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Reddit mentions of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World (CBC Massey Lecture)
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They were towed out of Callao about 50 miles to sea
and then after wrecking, towed in to Tahiti. Recountings of the adventure tend to minimize this, but it's definitely there in the story. I recommend reading between the lines. Sailors in general who have done great crossings don't seems to have much respect for the opportunistic justifications of all the help the expedition got. Read The Wayfinders to get an idea of how great Polynesian navigation was and just how clueless westerners remain about it and the cultural agenda that motivates this ignorance.
I can't help with documentaries but you helped me...and I read the book Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World and I have also been waiting for/interested in this documentary for some time now...Aluna not sure of when it will actually come out though...
Wade Davies' The Wayfinders is an inspiring book based on his CBC Massey lecture about this subject. Well worth reading.