Our first report from sea has just come through from crew member Karen: We left Thursday July 7 at high noon from Honolulu – bright sunny skies and a gentle sea at Lat.23/Long.68N. Skipper Clive knew the seas were up north of the island, so we went the long southern […]

Late this afternoon EDT we received this message – now the standard signal for Sea Dragon departure: “Subject: Honolulu departure From: “Sea Dragon 02? (Add as Preferred Sender) Date: Thu, Jul 07, 2011 2:31 pm To: Emily Penn, Ron Ritter Leaving Honolulu for Vancouver POB 13 crew list attached, please […]

Outside world…outside world… This is a wet and tired person. A wet and tired person. Do you copy? I was allowed to play VHF operator as we left Fanning Island at 0800 on Friday 24 June, in an attempt to wave goodbye to the school children we had visited the […]

Light. With the advent of sailing sea-farers built signal fires on the beaches to light their way home. Later on, when technology had advanced to the point where it was possible to leave something burning on deck for more than an hour without losing the whole ship, sailors used lanterns […]

As of fifteen minutes ago, Bert has been at the helm for almost fourteen hours. In the time, he hasn’t once left to use the head, shower, or eat a meal, despite our best efforts to feed him. While we each took our turn at the wheel, Bert has been […]

Just in across the Satphone – urgency rises from the calm of a long crossing- the world of the ocean wilderness begins to melt away as land and busy times quickly approach – Oh to be in CT drinking local brew! Instead we are 202Nm to go hard on the […]