The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific

The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific (1983)

September 1st, 19830h 59min

Documentary
0%

Overview

In hand-built, double-hulled canoes sixty feet long, the ancestors of today's Polynesians sailed vast distances using only the waves, the stars, and the flights of birds to navigate. Anthropologist Sanford Low visits the Caroline Islands of Micronesia to meet Mau Piailug, the last navigator initiated on his island and one of few men still practicing this once-essential art. He demonstrates his skill by sailing a replica canoe 2500 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti with no modern navigational instruments.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Puerto escondido

Puerto escondido


Released on: 2020-11-20
Documentary

In 1879, Bolivia lost its access to the sea in a war. When I was a child I did not understand how we...

Inside Grand Central

Inside Grand Central


Released on: 2006-03-07
Documentary

In the heart of New York City stands Grand Central Terminal. Explore the magnificent secrets of this...

Ocean Odyssey

Ocean Odyssey


Released on: 2021-05-28
Documentary

500 million years ago life left this blue womb and colonized the land, but we are still intricately ...

Sky High: The Story of TWA

Sky High: The Story of TWA


Released on:
Documentary

A documentary covering the history of TWA, from its origins to its ultimate sale to American Airline...

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki


Released on: 1950-01-13
Documentary

"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl,...

The Living Sea

The Living Sea


Released on: 1995-02-01
Documentary

The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with thi...

Mediterranean Holiday

Mediterranean Holiday


Released on: 1962-12-19
Documentary

A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.

At Sea

At Sea


Released on: 2024-09-07
Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family

AT SEA is a visceral and poetic short film that blends docu-style realism with narrative fiction, fo...

NUKED

NUKED


Released on: 2023-10-22
Documentary, History

The US detonated 67 nuclear weapons over the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Cold Wa...

Bachiranun

Bachiranun


Released on: 2021-09-21
Documentary, Drama

On Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, there is a language in danger of disappearing. ...

Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey

Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey


Released on: 1999-05-06
Documentary

This award-winning PBS documentary sweeps viewers into a seafaring adventure with a community of Pol...

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler


Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary

In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushne...

Paname: The Ghost of the Great Frenchman

Paname: The Ghost of the Great Frenchman


Released on: 2018-11-21
Documentary, History

Ferdinand de Lesseps, known as “The Great Frenchman”, will embark in the greatest adventure of his l...

The Camino Voyage

The Camino Voyage


Released on: 2018-02-28
Documentary

A crew including a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in...

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway


Released on: 1995-05-01
Documentary, History

"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that opera...

Ridin' the Dog

Ridin' the Dog


Released on: 1989-12-24
Documentary, History

The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, o...

Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World


Released on: 2017-08-01
Documentary

The vessel is Infinity, a 120-foot hand-built sailboat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey,...

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality


Released on: 2016-07-15
Documentary, History

The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earl...

Leitis in Waiting

Leitis in Waiting


Released on: 2018-04-16
Documentary

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a ri...

Pearl Harbor, le monde s'embrase

Pearl Harbor, le monde s'embrase


Released on: 2021-12-03
Documentary, History, War

Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. In this heavenly place, one of the most memorable battles of the Second World...