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 1, 2015 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kālepa Baybayan Bordering the Tropic of Capricorn at Latitude 20˚30’ South and Longitude 57˚30’ East, Mauritius sits as a jewel in the Indian Ocean. Along with sister islands Saint Brandon, Reunion, and Rodrigues, Mauritius is part of the Mascarene island...
by Bryson Hoe | Sep 29, 2015 | Education, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻaʻs latest destination, Mauritius, is a small island nation about 1,200 miles off the South East Coast of Africa. Much like our island homes in the Pacific, Mauritius has also faced the harsh consequences of environmental decline over the past decades. One of...