It’s likely to cause a few double takes, even among seen-it-all New Yorkers. Next June, a working replica of a traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe – 62 feet long, double-hulled, with two powerful crab-claw sails – will make its way down the Hudson River, one small leg in a three-year journey.
In a nod to their seafaring ancestors, the crew of 13 will forgo modern navigational equipment – no compass, sextant or GPS devices, not even an iPhone – in favor of wayfinding, a traditional navigational technique that relies on gauging the position of the sun, moon and stars, taking into account variations in ocean currents and wave patterns and even the behavior of fish and birds. Read more
