by Bryson Hoe | Feb 17, 2017 | Education, Nav Reports, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Haunani, one of the navigators on the Leg 28 Galapagos to Rapa Nui crew. We just finished another 12 hours of navigation, and this will be your Day 8 morning update. We have been blessed for the last 24 hours with a consistent easterly trade wind swell...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 14, 2017 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Far from their family and loved ones, the Leg 28 crew, sailing from the Galapagos Islands to Rapa Nui, is sending big-love to all of you from the voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa. Hōkūle‘a Homecoming – Save the Date Sign up for updates and be the first to know as we...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 13, 2017 | Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Leg 28 crewmember Lehua Kamalu gives us an evening update from the deck of Hōkūleʻa, as the crew sails from the Galapagos Islands to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. She is estimating 10 days until the crew reaches the latitude of Rapa Nui. Hōkūle‘a Homecoming...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 13, 2017 | Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Leg 28 apprentice navigator Haunani Kane gives us a morning update from the deck of Hōkūleʻa, as the crew sails from the Galapagos Islands to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. The crew is monitoring weather and wind, and Haunani estimates their position to be...
by Alison Andrews | Jan 25, 2017 | Curriculum, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Back in the Pacific for the first time in two years, Hōkūleʻa and the crew also find themselves in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (ETPS). Covering nearly 2 million square kilometers (770,000 square miles), the ETPS includes the waters, coasts and islands off...