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Crew List 1985 - 1987 Voyage of Rediscovery

Hawai'i to Tahiti
July 10 - August 11, 1985

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Shorty Bertelmann

Clay Bertelmann

Buddy McGuire

Dennis Chun

Mau Piailug

Richard Tai Crouch

Thomas Reity

Harry Ho

James Shizuru

Dr. Larry Magnussen

Tava Taupu

Tahiti to the Cook Islands
August 30-September 14, 1985

Navigator:Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Gordon Pi'ianai'a

Dr. Patrick Aiu

Mel Paoa

Snake Ah Hee

Mau Piailug

Chad Babayan

Abraham Pi'ianai'a

John Kruse

Chad Pi'ianai'a

Vic Lipman

Michael Tongg

The Cook Islands to Aotearoa (New Zealand)
November 21 - December 7, 1985

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Shorty Berelmann

Dr. Patrick Aiu

Buddy McGuire

Chad Babayan

Billy Richards

Bruce Blankenfeld

James Shizuru

Stanley Conrad (Aotearoa)

Leon Sterling

Dr. Ben Finney

Tava Taupu

Harry Ho

Michael Tongg

Aotearoa to Tonga
May 1 - 11, 1986

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Leon Sterling

Snake Ah Hee

Kimo Lyman

Dr. Patrick Aiu

Mau Piailug

Carlos Andrade

Scott Sullivan

Chad Babayan

Michael Tongg

Philip Ikeda

Sione Ula (Tonga)

John Keolanui

Tonga to American Samoa
May 23 - 25, 1986

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Leon Sterling

Dr. Patrick Aiu

John Keolanui

Carlos Andrade

Kimo Lyman

Gil Ane

Mau Pialilug

Gail Armstrong

Scott Sullivan

Chad Babayan

Jo Anne Sterling

Hector Busby (Aotearoa)

Sione Taupeamuhu (Tonga)

Philip Ikeda

Michael Tongg

Sam Ka'ai

Sione Uaine Ula (Tonga)

American Samoa to the Cook Islands
July 7 - 16, 1986

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Shorty Bertelmann

Clay Bertelmann

Ben Lindsey

Harry Ho

Mel Paoa

Pauahi Ioane

Mau Piailug

Bernard Kilonsky

Tua Pittman (Cook Islands)

Sam Ka'ai

Tava Taupu

The Cook Islands to Tahiti
August 12 - 21, 1986

Navigator and Captain: Nainoa Thompson

Dr. Patrick Aiu

Glen Oshiro

Snake Ah Hee

Mau Piailug

Chad Babayan

Richard Rhodes

Bruce Blankenfeld

Michael Tongg

Wallace Froiseth

Aaron Young

Harry Ho

Tautira, Tahiti to Pape'ete, Tahiti
One-day sail March 27, 1987

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Chad Babayan

Clay Bertelmann

Cary Sneider

Wallace Froiseth

Tava Taupu

Rey Jonsson

Michael Tongg

Sol Kahoohalahala

Cliff Watson

Will Kyselka

Dr. Nathan Wong

Charles Larson

Elisa Yadao

Mel Paoa

Aaron Young

Tahiti to Rangiroa
April 2-4, 1987

Navigator: Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Chad BAbayan

Clay Bertelmann

Cary Sneider

Wallace Froiseth

Tava Taupu

Rey Jonsson

Michael Tongg

Sol Kahoohalahala

Cliff Watson

Will Kyselka

Dr. Nathan Wong

Charles Larson

Elisa Yadao

Mel Paoa

Aaron Young

Rangiroa to Hawai'i
April 24 - May 21, 1987 arriving at Hilo, Hawai'i continuing on May 23, 1987 to Kualoa, O'ahu

Navigator:Nainoa Thompson

Captain: Shorty Bertelmann

Snake Ah Hee

Dixon Stroup

Dr. Patrick Aiu

Puaniho Tauotaha (Tahiti)

Chad Babayan

Sione Taupeamuhu (Tonga)

Bruce Blankenfeld

Tava Taupu

Stanley Conrad (Aotearoa)

Michael Tongg

Eni Hunkin (Samoa)

Cliff Watson

Tua Pittman (Cook Islands)

Elisa Yadao

This is a list of names. Sources are the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the PVS Archives and other documents. No claim to accuracy is made.

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