by Bryson Hoe | Mar 15, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Aloha mai kākou, this is crewmember Todd Yamashita on board Hōkūleʻa for Leg 18 sailing towards Cuba. We actually had our first sighting of Cuba last night, and are currently sailing off to the northeast corner. As you can tell, winds are pretty light today and we...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 14, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha, this is Kālepa Baybayan on board Hawaiʻi’s iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa. As you can see, we’re experiencing diminishing winds probably between 5-10 knots now. So although we hate to do it, we need to maintain our schedule if we expect to get into...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 14, 2016 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Written by Eric Co Sailing Hōkūle‘a is an intensely emotional experience. It is humbling to be with her, knowing what she means to people back home in Hawaiʻi, and increasingly, people around the world, too. It is an honor to be part of something so much greater...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 13, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Shawn Malia Kanaʻiaupuni Aloha mai kākou, i lā pule maika’i from the crew on Leg 18. We quickly settled into a fairly smooth pattern of watch shifts and time has flown by since leaving Saba Rock three days ago. For the first two days, the crew split into...
by Bryson Hoe | Mar 12, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Shawn on the hoe uli Shawn, Kawika and Austin guiding Hōkūleʻa during her first evening at sea on Leg 18 of the Worldwide Voyage Doctor Dave enjoying the sunset Todd on the hoe uli Doctor Dave enjoying the sunset Hōkūleʻa in the Atlantic Ocean under a Hoaka moon...