The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hikianalia is on a 2,400 mile journey from Aotearoa to Hawaiʻi. Crewmembers will be sending frequent updates so that educators and students can track her progress in conjunction with the Worldwide Voyage Tracking Map.
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Cat Fuller
Navigator: Cat Fuller
Time period: Sunset
Speed: 5 knots
Direction: Nāleo
Distance traveled along reference course: 179 nautical miles
Distance/ Direction from reference course: ½ mile East of Haka course. * Shift to Haka Koʻolau at 6pm hard to maintain Haka course. Using setting sun on beam, gives 2 house variation.
Estimated position (Lat./Long.): 13º South
Wind direction/ strength: ʻĀina Koʻolau at 15 knots
Dominant swell direction/ height: ʻĀina Koʻolau 4-5 feet
Other swells: Lā Koʻolau
Clouds: 20 % sky coverage. Type: Cumulus
Color of sky at sunrise/ sunset: Orange, yellow
Swell used: ʻĀina Koʻolau
Sun Dec./ House: 21ºN ʻĀina Koʻolau
Moon Dec./ House: 12ºN Lā Koʻolau
Moon phase: ʻOlekūkahi
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