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The Voyage to Rapa Nui / 1999-2000 Leg 1: Hawai'i to Nukuhiva Photo below by T. Wright: Departure Ceremony, Hilo Hawai'i, June 13, 1999. Maps: the Voyage to Rapa Nui, June 1999-February 2000: (1) Hawai'i-Marquesas, (2) Marquesas-Mangareva, (3) Mangareva-Rapa Nui, (4) Rapa Nui-Tahiti, (5) Tahiti-Hawai'i; Reference Course Line: Leg 1: Hawai'i to Nukuhiva
Summary of the Voyage to Nukuhiva / Satellite Fixes and Navigator's Estimates, June 15-July 13, 1999 Navigators' Estimates Plotted with Actual Course Wind, Weather, and Currents of the Pacific Geography of Islands, Atolls, and Reefs Along the Way Reports and Photos Photos by T. Wright; Departure Ceremony, Hilo, Hawai'i, June 13, 1999 Report: June 15, 1999--Departure from Hilo Report: June 17, 1999 Report: June 19, 1999 Report: June 20, 1999 Report: June 21, 1999 Report: June 22, 1999 Report: June 23, 1999 Report: June 24, 1999, with GPS fixes from June 23-24.--Doldrum Conditions at about 10 degrees north Report: June 25, 1999 Report: June 26, 1999 Report: June 27, 1999 Report: June 28, 1999 Report: June 29, 1999--Out of Doldrums about 4.5 degrees N Report: June 30, 1999 Report: July 01, 1999 Report: July 02, 1999--Crossing the Equator Report: July 03, 1999 Report: July 04, 1999--Searching for the Marquesas Islands to the Southwest Report: July 05, 1999 Report: July 06, 1999 Report: July 07, 1999 Report: July 08, 1999--Tacking into the SE trades, searching for the Marquesas Islands to the East Report: July 09, 1999 Report: July 10, 1999 Report: July 11, 1999 Report: July 12, 1999--Landfall: Eiao, an uninhabited island at the NW end of the Marquesan Archipelago. Believed to be an island of ghosts. Report: July 13, 1999--Hokule'a Arrives in Taiohae Harbor, Nukuhiva, in the early evening. Report: July 14, 1999--Hokule'a Safely Anchored in Taiohae Harbor, Nukuhiva; Summary of voyage Captain/Navigator for Leg 1, Hawai'i to Marquesas Islands--Bruce Blankenfeld: Bio; Photo; Apprentice Navigator for Leg 1--Pi'ikea Miller: Bio; Photo; Watch Captains: Dennis Chun (Kaua'i), Terry Hee (O'ahu), Leon Sterling (Maui); Crew of Hokule'a: Russell Amimoto (O'ahu), Desmon Antone (Maui), Darcy Attisani (Kaua'i), Kekama Helm (Moloka'i), Ka'au McKenney (O'ahu), Atwood Makanani (Kaua'i), Hau'oli Smith (O'ahu; Sausalito, CA), Wallace Wong (Hawai'i); Kamahele (Escort Boat)--Captain: Alex Jakubenko (O'ahu); Crew: Elsa Jakubenko (O'ahu), Tai Crouch (O'ahu), Tim Gilliom (Maui), Kealoha Hoe (O'ahu), Sean McKeever (Maui), Gary Suzuki (Lana'i). |
