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How does Lata’s sail work?
Te Laa o Lata VTP’s Mimi George just had an article published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society, about measuring performance of an...

vakataumako
Jan 1, 20182 min read
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The Children of Taumako
We now have a translation of the research report of social anthropologist and round-the-world sailor, Renate Westner, MA. She came to...

vakataumako
Jul 8, 201529 min read
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Holau Kaveia
Aloha Kakou! I am so happy to tell you the good news. At last, the educational vision of the late Chief Kaveia is being fully realized!...

vakataumako
Nov 30, 20122 min read
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Te Lapa
In addition to their vast knowledge of asterisms, wind, waves, and currents, sailors of the Duff and Reef Island groups make use of a...

vakataumako
Jul 14, 20121 min read
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The Cognitive and Cultural Dynamics of Taumako Navigation
A Preliminary Report by Dr. Marianne “Mimi” George Prepared for the National Science Foundation 2009 In the eight sections of this report...

vakataumako
Apr 17, 20092 min read
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NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA
III. NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA – FLASHES OF LIGHT THAT EMANATE FROM LAND Elaborations on previously conveyed and demonstrated...

vakataumako
Apr 15, 20093 min read
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NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES
II. NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES – “HOKOHUA LOA AND HOKOHUA KIKO” Data was elaborated that added to and built upon previously...

vakataumako
Apr 15, 20092 min read
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NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND
I. NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND A navigational system correlating a horizonal array of wind positions with other...

vakataumako
Apr 15, 200910 min read
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