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Originally Posted by Jim Cate
This is all impressive, and I salute their abilities. But your explanation does not cover how they used the oral traditions, etc, to navigate waters unknown to them or their ancestors... crossing the Atlantic to a specific landfall on the other side. I just don't understand this.
Other comment: if they are so fast, how did the chase boat keep up within 5 miles 24/7 as reported?
I'm not dissing their accomplishments, rather I'm trying to understand how they were managed. The above discourse leaves me still in the dark.
Jim |
As I mentioned, I can't answer for the Hokule'a; I can only speak to the traditions that I'm familiar with. That said, some clan's knowledge covers a surprising amount of the globe. Also, a trained navigator can estimate the size, altitude and distance of a landmass from a good distance away.
In regards to my comments about speed, they apply to Carolinian canoes, not the Hokule'a; Carolinian canoes can travel upwards of 20 knots.
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