possess these qualities coupled with a love for the ocean and its environment.
The modern day sport of Outrigger Canoe racing was founded in Fiji in the early 80’s by former Air Pacific pilot, George Marlow who fell in love with the sport on his frequent flights to Tahiti. He and Tony Philp Senior built the first “Takia” outrigger canoe in a garage in Lami.
The first paddlers to venture out in this canoe were George, Tony, Tiko Eastgate, Walton Morgan, Edward Bower and Colin Philp. These paddlers later became the founding members of the Fiji Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (FOCRA).
The sport offers an easy learning curve which allows people from all walks of life, gender and age, the opportunity to participate in a safe and exciting team oriented water sport. Solo outrigger canoeing further adds to the attraction by offering a means to compete and train on an individual basis without the restrictions of meeting fixed training times and days.
NBCC is located on the shores of beautiful Nadi Bay at Travellers Beach Resort. The Club was founded by 2 locals - Jonothan Saunders, a coffee shop owner and competition paddler from Hawaii and Clifton Gough, a local businessman and ex-member of the original Takia Canoe Club in Suva. The focus being, to regenerate the sport in the western region of Fiji and to create a healthy community oriented lifestyle sport in Nadi.
Equipment
The Club has 2 ex South Pacific Games 2003 V6 canoes and a refurbished V.6 training canoe. All canoes are available to Club members. Although the Club does own paddles, Members are encouraged to purchase their own paddles and bring them along during training. The club has 22 club paddles. 3 X V1 canoes are also available for club use but please take extreme care when using as they can easily be damaged if not handled when transporting to and from the water.
Outrigger Canoeing in Nadi
Outrigger canoeing provides the community the opportunity to participate in a sport which is not only specific to our history and culture but promotes the virtues of dedication, commitment, team work and respect for each other and our environment. Outrigger canoeing is a fun and enervating sport and offers an outdoor activity which develops strong bodies and minds. Outrigger canoeing requires a great deal of personal and team commitment and attracts people who possess these qualities coupled with a love for the ocean and its environment.
The modern day sport of Outrigger Canoe racing was founded in Fiji in the early 80’s by former Air Pacific pilot, George Marlow who fell in love with the sport on his frequent flights to Tahiti. He and Tony Philp Senior built the first “Takia” outrigger canoe in a garage in Lami.
The first paddlers to venture out in this canoe were George, Tony, Tiko Eastgate, Walton Morgan, Edward Bower and Colin Philp. These paddlers later became the founding members of the Fiji Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (FOCRA).
The sport offers an easy learning curve which allows people from all walks of life, gender and age, the opportunity to participate in a safe and exciting team oriented water sport. Solo outrigger canoeing further adds to the attraction by offering a means to compete and train on an individual basis without the restrictions of meeting fixed training times and days.