Donned in beanies and insulated jackets, crew members aboard the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a have departed Juneau, Alaska, to begin its first leg of their Alaska Heritage Sail.
The teeming rain hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of over 100 students who are attending Te Kōrero o te Ōrau s Junior Ātui anga Ki Te Tango 2023 (AKTT) school holiday programme.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society's circumnavigation of the Pacific is due to visit 36 countries and territories, and sail an estimated 43,000 nautical miles with about 400 crew members.