Tahiti Departure Update
Hōkūleʻa navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy discusses how the winds today are less than ideal for crewmembers to depart from Tahiti.
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Navigation Update | November 5, 2014
Navigator Ka'iulani Murphy recaps recent days voyaging near Rangitahua as the wa'a continue onto Aotearoa. -
Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: What happens if something breaks?
Navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy answers a question from Maila at the University Lab School in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. -
Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: What is the line between modern and traditional navigation?
Navigator Kaʻiulani Murphy answers a question from Shawna at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas -
Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How do you know when you are at the equator?
Namen from Waimea Middle School, Kamuela, wants to know how crewmembers know when they are exactly between both hemispheres. -
Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How many miles do you travel per day?
Calie at Punahou School asks how far voyagers usually go per day during the Mālam Honua Worldwide voyage. -
Ask the Crew | Do you change navigators for each leg?
Keola who is in kindergarten at Punahou School, asks about swapping out navigators. -
Ask the Crew | Kaʻiulani Murphy: How does the moon phase affect the sail plan?
Holly from Holy Nativity School 5th grade, Honolulu, asks if navigators consider the phase of the moon when planning to sail.