A baptism of bouncy seas By Kat Law – Deckhand Despite being secured to the dock in Cardiff, having completed our first journey on the eXXpedition voyage circumnavigating the UK, the guest crew has had little chance for down time as they have a full program of activities. However, I […]
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by Damona Brown – Guest Crew Manta Trawling on Sea Dragon Today, at sea it was very calm and eventful I began on watch duty at 12pm. Then, Dr. Edwards decided to include some science. We took out the Manta trawl and set it up in the sea to catch […]
Read Moreby Keanan Jenkins – Guest Crew Pavement art Horta Marina Today, Sea Dragon is setting sail with its newest crew members from Faial to Sao Jorge in the Azores. Many of the guest crew are brand new to sailing and are excited to be crewing a ship of this magnitude. […]
Read Moreby Gavin Reid – Deckhand Sea Dragon We are now into Day 4 of our voyage to Bermuda and it has happened swiftly. The watch systems have been established with three watches doing 4 hour on shifts and then 8 hours off with two 2 hour ‘dog’ watches from 4pm […]
Read Morequote by Jacques Cousteau By Cath Hough – Deckhand We’ve had calm nights, where the deep purr of the engine has rocked us to sleep; we’ve had rocky nights where you’re clenching your muscles every time we surf down a wave to stop yourself from falling out of bed! We’ve […]
Read MoreBy Ally Nobles Written on the white board in our galley this morning, this quote could not be truer than today. By lunch, we had completely lost all wind and were drifting slowly! So, we adjusted our sails, as well as ourselves, and took a swim in the stillness of […]
Read MoreBy Ally Nobels – Guest Crew Hello from off the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic! We are now half way to our final destination of Key West, Florida from the mesmerizing St Lucia. We’ve got a sturdy crew of eight, four men and four women, led by the latter! […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough eXXpedition – Barbados to St Lucia The first watch team arose before sunrise to lift the anchor and set sail to St Lucia. After an adventurous first sail, a few days before the ladies were hoping for a smoother downwind passage! We were greeted with a pleasant […]
Read MoreThe power of the ocean can take your breath away, as the women aboard Sea Dragon this week for our Caribbean eXXpedition have found out. From feeling on top of the world to sea sick in a bucket, many emotions have been experienced in the two day and night passage […]
Read MoreThe arrival of the new crew on board Sea Dragon, sees eXXpedition Caribbean get underway, for their 8-day island hop through the Caribbean. 8 glorious days of science, sea, stories and sunshine. Excited conversations, inspiring stories, laughter, happiness, and anticipation filled the air as eleven strong, powerful and inspiring women came together […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough Most sailors will appreciate the excitement of hoisting a crispy new sail for the first time! Today we had the perfect conditions to get our new @North Sails staysail out of the bag for a short sail from Prickly Bay, Grenada round the corner to St Georges. […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough Crystal blue waters glistened as we navigated our way around Petit Rameau into Hoof Channel, Tobago Cays. Sandy white beaches, clear water, and uninhabited islands awaited a true tropical paradise. Swimming over the sandy bottom we were on a mission to spot some turtles. Before long we […]
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