Crew Profile: John Kruse
PVS Member Since
HOMETOWN:
Kaua'i
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OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
WORLDWIDE VOYAGE LEGS SAILED:
Leg 3: Tahiti to Sāmoa
After returning from the Vietnam War, John was introduced to Herb Kawainui Kane when Hōkūleʻa was still two hulls yet to be lashed together. John began helping in Hōkūleʻa's construction - glassing the hulls and crafting the sweep - under such mentors as Wright Bowman and Wally Froiseth. Once Hōkūleʻa was seaworthy, John was a crewmember on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976. He co-founded Nā Kālai Waʻa o Kauaʻi (The Canoe Builders of Kaua'i) in 1992 which has been building the voyaging canoe Nāmāhoe. After sailing many years, John is glad to be back sailing on the Worldwide Voyage with many of his old mates.
John Kruse: Related Posts
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Eō Nāmāhoe!
The Kauaʻi community and voyagers throughout the Pacific celebrate Nāmāhoe's historic birth. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | 10 Days in Cape Town
Master navigator Bruce Blankenfeld reports on Hōkūleʻa's dry dock progress in Cape Town, South Africa. -
Ask the Crew | John Kruse, Historical Facts about Hōkūle'a
India from Keaʻau Middle School, asks John about some of his memories being aboard Hōkūle'a.
