by Bryson Hoe | Oct 13, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa and her crew are changing course; we are now sailing towards Maputo, Mozambique. We recently diverted away from Madagascar towards Richards Bay, South Africa; for several reasons we are now heading to Maputo. There is a severe low pressure system moving...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 12, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Kālepa Baybayan on board the sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa. We are in the heart of the Mozambique Channel on our way to Mauritius to Madagascar. We are approximately 440 nautical miles away Richards Bay, our final destination on this leg to South Africa. We...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 9, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
As we approached Madagascar in the early morning hours, the wind intensified; it came in blowing from the north, rising from 30 knots to gale force in a relatively short time. Soon after, a breaking wave ripped a gaping hole in the canvas that covers the first two...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 7, 2015 | Education, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
In making decisions about Worldwide Voyage ports of call, four serious issues needed to be addressed: 1) access into port, 2) security of port and country, 3) weather for the intended season of entry, and 4) cultural and community connections that can lead to...
by Bryson Hoe | Oct 6, 2015 | Education, Nav Reports, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Nainoa Thompson on board the voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa. We are en route from the island of Mauritius to the island of Madagascar. This is our second day out, and we are in pretty light winds. By tonight we should be almost halfway to Madagascar. The first...