In island culture, the double canoe and its navigator were integral to the survival of the people. As an island became overpopulated, navigators were sent out to sail uncharted seas to find ...
If sailing is your life, you've got to be patient," Baybayan says. "You're only going to move as fast as the wind blows.
Once this atoll had been reached, it was easy to orient the canoe for the short sail to Tahiti. The fact that the canoe sailed from Hawai'i to Tahiti and back, and that Mau had been able to ...
"Everything we do starts from the standpoint of safety," says Sea-Kit's operations director Ashley Skett from his workshop where the team is putting the finishing touches to another crewless boat.
Baybayan told The Maui News in 2017 that the sight of the double-hulled voyaging canoe sailing past his house in 1975 sparked a fascination he’d always had “how the island came to have been ...
WAIANAE, Hawaii (Island News) -- One of the world's most iconic canoes, Hokule'a recently sailed ... Hokulea's in the process of sailing around the state of Hawaii. Main objectives include ...
In preparation for its six-year Moananuiakea Voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific, launching in May, the Polynesian Voyaging Society has begun the process of training its next generation of ...
Mr Aplin runs Solway Dory, an enterprise started by open canoe sailing group founding member, John Bull. Mr Bull is widely ...