====== Samoa Surfski ======

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**Samoan Traditional Outrigger Canoe "Paopao"** photo: Wikipedia

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Wikipedia: "//**Samoa**, officially the **Independent State of ****Samoa **and until 1997 known as **Western Samoa**, is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesia|Polynesian]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_country|island country]] consisting of two main islands ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savai'i|Savai'i]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upolu|Upolu]]); two smaller, inhabited islands ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manono_Island|Manono]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolima|Apolima]]); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleipata_Islands|Aleipata Islands]] ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu'utele|Nu'utele]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu'ulua|Nu'ulua]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanuatapu|Fanuatapu]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namua|Namua]])//" Not to be confused with [[:american_samoa|American Samoa]]

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===== Downwinds/Paddles =====

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==== Downwind ====

==== Surf/Laps ====

==== Flatwater ====

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===== Conditions =====

  * [[https://www.windy.com/-14.040/-171.494?-14.234,-170.760,9,i:pressure|Windy.com Samoa]]
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===== Races =====

  * [[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]
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===== Groups/Clubs =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/LaumeiOutriggerCanoeClub|Laumei Outrigger Canoe Club]] facebook
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057355274035|Nafanua Kalapu Alo Paopao]] facebook
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/Pualele.OCC|Pualele Outrigger Canoe Club]] facebook
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/samoaoutrigger/|Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association]] SOCA facebook
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/tautaisamoa/|Tautai Outrigger Canoe Club]] facebook
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===== Dealers/Equipment =====

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===== Video =====

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_AvvRvxubIvp03f5Uj-SZcS|Surfski TV Oceania Playlist]]
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===== Resources =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/PaddleSportsSamoa|Paddle Sports Samoa]] (facebook) new paddler development

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