Waka Rā Ko te Kaupapa Monarca he waka rā 13 mita te roa, he takere whakairo tōna me ngā rārangi rere, māori te āhua, i whakaaweawetia e te nekehanga o te wai. Mā ngā mata haere tonu e hanga he tuakiri motuhake, e tautoko hoki i te whāomoomo hātepe wai. Ka whakatauritea ki ngā waka noa o tēnei rahi, ka tāpiri te Kaupapa Monarca i ngā wāhi noho me ngā wāhi whakatā kōwhiringa. Mā ngā papa taha e tuwhera ana ki muri ka whakarahihia te papa waka, ka whakakaha hoki i te hononga ki te moana. Kua hangaia te takere me te hanganga o runga ki te kirihou kua whakapakaritia ki te karaehe me te uho pahūhū, i mahia mā te whakauru korehau ki roto i ngā uku uwha.