Mexico! Having niftily skirted the worst of the weather systemsdumping copious amounts of rain onto everything around us we tied upin Ensenada on Friday evening. We even managed to get some sailing in!Since leaving Catalina Island we have been blessed with whales duringsunrises, bright yellow moonrises and dolphin companions on […]
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A Message on the Coronavirus Outbreak to our Sailing Community
++UPDATED December 4 ++ We are closely following the current Coronavirus outbreak and related travel developments. Unfortunately we have had to cancel our 2020 sailing season, but we are optimistic about the potential of sailing in 2021. We hope you are staying safe and healthy in these challenging times. We’ve […]
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Under way again! Exploration Science in the Channel Islands
Accompanied by dolphins under a bright full moon, Sea Dragon started the 2020 sailing season on Sunday with a smooth overnight crossing from San Diego to Catalina Island in the Channel Islands. The boat is full of energetic grad students on an Exploration Science Program. So yesterday we let them […]
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Tahiti? Let’s Go!
We’re going to Tahiti in May! Unfortunately the grant for the proposed research voyage to the Phoenix Islands was not successful, but it does mean we get to go to another hemisphere! Yes, that’s right, from Christmas Island we’ll be continuing our southward voyage, crossing the equator and heading to […]
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Well, It’s that time of the year again when we buckle down to yard work on Sea Dragon to get her ready for the next sailing season. We’re doing a lot of big projects this year in addition to our normal maintenance and annual survey by MECAL for coast guard […]
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