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 […]
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Departure Hawaii 0231 GMT 7 July
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 […]
Read MorePARADISE LEFT…
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 […]
Read MoreThinking about Lights
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 […]
Read MoreBert at the Helm
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 […]
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Wife of our Chief Skipper Clive Cosby and logistical supporter Vale Sesto just won the Kona Marathon! This just in from the Satphone… “Vale won the marathon earlier today and broke the course record as well … thank-you for helping her get there. I am looking forward to some days […]
Read MoreInbound to Hawaii
After an incredible few days diving, cycling, exploring and meeting some incredible people we are are up and off. 1815 23 June GMT 03 52.62 N 159 23.48 W Sailing around the West coast of Fanning on passage towards Honolulu, Oahu. POB 8 Please send more weather info. Cheers, Clive […]
Read MoreCrowded Anchorage
Half-way between Japan and Cape Horn, Australia and Mexico lies Kiritimati Island, part of the Kiribati nation, center of the Pacific Ocean and current location of Pangaea Explorations research yacht Sea Dragon. It is unusual in this part of the world to see another vessel, if one is found the […]
Read MoreDeparture Christmas Island…with a bit of character
Departed Kiritimati/ Christmas Island 2025 18th GMT for Fanning Island 8 POB crew list as sent. OMG – Customs Immigration etc all cleared on Friday as they ‘do not work weekends’, however yesterday (Sat) they came by and said the rules state 24hours and we had not left (even though […]
Read MoreWildly Disparate Talents
Rarotonga: If there’s one thing the Sea Dragon can do well, it’s collecting a group of wildly disparate talents together to create something amazing. Our time in Rarotonga was no exception; in the span of two weeks we had gathered scientists and surfers, photographers and philanthropists, dive instructors and devoted […]
Read MorePop Quiz on plastic pollution from Lindsey
Reposted from Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=the-south-pacific-islands-survey–p-2011-05-17 The South Pacific Islands Survey–Pop Quiz By Lindsey Hoshaw | May 17, 2011 07:34 PM Alright, let’s see how well you do on this quick test. Can you guess which sample came from the North Pacific Garbage Patch and which came from the South Pacific Ocean? […]
Read MoreLeg 1 of Pacific Islands Survey complete
From Scientific American – May 16, 2011 11:30 AM The South Pacific Islands Survey–We discover what’s floating in the Pacific Ocean! By Lindsey Hoshaw After seven hours of dragging a metal trawl in the ocean, we pulled the manta ray-looking contraption on board—salt water splashing everywhere—to see what was inside. We reached […]
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