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 Alison Andrews | Feb 27, 2017 | Nav Reports, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
The crew of Hōkūleʻa arrived safely at Rapa Nui today after sailing for about 16 days across approximately 1,900 nautical miles of deep ocean. A team of four apprentice navigators successfully lead Hōkūleʻa and the major navigational challenge of spotting the tiny...
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...