TAHITI VA'A CAMPS

VA'A CAMPS

Have you guys ever thought about spending some qualitiy time on vacation, doing your favorite sport, enjoying food, water, sights and the beautiful culture of Tahiti and doing all of these at the same time ? Then our Va’a Camp Program might be what you've been waiting for.

This program is a full 7-day all inclusive Paddling seminar for Level 1 & Level 2 camps and a full 14-day all inclusive Paddling seminar for Level 3 and Level 4 trainees.

Our camps always include the following services:
- coaching
- cultural activities
- stay (accommodation and catering)
- transportation
- racing
- graduation
(flight tickets are at your own expense)

Paddlers can choose to stay in a resort, a guesthouse or a dorm but we need a minimum of 12 paddlers (48 max) to implement such a program.

Tahiti Va'a Inc. does provide authentic high quality V1, V3 and V6 paddling camps for individuals, teammates, multiple paddling crews and even for international coaches (clubs or national teams).

In order to produce the best performances, we do provide our trainees with only the best equipments from Tahiti:
- fiberglass Are Tahiti V6 Matahina's
- fiberglass Tehuritaua V3's
- carbon fiber Are Tahiti V1's
- wooden/hybrid/carbon Tahitian Outrigger Addict (TOA) Blades

All our camps are hosted in the town of Arue over the most famous paddling course area - one of the best for some local paddlers - of Tahiti.

What's holding you back ?

Put together your team and plan your next trip to French Polynesia by leaving your information or by contacting us directly to get more details about the program.

DIFFERENT LEVELS SO YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS

Season 2024

Level 1 :

LEVEL 1 is focused on basic Tahitian Paddling techniques & physical skills for international paddlers

(paddle size-up, canoe rigging, paddlers position, paddlers roles, Tahitian basic strokes, Tahitian calls, etc..)

Each paddler has to complete one of the validation races in order to graduate from our Level 1 program.

Level 1 Validation Races:
1.1 La Coupe Environnement - 23K (V6 Camp April 20-27, 2024)
24 SEATS: 15 paddlers confirmed / 9 remaining available seats
1.2 Le trophée de l'Amiral - 23K (V6 Camp May 25 - June 1, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
1.3 Heiva Va'a mata'einaa - 3.7K (V1 or V6 Camp June 22-29, 2024)
24 V6 SEATS & 12 V1 seats: all seats available
1.4 Air Tahiti V1 Race - 18K (V1 Camp August 30 - September 7, 2024)
12 SEATS: all seats available
1.5 Air Tahiti V6 Race - 23K (V6 Camp September 28 - October 5, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
1.6 Mémorial Serge Hoatua - 21K (V1 Camp November 9-16, 2024)
12 SEATS: all seats available

Level 2 :

LEVEL 2 is for paddlers who have successfully completed our Level 1 program.
This program focuses on Intermediate Tahitian Paddling skills such as weather reading (current, wind, swell), open-seas paddling techniques (canoe position, how to catch bumps), upwind & downwind improvement skills, introduction of V1 training, etc.

Each paddler has to complete one of the validation races in order to graduate from our Level 2 program.

Level 2 Validation Races:

2.1 La Polynésie 1ère - 46K (V6 Camp March 9-16, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
2.2 Te Aito - 28K (V1 Camp June 2-9, 2024)
12 SEATS: all seats available
2.3 Arenui TNTV - 33K (V6 camp September 21-28, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available

Level 3 :

LEVEL 3 is for paddlers who have successfully completed our Level 2 program.
At this stage this program is mainly focused on Advanced Tahitian Paddling skills. Paddlers will integrate Local Clubs and will undergo a 2-week intensive preparation (Team bonding, high intensity marathon trainings, surfing and steering improvement skills, etc.).

Each paddler who has successfully completed Level 2 - and who wish to sign up for our Level 3 program - will be issued a 6-month plan that must be completed in their own respective country prior camp starts.

Each paddler has to complete one of the validation races in order to graduate from our Level 3 program.

Level 3 Validation Races:

3.1 Vodafone Channel Race - 85K (V6 Camp June 1-15, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
3.2 Heiva Va'a Marathon "Faati Moorea" - 96K (V6 Camp June 22 - July 6, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
3.3 H2B Downwind Race - 95K (V6 Camp July 20 - August 3, 2024)
24 SEATS: all seats available
3.4 Hawaiki Nui Va'a Solo - 91K (V1 Camp September 7-21, 2024)
12 SEATS: all seats available

Level 4 :

This is the end of the road.

Paddlers engaged in our Level 4 program must have completed all 3 Levels and they must have acquired all the Tahitian Paddling skills and be ready to experience the most difficult and demanding 6-man marathon race in the world.

That final step must help international paddlers to overcome their fear of Tahitian teams and to give them all the tools to place themselves in the top overall 30 teams of the Hawaiki Nui Va'a Race.

Each paddler who has successfully completed Level 3 - and who wish to sign up for our Level 4 program - will be issued a 12-month plan that must be completed in their own respective country prior camp starts.

Level 4 Validation Race:
4 Hawaiki Nui Va'a Race - 128K (V6 Camp October 19 - November 2, 2024)
18 SEATS: all seats available

Our previous camps

After your morning practice and lunch, you will have some time to rest before enjoying the afternoon activities.

We offer various cultural activities and guided tours that we organize for you, or that you can choose "à la carte".

A local bus - the "truck" - will pick you up at your stay and bring you to the various activities.

You can choose from various cultural and fun activities such as weaving, Tahitian dance class, local cuisine cooking class, drumming, pareo tying, yoga class, visit of cultural sites, visit of the city and the local market, island tour...

We love to share our culture with our students !