Portrait of a Champion

- 2019 -

Tahiti

Hinatea Bernadino comes from a family of champion Tahitian paddlers and has earned her place as captain of an all-women’s outrigger canoe team and won at the highest level of the sport. She brings the same tenacity developed in racing to the fight for women’s equality in the sport, and has a strong passion for Tahiti and the Polynesian culture & lifestyle.