[In 1968], when the Sunday Times of London announced that it was sponsoring the first ever non-stop around the world sailing race, it wasn’t just the race, it would be the first time anyone had accomplished such a feat. The challenge and thrill of being at the frontier of ocean sailing brought together some of the great sailors of the era, and also some who were more armchair-sailors, dreamers or adventurers…
Read MoreToday was the day. The last one we have aboard Sea Dragon. Feelings shift between bliss and hope for a shower with hot, high-pressured water (a commodity not yet found among the ship). While others, long for that first cold beer to squelch the lukewarm water we have had access […]
Read MoreIt’s Saturday, the day before the nine of us alongside Eric, Shanley, Nicole, and Keene end our journey sailing and exploring the wonders of the Cayman Islands. I feel I speak for all of us when I say that this past week of living, eating, diving, and sailing together on our […]
Read MoreLike most things that involve the ocean and nature, expecting the unexpected is almost a given. Things rarely go as planned, unless you are lucky. We were not so lucky. Today was planned to be an exploration of Cayman Brac, kite mapping, finding the Teignmouth Electron, and diving. Those plans were […]
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The crew woke up and started the day with an awesome 7:30 breakfast which consisted of savory french toast bites and delicious scrambled eggs cooked by Christine and Courtney, our two chefs for the day. We then went along with our plans to go kite mapping and drove the boat to the […]
Read MoreAs our on-board brainiac Dr Haywood wisely reminded us yesterday during a fascinating lecture on expedition planning, an expedition, no matter how much you plot and prepare, rarely goes entirely to plan…. On Monday night we spent a whole evening hunched over charts and pooling our collective knowledge of the ‘Lesser Caymans’. […]
Read MoreWe all cannot believe that we have only been aboard our fabulous Sea Dragon Exploration for 3 days. There is so much we have learned already. Dr. Keene Haywood is a plethora of information from explaining the science of the ecosystems and how to collect relevant information, to how to […]
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The intrepid crew of Sea Dragon began Monday with a hearty breakfast of burritos that would fell lesser men and women. Following a rousing round of sea shanties (plugging in the Abba and country music-filled Ipod), the crew joined together to learn about the fabulous fauna, flora, and fun facts of the […]
Read MoreI have boating experience but I am here because I have no sailing experience and wanted to try something new. It was great to finally be on Sea Dragon and meet everyone yesterday; we all seemed very excited about the next several days. Today we learned about several things: Exploration […]
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