Bora Bora · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
Outrigger canoeing is the national sport, and Teahupo'o draws the surfing world each southern winter.
Va'a outrigger paddling
Clubs paddle the lagoons at dawn and dusk year-round, and the Hawaiki Nui Va'a crosses from Huahine to Bora Bora over three days in spring.
Teahupo'o, Tahiti
The reef break on Tahiti's south coast holds a world tour contest in the southern winter, roughly May to August; spectators watch from boats and the point.
Football and the Stade Pater
Tahiti's league and national side play at Stade Pater in Pirae from roughly September to May, and beach soccer is followed as keenly as the field game.
Heiva sports in July
The Heiva festival brings stone lifting, coconut husking, fruit-carrier races and javelin throwing at a coconut through July, mostly around Papeete.