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500 Sails is grateful for the hands and passionate work of our Director Emeritus, Mario “Sakman” Borja, who arrived in Saipan in late April and dedicated almost all of his

500 Sails is pleased to announce an open call for aspiring cultural practitioners who are interested in learning the art of traditional navigation.

TEACHING seafaring traditions to the younger generation is the aim of 500 Sails Inc. which launched four of its sailing canoes with four master navigators at the helm, for a

(NMC) — The CNMI will soon have a Cultural Maritime Training Center or CMTC thanks to a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The stars, the wind and the sea are just some of what Larry Raigetal uses as tools to help him navigate while on voyages out in open water. “I’m a traditional/skilled cultural practitioner and by trade I am a master canoe carver and a master navigator,” Raigetal said. “You are basically a voyager. You have to know how to operate the canoe and how to take care of your crew and navigate by all the elements including the stars and the universe, and understand the ocean well.” Raigetal is from Lamotrek, an island that is part of ...