The incredible Sail of Lamotrek - featured film

[@johnchugen1199]

Ali & Larry as well as the people of Satawal and Lamotrek and everyone involved in between. Thank you very much for stepping above to revive one of our tradition. Keep it alive. Godspeed!

[@sepiounupe8859]

I am so proud of these men and their families. Their hard work and all their dedication and resepect for their culture is just beyond beautiful. I am at loss for words for the bravery and risking their lives, sacrificing their time away from their families to join Guam and other cultures in the FestPac. Beautifu video, Godbless ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Tokoa144]

How great it is to see these traditional customs of our forefathers of "way finding". The pandanus sail is truly an icon of the ancient form of sailing throughout the Pacific nations. I commend these people and especially the women folk for researching and reviving this ancient art of sail making. It is a wonderful example of pacific culture. Manuia..

[@rungunruuemau3823]

Thank you guys for bringing the yap state upward. Happy for you all. May God bless the culture wisely.

[@kaskorraky9473]

Incredible how they weaved the sail. I'm glad the knowledge isn't lost

[@TyJee28]

Beautifully filmed and produced video. Thank you for uploading it. Loved seeing the details of shunting / tacking of the canoes. It's wonderful that you were able to preserve the correct traditional way of making the traditional woven sails before the knowledge was lost. It would have been quite fun to be in Guam to witness your arrival. But the last time I was in Guam was Nov. 1977 when I completed my last submarine patrol. I have been fascinated by the traditional watercraft of Oceania and the almost lost navigation methods of Oceania, ever since seeing an old canoe at the Bishop Museum (a favorite place to visit), and living in Hawaii during the excitement, just before and after Hokulea's historic voyage to Tahiti. I have continued to read about and study the watercraft, navigation techniques, and theories about the why, how, and when of migrations across the Pacific ever since then. I think almost certainly very early the Polynesians visited S. America at least a few times, and brought back the sweet potato, which where reported by the early European explorers as being found on many of the islands when they first arrived. As an existing and well established crop in many places that evidence indicates existed before any of the earliest European explorers could have brought the potato to the Pacific islands from S. America. I have no reason to doubt the elders of your island home have observed changes over their lifetime. Global warming may or may not be happening. If it is - I do not believe it is caused my mankind's activities. Possibly due to changes in the amount of heat from the sun. Therefore I find your message about it misguided. Man can no more cause global warming or stop it - than they can change the direction and size of ocean swells or currents or the direction and intensity of the winds. The islands were certainly larger during the last ice age, and even during the little ice age, than ended in the mid 1800s after four or 500 years, than their size now. And man did not cause the planet to warm to end the ice ages - that had made ocean water levels lower than they are today. I am sorry, but I believe you have been convinced to believe a huge hoax about AGW. A hoax as large as the hoax to convince people that the peoples of Oceania did not have the knowledge, skills and technology to discover and populate the entire Pacific Ocean, on purpose, and with deliberate repeated voyages back and forth, since ancient times. Before ceasing the longer transpacific voyages, for unknown reasons, before the arrival of the Europeans. Beyond that. Wonderful video and goals to preserve the traditional skills, technology, ceremonies, and culture of your islands and people. I hope you have great, and continued success preserving them - that carries onward for many generations, and motivates them to carry them forward to following generations, too.

[@sepiounupe8859]

I am so proud of these men and their families. Their hard work and all their dedication and resepect for their culture is just beyond beautiful. I am at loss for words for the bravery and risking their lives, sacrificing their time away from their families to join Guam and other cultures in the FestPac. Beautifu video, Godbless ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Redrose Antonio

[@Yuritarded123]

The old ways needs to be taught to the new generation so that it will never be lost.

[@LanaEsu]

Way of sailing in open water 🙏

[@rungunruuemau3823]

Thank you guys. God bless you all.

[@rungunruuemau3823]

Thank you all for the long journey's song for farewell in peace. Voyagers from yap state. Good luck.

[@piggropigs3362]

Very very nice nice people nice trip to Guam

[@smallislandenormousculture3023]

Amazing 👍

[@faanengaaw7357]

Beautiful Micronesia where my heart belongs.....❤️💯👌🏽✊🏽

[@isaiahgreen262]

Your heart belongs in your chest.

[@faanengaaw7357]

Isaiah Green if you know where my chest belongs then u would know.

[@isaiahgreen262]

@@faanengaaw7357 yup, idk🤷‍♂️

[@sasaslinge7669]

respect ✌ from Pohnpei

[@derekblas4841]

Respect

[@geraldinesenip918]

So fantastic ,I wish I know was meaning of man crafting or hand craft,,

[@mikewalrus4763]

Fancy sailing on a Friday - the 13th as well - No western sailor would do that (I'm not talking about those who go to sea on "stinkpots" but real sailors! You may well say that is a mere superstition but, as many sailors know, strange things happen - out there away from the sure, it is better to be prepared. As these brave men have shown by undertaking this voyage the old ways must be remembered and acted on. Let us hope that the Gods (any and all Gods - no matter whose they be) look down favourably on all the peoples of the world a help both these brave men and women and many more like them in their hour of need - that time has come no matter what you might believe in yourself, we must act to help each other or suffer in the attempt

[@joseenaman2226]

Fantastic

[@NicoOutside]

Nice vid. Like it a lot

[@karak.remeliik4053]

RESPECT 👏🏼♥️

[@kevinmualia2158]

Nice

[@faanengaaw7357]

Foufou! Im chuukese & we use foufou to mean weave.

[@faanengaaw7357]

Its the same as lamoilam in Chuuk

[@nicholasbechey6364]

👍👏👏

[@paulinojack1516]

Women in labor

[@marianoschaller9066]

Unfortunately, the peopple who has to make the big decitions, are very far away from the problems, too foucus on ther fancy lifestyle, expensive cars, luxury houses and all kind of extravagances... they think they will never get afected. They feel separated, safe, traveling on the first class, of a boat that is sinking..

[@ruff-rydahzyclon5535]

Aliwi my brother kpng nganuk