Students and Instructors of the TNS Navigational and Canoe Carving Institute are gearing up for their end of the school voyage. The voyage will be a 500 nautical mile sail from Lamotrek (an outer island of Yap State) to Guam and return 500 nautical mile voyage to the main island of Yap. This voyage will be the longest in the history of the two-year cycle training program.
Master Navigator Ali Haleyalur comments that “The voyage will be something that will make the students show what they have learned, a voyage that will challenge their knowledge. This will also be the first suchvoyage on a traditional canoe from Guam to Yap in recorded history.”
The voyage will correspond with the upcoming Yap Day Festivities to be held in Ypoa beach Guam. Departure will be April 19, 2010 from Lamotrek. The crews of the two canoes Hokuleah and Mathow Maram are excited to be a part of the historic event. Crewmembers include:

Master Navigator Ali Haleyalur's crew members manning the "Hokule’a" are:
Justin Yachelpiy
Spencer Taflelur
Tony Pekalpiy
Adrian Yarofalgil
Toby Saufoa
Lorenso Saremaliyoang
Denny Yangerelpiy
Magnus Resemanglug
Santus Shigyan
Eric Metzgar


Captain Bruno Tharngan's crew members manning the "Mathow Maram" are:
Nicolas Gamagag
Alfred Amthun
Mathew Chomed
Bernard Yoruw
Gregory Fanom
Leo Racheilug
Felix Yud
Alfanxo Ganang
Edmund Pasan

 

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