by hokulea | Sep 10, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 10, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 9. Coos Bay, Oregon. With departure set for tomorrow, we found ourselves with a free day today and the opportunity to attend the second and final day of the 18th Annual Salmon Festival. We learned cultural arts like weaving and...
by hokulea | Sep 9, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 9, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 8. Coos Bay, Oregon. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. Coos Bay was not a scheduled port, but our escort vessel Kolea needed to take care of a maintenance issue and what happened next was so unexpected. As we started...
by hokulea | Sep 8, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 8, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 7. Sailing along Oregon coast towards California. When your day is filled with great celestial elements, you know the nighttime sky will awaken.. As the northerly winds started to fill in, the crew gets excited. We awake the head sail,...
by hokulea | Sep 7, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Today the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced a new partnership to monitor phytoplankton and water quality as the PVS double-hulled canoe Hōkūleʻa circumnavigates the Pacific. Savannah Mapes, a VIMS PhD...
by hokulea | Sep 7, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 7, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 6. Aloha e nā hoa waʻa, After a night of sharing with the Indigenous community at Makah (Neah Bay), we thanked them for their generosity, and affirmed that it was indeed “time to go.” As Watch Captain, Mark Ellis, shared a final mahalo...
by hokulea | Sep 6, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 6, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 5. Neah Bay. The day’s journey from Port Townsend to Neah Bay was mostly overcast. We were faced with brisk winds, cold temperatures, and light rains. By mid-afternoon, many of us were wearing all our layers. We cruised down the...