CREWMEMBER HIGHLIGHT: Mike Cunningham
"Irish" Mike Cunningham is a brilliant engineer, an experienced sailor, and an all round great guy. He is a true blessing to have on any vessel.
Crew Profile: Mike Cunningham
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Mike, nicknamed Irish, is a Mechanical Engineer and owner of a mechanical contracting firm, Doonwood Engineering. Being so hand, on the canoe he helps to maintain and repair the electrical and mechanical systems.
Irish first sailed on Hōkūleʻa in the early 2000's on an inter-island sail to Maui but his first experience with Hōkūleʻa was in 1976 when he climbed on a roof to glimpse her sailing home from her maiden voyage to Tahiti.
He looks forward to the challenges and rewards of ocean voyaging, including leaving his professional responsibilities on shore. While not sailing, Irish enjoys sailboat racing and maintaining a fishing camp in Alaska.
Irish first sailed on Hōkūleʻa in the early 2000's on an inter-island sail to Maui but his first experience with Hōkūleʻa was in 1976 when he climbed on a roof to glimpse her sailing home from her maiden voyage to Tahiti.
He looks forward to the challenges and rewards of ocean voyaging, including leaving his professional responsibilities on shore. While not sailing, Irish enjoys sailboat racing and maintaining a fishing camp in Alaska.
Mike Cunningham: Related Posts
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Hōkūleʻa Arrives in Boston
The Worldwide Voyages reaches the historic shores of Boston. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | 10 Days in Cape Town
Master navigator Bruce Blankenfeld reports on Hōkūleʻa's dry dock progress in Cape Town, South Africa. -
Hōkūleʻa Update | May 30, 2015
"Irish" Mike Cunningham reports on preparations in Raby Bay for the incoming crew who will take Hōkūleʻa on the next leg of the Worldwide Voyage. -
Blog | Mike Cunningham: The Journey of a Lifetime
This voyage will be an important training tool to develop the next generation of navigators through the mentoring by Hōkūle'a veterans from the 1976 and subsequent voyages who will pass on the nearly extinct ability to navigate the vast expanse of open ocean without modern instruments.
