Master navigator Hector Busby created a life size star compass as a gift to future navigators and sailors in Aotearoa and throughout the Pacific – all for the continuation of voyaging.
"As I prepare for the 2,300 nautical mile journey back to Papeete, I am focused on the job ahead of me. I think we are as prepared as possible. Now we need to focus and learn about becoming a good team."
The Maritime Museum hosted the Mālama Honua Community Event for the public to support and extend the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage mission to locals and visitors of the Auckland area.
Worldwide voyage crewmembers answer questions about the historical accuracy of Hōkūleʻa's rigging, reducing sea sickness, and the types of foods in Aotearoa.