One Water Story Blog Crew: Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee, Asta Mail, Kate Gardella, Mitch McLean, Margaret Pietrak Blog Written By: Eric Loss I came on deck this morning at 4 AM to a bitter cold, with drops of moisture sprinkling from the sky and the warning from the offgoing watch […]

July 5/6th, 2013 Crew: Asta Mail, Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Margaret Pietrak Blog Written by Asta Mail Well.. the sampling today did not go exactly as I had planned. After writing last night, I curled up in bed and waited for my 4-8 am watch to […]

Crew on Board: Margaret Peitrak, Shanley McEntee, Eric Loss, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Asta Mail Blog Written by: Asta Mail I began my watch this morning at 0800, with Shanley at my side as we climbed out in to the bright morning sunlight. The wind had reappeared overnight, after a […]

Crew on Board: Margaret Pietrak, Asta Mail, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee Today’s blog by Margaret Pietrak Today has been quite a shift. All of a sudden it seems the ocean has calmed and quieted. That is wonderful for my tummy, but not for sailing. I came […]

Drip drop the water goes To the oceans, where it flows Down the rivers, streams and channels Watersheds are what does send them With their brothers, they are bonded Kinetic force we find them now Our bow does force their waves around We go now in disheartening search Of plastics […]

Kate here! We’ve just set out from Halifax after a wonderfully successful open house aboard Sea Dragon, and a fun Canada Day. We’re heading for the Canso Canal in Port Hawkesbury and through to Quebec City, unfortunately down a crew member. Rich had to leave us in Halifax due to an […]

Crew: Rich Reinert, Margaret Peitrak, Shanley McEntee, Eric Loss, Mitch McLean, Asta Mail Blog written by: Asta Mail Our morning began with Sea Dragon making its way North towards Grand Manan, only about 40 miles away, but still absolutely no sign of land in sight. The fog had come in […]

One Water Story Blog June 27, 2013 Crew: Asta Mail, Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee, Marget Pietrak, Kate Gardella, Richard Rienert Blog written by: Richard Reinert Observations 15:30 I am sitting topside aboard Sea Dragon, thinking about why I am here, and musing a lot about my shipmates. I am quite thrilled […]

Newport RI to Grand Manan Island June 27-30, 2013 Crew Members on Board: Eric Loss-Skipper Shanley McEntee- First Mate Kate Gardella-Administrator/Marketing Coordinator Mitchell McLean-Deckhand and all around awesome guy Margaret Palicka- Grade 7/8 Educator from Maine Richard Rienert- Oceanographer, Torontonian, overall superstar Departure time: 8:30 am, June 27, 2013. Blogger […]

June 26, 2013- One day until the One Water Story begins I am so excited (and nervous) to begin the One Water Story. It’s been on my mind constantly, without a moment’s pause, for the last 5 months. Now, it’s so close that I can’t believe it’s all really happening. […]