“In my mind, I see him in the cosmos beside his father Mau, among the stars that guide our canoes across the great ocean.”
From Nainoa Thompson and the Polynesian Voyaging Society

On behalf of the entire voyaging family, we extend our deepest love, aloha, and heartfelt condolences to Sesario’s beloved wife, Florentine, his children, his grandchildren, the people of Satawal, and the entire genealogy of the School of Weriyeng.

We will never forget Sesario. We will remember his humility, his wisdom, his generosity, and his lifelong devotion to the ocean and to humanity. His legacy lives on in every canoe that sails, every navigator who teaches, every child who learns to look to the stars, and every voyage that continues because he ensured the way would never be lost.