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 Todd Yamashita | Mar 12, 2017 | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Nav Reports, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa crewmember and apprentice navigator Kaleo Wong is here with our Sunday morning navigation report as the crew makes their way west toward Pitcairn Island. He reports positioning to be about 150 miles west of Rapa Nui. Last night they used the moon and familiar...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 27, 2017 | Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Aloha Hōkūleʻa fans and followers, this gorgeous sunset update is brought to you by all four of our apprentice navigators: Jason, Haunani, Noe and Lehua. With the outline of Rapa Nui on the horizon, sighted on their 17th day out of the Galapagos, the crew and...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 26, 2017 | Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Amidst light winds and beautiful skies, Jason Patterson brings us our morning update. Crewmembers are currently “in the hunt” for siting Rapa Nui. Work of the day: patience, as the crew looks for all signs of land! For more, view the clip, and remember you...
by Todd Yamashita | Feb 26, 2017 | Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Good evening Hōkūleʻa fans, this beautiful sunset navigation report comes to you from Haunani Kane, one of the apprentice navigators on the Leg 28 crew. Using crab-claw sails in light winds they averaged 2.5 to 3 knots throughout the day. They are hoping to make...