"My ancestors had attuned their lives to the sea for far too long for me to forget its rhythms.”

(S.A. Chakraborty)

"...so throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover. "
(H. Jackson Brown Jr )

Documenting The rebirth of Austronesian Seafaring culture .
The Taiwanese "Wind Voyager" Crew rigging and singing an auspicious and blessing aboriginal song on the shore before sending "Makani" , "Wind" in Hawaiian, off to Sea 😊
This is the first traditional canoe handcrafted in Taiwan after many years to sail the Pacific from the East Coast !

"Hele Me Ka Makani" - Go with the Wind-

Sometimes I ask myself why from an Island in the Mediterranean Sea, after so much wondering I came back so many times and now stopped for longer on this island in the Pacific Ocean...
Maybe the answer can be found in the Search of my Own Roots which I believe dig down into deep water.
And...in learning about others' History I'm discovering mine.