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Art student builds proa boat for Catalina voyage
Yaron Hakim, 32, a UCI art student, spent nine months crafting a proa from a boat design rooted in the Marshall Islands. He plans to sail Unitea from the campus gallery to Santa Catalina Island, aiming for a voyage that centers on the journey rather than the destination. Newport Aquatic Center director Billy Whitford supported and aided Hakim with trailer space and a launch. Hakim’s globetrotting upbringing underlines his art, monk years in India, and belief that the voyage is the space between two spaces. He hopes to complete the Catalina crossing before summer’s end, then return to Panama where his parents reside.
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Hakim
Marshall Islands
UCI
Santa Catalina Island
Newport Aquatic Center
Billy Whitford
Whitford
Yaron
Yaron Hakim
India
Catalina
Unitea
Thomas Kalama
Unutea
Dana Point Harbor
Orange County
Panama
Eli
Ariela
Christine Cotter
Orange County Register
Newport Beach
Dana Point
UC Irvine
Newport Beach Aquatic Center
Catalina Island