Aug 4, 2026
✦The Times of India
Long before GPS, Polynesian sailors crossed the Pacific by reading stars, waves, winds, birds and clouds
Long before GPS, Polynesian sailors crossed the Pacific by reading stars, waves, winds, birds and clouds. They travelled thousands of kilometres in double-hulled canoes without modern tools. These wayfinders used a refined science passed down through generations, memorising star positions and ocean swells to navigate across the vast open water.