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Air Tahiti Magazine 59
zoom sur air tahiti / focus on air tahiti air tahiti, sponsor officiel du sport et de la grace polynesienne. air tahiti: official sponsor of sporting and cultural events. les mois d avril et mai sont riches en evenements. nous avons choisi de partager avec vous, trois d entre eux, qu air tahiti soutient. miss tahiti air tahiti est sponsor officiel de miss tahiti depuis de nombreuses annees. grace a ce partenariat, mademoiselle hinatea boosie, nouvelle incarnation de la beaute de nos iles, voyage gratuitement sur les lignes de la compagnie air tahiti pendant la duree de son regne. may and april are big event months in french polynesia. air tahiti has chosen three in particular to sponsor. miss tahiti air tahiti has been an official sponsor of the miss tahiti competition for many years. thanks to this partnership, hinatea boosie, the new face of our beautiful islands, will travel for free on our airline for the extent of her reign. ariimatatini race air tahiti has partnered with two va a (outrigger canoe) races that take place in rangiroa and tikehau in the tuamotu islands. the ariimatatini race, which is a va a hoe (one man canoe) race, is already in its sixth consecutive year. on the 8th of may last year, the competition brought some hundred competitors together in the rangiroa lagoon. this year the ariimatatini race was comprised of only one race, a 20 km marathon between rangiroa s two villages, avatoru and tiputa. this event is one of the few in the country where spectators are able to follow the race from start to finish. the race organizers have prepared several other events around the main race including a fruit carrying race, javelin throwing and a coconut husking competition. there will also be a faire where locals can sell their wares. ariimatatini race air tahiti est partenaire de deux courses de va a (pirogue a balancier) qui se deroulent aux tuamotu, a rangiroa et tikehau. la ariimatatini race, course de «va a hoe» (v1 - pirogue une place), en est deja a sa 6eme edition. le 8 mai dernier, elle a reuni, dans le lagon de rangiroa, une centaine de concurrents. cette annee, la ariimatatini race a ete composee d une unique epreuve, un marathon de 20 km reliant les deux villages de rangiroa, avatoru et tiputa. cet evenement est l une des rares courses du territoire permettant de suivre la competition complete depuis le rivage. en marge de l epreuve, les organisateurs ont mis en place diverses animations : courses de porteur de fruits, lance de javelot, concours de coprah une foire - exposition a ponctue la competition avec des exposants locaux. rangiroa channel race air tahiti is also a partner in the first rangiroa channel race, another outrigger competition that takes place on may 10th. this race is a v6 (six-man canoe) race that spans the 80 km between rangiroa and tikehau. this open ocean race was inspired by one on molokai in the hawaiian islands and involves wave conditions not found in the races of other areas. all of the prestigious polynesian teams will be present for this maiden event. about 20 teams are expected. the race is organized by the a.s. tepaetia of rangiroa and will take place bi-annually in the off years of the tahiti nui. long live rangiroa channel race! rangiroa channel race air tahiti est egalement partenaire de la 1ere edition de la rangiroa channel race qui a eu lieu le 10 mai. elle a relie rangiroa a tikehau en v6 (pirogue six places), soit une distance de 80 km environ. cette course de haute mer, a l instar de celle de molokai, propose des conditions de surf que l on ne retrouve pas sur d autres courses locales. toutes les prestigieuses equipes polynesiennes etaient presentes pour cet evenement phare. pres de 20 equipages etaient attendus. cette course, organisee par l a.s. tepaetia de rangiroa, se deroulera tous les deux ans, en alternance avec tahiti nui. longue vie a la rangiroa channel race ! 56 revue de bord n°59 / air tahiti / on-board magazine n°59
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