MAKANI OLU (Gracious Wind)
SSV MAKANI OLU is owned and operated by Marimed Foundation. Our 96-foot, three-masted staysail schooner is retrofitted for sail training in Hawai’i waters and conditions. MAKANI OLU is the central component of Marimed’s experiential programs, including Kailana, a residential treatment and education program for severely at-risk adolescents and Maritime Careers Exploration, an intensive, hands-on maritime job training program for women and men.
SSV MAKANI OLU PROFILE
- 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
- Designer: Thomas Kolvin
- Built: 1998: St. Augustine, FL, Schrieber
- Coast Guard Certification: Sailing School Vessel (Subchapter R)
Charter MAKANI OLU – Choose Your Own Adventure
MAKANI OLU is also available for education programs, private charters, scientific and cultural expeditions, company events and safety escorts.
She can take up to 20 passengers/sail trainees and be chartered for:
• half-day and full-day sails,
• spectacular two to five day interisland sails,
• business /family meetings, events and pleasure sails,
• safety escorts,
• scientific and cultural expeditions to as far as the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, and
• customized long-distance voyages.
To inquire about a charter, please email us at info@marimed.org
**All Federal, State, and City COVID-19 Mandates will be followed for charters which includes required proof of vaccination for charter guests.