by Alison Andrews | Mar 21, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Moku Puulei-Chandler Busy Busy Life on the waʻa has been very busy even though the winds have lightened up for the last couple of days. My morning starts in the dark, where a small triangle star cluster (Kaus Borealis, Media, Kaus Australis; names told to me...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 20, 2017 | Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
As Hōkūle’a re-enters the Polynesian Triangle on the last legs of her Worldwide Voyage, we take a moment to celebrate earlier voyages and the crew who helped her find her way. Hōkūleʻa is nearing the famous Pitcairn island, the refuge of the crew of HMS Bounty after...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 18, 2017 | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Nav Reports, Photo Galleries, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Today’s navigation video navigation report is for our native Hawaiian speakers out there. Navigation Details Calculations below via Kaleo: Condition of of crew and vessels: Happy and healthy Speed: 2kts before 2p yesterday, 5.5kts after picking up tow...
by Todd Yamashita | Mar 16, 2017 | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Currently on the leg 29 leg from Rapa Nui to Pitcairn, apprentice navigator Kaleo Wong reports an extremely clear night revealing millions of stars – great for learning stars. There are currently light winds 10-15mph and southwest swell 15′ to 20′. The...
by Alison Andrews | Mar 15, 2017 | Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Blog by Heidi Kai Guth Early in the day, our navigator, Kaleo, says we are a quarter of the way to Pitcairn. Everyone seems a little lighter in spirit and more comfortable at the start of our third full day at sea. People are grooving into their rhythms and blending...