Satawal Ways

Sea Brothers

Navigators name all the sea roads between islands and reefs GLOSSARY reefs - areas of rock or coral below the surface of the water . For example, sailing on the Sea of Beads means sailing between Woleai and Eauripik on the star course from Rising of Fishtail (in Cassiopeia) to Setting of Two Eyes (Shaula in Scorpio). By using these names, they can say where they’ve been without other people understanding! With sea brothers, they group sea roads that use the same star compass points. For example, on the course from Rising of Fishtail to Setting of Two Eyes, there are several sea roads. These connect the islands of Pisaras and Pulusuk, Pikelot and Satawal, West Fayu and Lamotrek, Gaferut and Woleai, and (as mentioned above) Woleai and Eauripik. If a navigator forgets the directions from Woleai to Eauripik, he might remember that this sea road is brother to the West Fayu–Lamotrek sea road.