Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. A replica of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, ...

Sailing is all about balance. I step over the narrow bow of the bug to take the outstretched hand of Alexis Moerai, aka Galax, who has been paddling and sailing around Tahiti’s lagoons since childhood ...

The crew of the double-hull sailing canoe Hōkūle‘a rests in Honolua Bay before starting their maiden voyage of 2,300 miles to Tahiti similar to their ancestors. Frank Wandell/ Polynesian Voyaging ...