…Pretty splendid! by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Header image by Jen pate We have had good visibility, northern and easterly winds up to 10-15 knots, <3ft waves and temperatures of 70 – 80OF. This has made for some beautiful sailing and provided lots of opportunities to play […]
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Reflections by Ally Nobles – Guest aboard Sea Dragon. When I was a kid, I remember sitting in the backseat of my parents’ car looking out the window to the moon, blank, following me home – or so I’d exclaim excitedly. Some things don’t change. Still as I helm westward […]
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The Ocean holds something different, for each and everyone of us by Andy Rogan – Guest aboard Sea Dragon. If you were to be dropped anywhere on our planet’s surface, chances are high that you would be on the open oceans. The oceans are the dominant geographical feature of our […]
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Baja California Sur by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Sea Dragon, although bound to the dock, has enjoyed the last few days in Cabos San Lucas, Baja California. Morning maintenance, a change over of crew, starter motor mayhem, and lots of tacos have all been on the cards […]
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The Pacific by Ally Nobles – Guest aboard Sea Dragon. Day 1/227 Hearing: Andrew Bird – Distant Stations I am living in a dream. Frigates swoop endlessly above. They never flap or flounder. A slight but unwavering breeze is comprisable to carry. The sun is also unforgiving here. — […]
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310 to Cabo: A Playlist in Two Parts by Ally Nobles – Guest Crew aboard Sea Dragon. As we pass the half way mark and sail closer to our final destination of Cabo, we would like to share with you some more of the tracks we have been rocking to […]
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Plastic Paradise by Jen Pate – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. “The most important thing we extract from the ocean is our existence.” Sylvia Earle, World Ocean Summit 2014 We’ve reached the halfway point – a day of celebration and appreciation among the small crew on our passage from Panama to […]
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310 to Cabo: A Playlist in Two Parts by Ally Nobles – Guest Crew aboard Sea Dragon. While we have been underway from Panama to Mexico, here are some songs that Ally has compiled from our trip into the Pacific on our northwestern heading of 310 degrees. These songs have […]
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The Pacific by Iona Taylor – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. “It rolls the mid-most waters of the world, the Indian Ocean and Atlantic being just its arms.” ― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale On Tuesday 27th February we left the back drop of the urban metropolis of Panama City, […]
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Goodbye Caribbean, Hello Pacific by Iona Taylor – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Shelter Bay is a little community marina set out far from civilization in the old US military barracks west of Colon. It has a small boat yard, a pool, restaurant as well as a small selection of stores, […]
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Gone with the Winds by Iona Taylor – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. So we crossed the Caribbean Sea last week! This was definitely not the peaceful calm week you might imagine but an unexpected and incredibly rewarding challenge giving us a huge sense of achievement. We had 25-40 knots of […]
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Farewell to the Caribbean Sea Dragon has been sailing the waters of the Atlantic for more than 5 years, and so it’s with mixed feelings that we are enjoying our last few nights in Grenada before departing for Panama. photo by Jen Pate We just finished up a great trip […]
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