Ruahine Ohana W4 Waka intermediate it has a fine cutting

it has a fine cutting bow

Experience unmatched agility as the Kōtare navigates with ease

9m and a beam of 530mm

thanks to the rounded chines of its hull

Overall Width

Ruahine Ohana W4 Waka intermediate it has a fine cuttingOhana means 'family' in an extended sense in Hawaiian and we think that's a pretty fitting description for this waka. We were often told that finding enough paddlers for a W6 was an issue, and clubs wanted a W4 to allow for smaller, "family", groups. So we put our thinking caps on and figured out we could squeeze in an extra seat into the W3, making it the W4 configuration. We also had to build an entirely new ama to suit the modified tomanu