Hōkūleʻa Update | June 3, 2017
24 hour navigation update from June 2, 2017 6 am to June 3, 2017 6am
Total distance travelled along reference course: 1840.5 nmi, 49.5 mi west of reference course
Distance along Haka Hoʻolua reference course (Haka Hoʻolua- 670 nm from 9N to 20 N): 282.5 nmi, 49.5 nmi west
Average speed: 5 knots
Wind: ʻĀina Koʻolau, 20 knots
Heading: ʻĀkau
Lee drift: 1 house b/c pointing high and reduced speed
Swell: NE, Noio Koʻolau swell 6-8 ft
Course made: Haka Hoʻolua
Clouds: 80-100% cumulus cloud cover up until midnight. High cloud coverage resulted in limited star visibility. For brief moments in time we saw Keoe, Manaiakalani, Ka Lupe, Gemini. The rising and setting ʻOle moon was a blessing throughout the day.
Wildlife: ʻEwa ʻewa, boobies, ʻiwa, and ʻuaʻu kani. Caught a 20 lb aku around 9 am – fish stomach was pretty much empty with a few shrimp fragments.
Latitude: Kūmau (North star) was only visible for a few seconds after sunset. High cloud coverage did not allow for a latitude fix off Kūmau or any of the southern pointers. Instead latitude was calculated to be approximately 13.5 degrees using dead reckoning.
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