A group of 12 paddlers from Hong Kong have become the first team from the city to complete the Hawaiki Nui Va’a – an annual three-day outrigger canoe race in French Polynesia and one of the world’s toughest ocean endurance events. The team, known as the Aloha Adventure Squad, spent eight months training before travelling to Tahiti in October for the event, which covers about 128 kilometres (80 miles) across four islands: Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora. Most of the squad met through the...