Video: Farewell to the Hokule'a
True to ancient ways, Hokule'a is guided by stars, waves, and birds, not charts or GPS.
True to ancient ways, Hokule'a is guided by stars, waves, and birds, not charts or GPS.
Small flotilla accompanies Hokule'a as she leaves Vineyard waters.
Small flotilla accompanies Hokule'a as she leaves Vineyard waters.
Hokule'a sails past West Chop and West Chop Light.
Hokule'a sails past West Chop and West Chop Light.
Hokule'a East Coast voyage will continue with stops in Boston and north to Maine.
Hokule'a East Coast voyage will continue with stops in Boston and north to Maine.
Fair winds and following seas.
Fair winds and following seas.
Two years ago, a 40-foot double-hulled canoe called the Hokule’a left Honolulu on a round-the-world journey, logging over 150,000 miles using only the stars, wind, ocean currents and the movement of birds to set its course. On Monday afternoon the boat arrived on Martha's Vineyard, anchoring first in Menemsha Harbor, and then on Tuesday entering Vineyard Haven Harbor to mark its official stop here. After a three-day visit the Hokule'a departed Friday morning bound for her next stop just across the sound in Woods Hole.