HAGÃ TÃA (The Guam Daily Post) â The stars, the wind and the sea are just some of what Larry Raigetal uses as tools to help him navigate while on voyages out in open water.
âIâm a traditional/skilled cultural practitioner and by trade I am a master canoe carver and a master navigator,â Raigetal said. âYou are basically a voyager. You have to know how to operate the canoe and how to take care of your crew and navigate by all the elements including the stars and the universe, and understand the ocean well.â
Raigetal is from Lamotrek, an island that is part of Yap State, and he has been on Guam since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. He said the borders back home remain closed.