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06-19-17, 02:07 AM | #1 |
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Hawai'ian Sailing Canoe Completes 3-Year Cirumnavigation
The next time you gripe about your GPS messing up, think about this crew who sailed a traditional dual-hulled Hawai'ian around the world using only the stars, the wind and ancient Polynesian navigation techniques:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ushpmg00000313 Here's a news report on the Hokulea and her welcome home: <O>
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06-19-17, 04:40 AM | #2 |
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There was a great documentary about the achievement on UK tv a couple of nights ago and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it
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06-19-17, 05:19 AM | #3 |
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I'll have to keep an eye out to see if it turns up on the telly here or on the InterWebs...
Thank for the info... <O>
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06-19-17, 04:09 PM | #4 |
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Psssshaw.... if they used the new AC35 from the Americas cup, they could have done it in less than a month.
No, this is awesome. Read the article earlier on the BBC, great story. |
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