Ever hear of a vaka? We hadn't either, until this week when six vakas sailed into our Dana Point harbor. Vakas are unique sailing vessels built in the same ancient style that Polynesians used a thousand years ago . For the past four months, modern day Polynesians have been slowly sailing all the way across the Pacific Ocean from Aukland, New Zealand. The crews are of many different nationalities and from many islands in the Pacific: Fiji, Samoa, the ... (more)