Pasana Group

Pasana Group Did you know that young Papua New Guineans are loosing their traditional sailing skills? Welcome aboard!

Pasana Group is Papua New Guinea's first traditional canoe building and sailing school, dedicated to preserving and teaching the rich traditions of canoe sailing and building while promoting sustainable fishing to the youth of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Help master sailors Justin and Sanakoli John, establish a canoe building school, named Pasana Group, to teach Papua New Guinean boys and girls t

he skills of their forefathers while promoting sustainable fishing practices. With one of the highest youth demographics in the world, Papua New Guinea has a great need for education based in their strong cultural identities to navigate a rapidly changing world.

“When you have a canoe, you can survive, you can go fishing, travel to the market, travel for free and support your own life, this is our tradition,” explains Sanakoli John. Justin and Sanakoli John are two of the most famous canoe sailors in Milne Bay Province, known for completing ‘The World’s First Circumnavigation of the Island of New Guinea in a Traditional Sailing Canoe’. This was a daring expedition covering 6300kms and 13 months at sea that aimed to promote the country internationally and inspire the youth of Papua New Guinea. An award winning book on the journey (Salt Water and Spear Tips) has been published and the documentary film SAILAU is on its way. You can help Pasana Group by inviting friends and family to like this page.

03/08/2026
03/08/2026

Thank you all families, friends and followers,
Keep following Pasana Groups interesting journey to Northern islands of Milne Bay Province.
Sailing island to island meeting community to community and Chef to Chef for our ancestral culture reviving.

03/08/2026

Thank you all friends, followers and families keep following Pasana Group interesting journey around Northern islands Woodlark islands of Milne Bay Province,
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Thank you Post Courier for sharing our story of cultural revival. And many thanks to our sponsors Pacific Traditions Soc...
23/07/2026

Thank you Post Courier for sharing our story of cultural revival. And many thanks to our sponsors Pacific Traditions Society and Full Circle Foundation.

: The Pasana Group has completed a five‑week, 652‑kilometre cultural voyage by traditional sailing canoe, reconnecting island communities in Milne Bay Province and reviving ancestral seafaring knowledge.

Read more: ( https://www.postcourier.com.pg/pasana-group-revives-traditional-canoe-voyage/ )

23/07/2026

EP1.Starting Point
Led by PNG's Famous Sailors Justin and Sanakoli John, Pasana Group embarked on a 1 month expedition to Woodlark Island. With the intention of reviving Milne Bay's dying cultures (The Kula Trade and canoe building). This is the story of the struggles and success the group encountered while voyaging the treacherous water of Woodlark.

Pasana Group is Papua New Guinea's first traditional canoe building and sailing school. It is a community organization dedicated to preserving and teaching the rich traditions of canoe sailing and building while promoting sustainable fishing practices among the youth of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Our mission is to empower young boys and girls by providing them with skills rooted in their cultural heritage, enabling them to navigate a rapidly changing world with confidence and self-sufficiency.

20/07/2026

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Lumolumo Village, Basilaki Island
Alotau
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