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Mike Varney - Vaa et Kayak

MIKE VARNEY: SON PALMARES


  • Dugout racing champion of Polynesia in lagoon racing and the high seas marathon
  • World dugout group speed racing champion in 2004 and 2006
  • Tahiti Kayak champion
  • Champion of the "King of the Harbour Surfski World Cup" in 2005 in New Zealand and Vice-Champion in 2006
  • Winner of the 2006 "Junior Iato d'or" of French Polynesia


The courage to meet any challenge:

Mike is not only the incontestable best dugout and Kayak junior, but also the best senior hope in both sports. He describes his technique as "high level", particularly in marathon, lagoon and speed racing.

Winner of the "Iato d'or junior 2006" and awarded a prize at the "Waka Ani TNTV Awards 2006", he has confirmed his status as a high level sportsman and prince of the elements.

The Gie Perles de Tahiti Company had to enhance its team of Perles de Tahiti princes and intrepid sea cavaliers with a 6th ambassador worthy of the most precious gifts of the sea: pearls grown in Tahiti.

An ambassador for whom: discipline, rigour, surpassing oneself and respect for the environment are essential parameters.
"The dugout was a natural choice, it's an ancestral sport and the Kayak brings me closer to both nature and the ocean," he told us!

"Dugout canoeing and kayaking give you a sensation of sliding: you have to fight the elements and yourself so you can find the best movement and tame the swell. His friends call him; the gladiator of the seas - the ocean is his amphitheatre! "

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