Lacy breakers lap the coral reefthatrings Bora-Bora, anancientsunkenvolcano 165 miles (266 kilometers) northwestofTahiti in French Polynesia'sSocietyIslands.
Every October attention turns to the sea during the Hawaiki Nui Va'a, an outrigger canoe race that attracts more than 100 teams which navigate around the Society Islands between Huahine, Raiatea, Taha'a and BoraBora.