Robin, Full Interview: Challenges Faced by Polynesian Sailors to and from New Zealand
From Modern Sailing to Polynesian Voyaging Armchair sailors do not have the experience and therefore the knowledge to credibly comment on the realities of sailing across vast oceans like the Pacific. Today we talk to Robin who 20 years ago sailed a two-person yacht from France across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to New Zealand.
Why were Polynesian arrivals in New Zealand unable to return to Polynesia?
Topics:
Direction of the wind and currents in the South Pacific Pacific Ocean seas conditions and the impossibility of sailing upwind Polynesian sail systems not suitable for sailing upwind
Limitations of Polynesian Navigation for Long-Distance Voyaging
Topics:
No choice to follow the winds/current, Star Maps Unreliable, Large Ocean and earth curvature limits opportunities to see land and use clouds, Sea Birds as Navigation Tool, Migratory Birds as Navigation Tool.
How Far Could Waka Travel? Limits of Polynesian Ocean Voyaging
Topics: Realities of Success travelling across Pacific Ocean. Limitations of natural material in waka construction Providing sufficient water
