Aerial view of clear turquoise water beside a rock seawall, with the dark outline of an old wreck beneath the surface

Everyone deserves a seat in the canoe.

We cover the costs that keep talented paddlers off the water, so where you come from never decides where you can go.

Fill a seat See why it matters

The ocean is the best coach there is. It builds strength, teaches teamwork and asks for respect. It never checks your postcode. We make sure nothing else does either.

Move.

Six paddlers, one rhythm. Outrigger racing builds fitness, focus and the kind of confidence that carries over into school, work and life.

Belong.

Nobody crosses open water alone. A crew is a community: early starts, shared effort, and people who notice when you don’t turn up.

Learn the sea.

Every session is a lesson in tides, wind, swell and care for Country. Paddlers become people who understand the ocean and want to protect it.

Waves washing white over dark coastal rocks into clear turquoise water

We’re the ama.

An outrigger canoe stays upright because of the ama, the float that runs alongside the hull. It doesn’t paddle and it doesn’t steer. It keeps the crew balanced.

That’s our role. We’re not a club and we don’t run lessons. Clubs and coaches build paddlers. We clear the costs that stop them reaching the start line, season after season.

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barriers between talent and the start line.

We find a partner to carry each one.

  • TransportDawn starts and regional races.
  • EquipmentPaddles, canoes and personal gear.
  • Race feesRegattas, state titles, championships.
  • Specialist coachingThe outside eye that takes you further.
  • Travel and accommodationInterstate and international events.
  • Uniforms and kitSame colours as the rest of the crew.
  • Medical and physioTreatment, injury and recovery.
  • Nutrition and sports scienceFuel and support to train well.
  • Registration and insuranceMembership and cover.
  • Venue accessFacilities, storage, launch sites.
  • Mental healthSports psychology and wellbeing.
  • Time off work or studySo competing doesn’t cost a job.

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t.

A person in a red jacket walking along a wet beach at sunset, foam at the water’s edge

The people we back are often overlooked, not for lack of talent, but because they don’t look like the people making funding decisions.

Women and girls

Staying in the boat, and stepping up to lead it.

Families doing it tough

Lower socio-economic communities, where a race fee can end a season.

Indigenous and Pacific Island paddlers

Generations-deep connection to the water, too little access to the podium.

From the local beach to the world stage.

Outrigger is the way in. From there we back paddlers across outrigger, sprint kayak and sprint canoe, as far as their talent takes them.

  1. 01
    Club racing
  2. 02
    State titles
  3. 03
    Nationals
  4. 04
    International racing
  5. 05
    Olympic pathway

2027. Three crossings.

Each one is a seat someone couldn’t otherwise afford. Watch them fill.

Late September 2027, date TBC

Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai

Molokaʻi to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

The women’s world championship of open-ocean outrigger: 66 km across the Kaiwi Channel. We’re working to send a women’s crew.

[$ raised] raisedof [$ target]
Back the Molokaʻi crew
Late November 2027, date TBC

Vaka Eiva

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

A week of international outrigger racing and culture. A chance for paddlers with Pacific Island heritage to race in the islands.

[$ raised] raisedof [$ target]
Back the Vaka Eiva crew
Dates to be announced

Sydney to the Gold Coast

Our fundraising relay paddle

The relay that funds the two crossings, and the seasons of racing that lead to them.

Sydney to the Gold Coast. By paddle.

A relay up the east coast to fund equal access to paddle sport. Go the whole way, or take on a single day block of around 150 km.

Dates: [DATES]. Total distance: [KM].

Register to paddle Support the paddle

Partners needed: an escort boat, support vehicles and accommodation along the route.

A red lighthouse at the end of a rock breakwater at dusk, under an orange sky

One sponsor can’t carry everyone. Many partners can.

Pick the barrier your business already solves. A dealership covers transport. A physio covers recovery. Together, a whole crew gets to the start line.

Become a partner
  • Vehicles and transport
  • Equipment and kit
  • Travel and accommodation
  • Health and performance
  • Backing a paddler or crew

Fill a seat.

Three ways to put someone in the boat. Do one today.

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Once or monthly. Your gift pays for real costs, for real paddlers.

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