The Alingano Maisu crew and navigators arrive Sunday evening at the Smiling Cove Marina in Garapan after a voyage which began in April.
GRAND Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur, Master Navigator Mario Benito, and the crew of the double-hulled sailing canoe Alingano Maisu arrived in Saipan Sunday evening after a voyage that took them from Palau, Yap, and Satawal.
The voyage began on April 30 in Palau, the vessel’s home.
Social media photos from the Chamolinian Cultural Village Incorporated–Canoe Federation Facebook page show the Alingano Maisu docking at Transient Dock B at Smiling Cove in Garapan.
Sewralur is the son of famed Grand Master Navigator Mau Piailug, and the brother of Master Navigator Antonio Piailug, who carves traditional Carolinian canoes in the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs traditional hut in Susupe. Sewralur is initiated in the Weriyaeng school of navigation.
Benito is a master navigator, likewise under the Weriyaeng school of navigation. Prior to undertaking the voyage, he was collaborating with 500 Sails to build and sail canoes in their various programs.
Variety files state that Saipan resident Beouch Ogumoro Ngirchongor, a student of Benito, is also a member of the crew.
According to an archived article from the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the Alingano Maisu is 56-feet long, and was originally built by the organization as a gift to Mau Piailug.
