by Alison Andrews | Feb 26, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony Aloha nui kākou, Big day today. We caught a pretty big ʻono this morning. It fed the crew for 3 meals, and there’s still some left for the midnight snack. Russell caught it in the early morning after having the lines in the water for about 2...
by Alison Andrews | Feb 23, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony The big question of this leg of the journey? “When do we turn?” If you’ve been following our course over the last couple of weeks, you would have seen that we are sailing roughly Nālani Kona (southwest by south), in a pretty straight line....
by Alison Andrews | Feb 23, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Dr. Dickran Boranian Aloha, As the medical officer on board Hōkūleʻa for Leg 28 from the Galapagos to Rapa Nui, I have been presented this incredible opportunity to reflect on the mission of the Worldwide Voyage, and how it also ties into my field and...
by Alison Andrews | Feb 21, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha nui kākou, It’s sometime before sunrise. We’re heading southwest, as we have been for days now. The canoe has calmed down for the night. Most of the crew is asleep; on deck it’s just our watch, captain Archie, and our navigators, Lehua and Noe. Their directions...
by Alison Andrews | Feb 21, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Haunani Kāne and Jason Patterson Aloha nui kākou, Prior to leaving the Galapagos, our navigation team worked with Nainoa and our Captain Uncle Archie to develop a sail plan and a course line that we would reference to keep track of our direction and distance...