Makani Olu

MAKANI OLU (Gracious Wind) Flag: USA Rig: Staysail schooner, three masted Homeport: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Normal cruising waters: Hawaiian Islands Sparred length: 96' LOA: 85' LOD: 75' LWL: 63’ Draft: 8' Beam: 20' Rig height: 65' Freeboard: 5' Sail area: 2,000 square feet Tons: 68 Power: 210 Hull: Steel
	The Makani Olu (Gracious Wind) is owned and operated by Marimed Foundation, a non-profit organization involved with sail training since 1988. The 96-foot, three-masted staysail schooner, retrofitted for sail training in Hawaiian waters, is the central component of a model experiential education and treatment program for at-risk adolescents built around ocean voyaging.
Voyaging challenges and experiences are designed to be powerful and transformational. From Makani Olu’s home port in Kaneohe Bay on Oahu, cadets make a series of six-day voyages throughout the Hawaiian Island chain. While learning to operate the sailing ship, the cadets learn marine, navigation and team-building skills.
	Elderhostel International provides sail training experiences aboard Makani Olu, as well. These programs feature a six-day voyage that includes hands-on opportunities to sail and operate the ship, additional learning opportunities at ports-of-call, and a chance to see and experience the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Oahu as few people – even Hawaii residents - have.
	Link to Marimed Elderhostel
The Makani Olu is also available to youth, families and community organizations for day, weekend and six-day sail training and team building trips.
		Who sails: Groups and individuals of all ages Program type: Sail training for paying trainees; fully accredited sea education in marine science, maritime history, and ecology, as well as service learning, in cooperation with accredited institutions and other organized groups, and as informal in-house programming Season: Year-round Designer: Thomas Kolvin Built: 1998: St. Augustine, FL, Schrieber Coast Guard certification: Sailing School Vessel (Subchapter R) Crew: 5 Trainees-passengers: 30 day sails, 20 overnight Contact: Matthew Claybaugh, Ph.D. President and CEO Marimed Foundation 45-021 Likeke Place Kaneohe, Hl 96744 USA Tel: 808-236-2288 Fax: 808-235-1074 E-mail: info@marimed.org Web site: www.marimed.org

Marimed Foundation is a member of the American Sail Training Association, Hawai`i Youth Service Network, Community Works in 96744, and the Hawai`i Chamber of Commerce. Our programs are accredited by the Council of Accreditation.