Tuesday, June 29, 1999 (8:30 a.m.)

Actual Position (From GPS unit on board escort boat).

June 27 (sunset): 06 degrees 41.87 minutes N; 142 degrees 55.23 minutes W

June 28 (sunrise): 05 degrees 54.58 minutes N; 142 degrees 21.87 minutes W

June 28 (sunset): 05 degrees 15.90 minutes N ; 142 degrees 00.70 minutes W

June 29 (sunrise) 05 degrees 04.25 minutes N; 141 degrees 57.79 minutes W

Radio Report from Pi'ikea Miller, Apprentice Navigator on "Hokule'a."

Day at Sea: 14

Squally weather continued over the last 24 hours, with lots of rain and variable winds. Current heading is Hema (S) at 4.5 knots, with winds at 20-25 knots, variable but mainly La Malanai (E by S).

Seas are messy and difficult to read due to mixed swells generated by passing squalls; navigation is difficult with cloudy skies.

Position (Navigator's Estimate):

June 28, Sunset: 3 degrees 10 minutes N; 32 mi. E of reference line

June 29, Sunrise: 2 degrees 53 minutes N; 33 mi. E of reference line

Strategy and Heading (with current set): heading south to escape the squally, wet weather of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The canoe is still holding onto its easting, remaining east of its reference course.

Speed: 4.5 knots

Navigation

Daytime navigation: sunrise and sunset (ENE/WNW); Hoku (Full Moon, 15-day old) rising at sunset.

Nightime navigation: cloudy night; navigated by the moon. Also, Hoku'ula (Mars) setting; Ikaika (Jupiter) rising after midnight.

Latitude: Dead reckoning. the navigators estimate they traveled around another degree south (60 miles) since yesterday.

  • How Non-Instrument Navigation is Done
  • Sun's Position on the Ecliptic
  • Moon Phases (June 1999-January 2000)
  • Rising Points of 21 Brightest Stars
  • Latitude Stars

    • Fishing report: No strikes.

    Sea Life: Shearwaters--birds of the open ocean.

    Advisory: Starting June 30, Wednesday, crew members will be calling in to KINE radio, 105.1 on the radio dial at 9:30 a.m. (HST) MWF. Tentative line up, single side-band radio contact permitting:

    June 30, 1999, Bruce Blankenfeld, Navigator (O'ahu)--The Challenge of the Route from Hawai'i to the Marquesas:,Wind and Weather, Preparation for Voyage: Canoe and Crew, Progress to Date.

    July 2, 1999, Pi'ikea Miller, Apprentice Navigator (O'ahu)--Navigating without Instruments

    July 5, 1999, Darcy Attasani, Medical Officer (Kaua'i)--Keeping healthy on the canoe; preparation for a long voyage; emergency procedures.

    July 7, 1999, Kekama Helm, Crew Member (Moloka'i)--Perspective of a first time voyager.

    July 9, 1999, Dennis Chun, Watch Captain (Kaua'i) --Voyage as an educational tool.