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Preparing to Set Sail

May 5, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

The generator on Sea Dragon is a pernicious beast, a result of taking full advantage of the available space, which leaves next to no room to actually work on it place. Instead, once a year we spend 4 days or so dismantling the walls and ceiling, hooking up block and tackle to overhead beams, and after unbolting and disconnecting everything connected to the generator, haul its 400 pounds out of the engine room and lower it into the hallway where we can easily access all sides of it to check that all is well.

Dominique and his Amazing Circus Cats

April 17, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

If you walk a bit further South along the waterfront, you’ll soon come to the best show in Key West. At first, it is a bit unprepossessing – what is this grey-haired, scraggly man wearing outrageous cat socks doing with all those cages?

A Look Back: Cayman to Key West

April 14, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

We are here in Key West! Our sail lasted only three days, a short passage. The storm helped push us along; in fact, we clocked out at an all time high of 13.3 knots! I have never had so much fun puking, and would do it all again in a heart beat (may try a different nausea medication though).

A Thick Black Line Obscuring the Horizon

April 9, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

… A thick black line obscured the horizon, where just minutes before was nothing but grey overcast. We quickly rolled the yankee and got a first reef in the main before it hit, with horizontal rain and steady winds blowing 40-45 kts stinging our eyes.

Cayman to Key West Day #2

April 9, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

The evening of Day 2 underway found us just off the coast of Cuba, hoping for a favorable windshift that would allow an easy turn east and a quick reach over the next few days to Key West.

Cayman to Key West

April 9, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

On Sunday, we set sail from Grand Cayman! Weather was awesome, partly cloudy with a 17 knot breeze from the east; on a broad reach all day. Among the excitement was Shanley cleaning the poop deck three times.

The Wreck of the Teignmouth Electron

March 23, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

[In 1968], when the Sunday Times of London announced that it was sponsoring the first ever non-stop around the world sailing race, it wasn’t just the race, it would be the first time anyone had accomplished such a feat. The challenge and thrill of being at the frontier of ocean sailing brought together some of the great sailors of the era, and also some who were more armchair-sailors, dreamers or adventurers…

Day Four. An Expedition rarely goes entirely to plan. . .

March 13, 2014 in 2014, Exploration Science Program, legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

As our on-board brainiac Dr Haywood wisely reminded us yesterday during a fascinating lecture on expedition planning, an expedition, no matter how much you plot and prepare, rarely goes entirely to plan…. On Monday night we spent a whole evening hunched over charts and pooling our collective knowledge of the ‘Lesser Caymans’. […]

Breakfast Burritos and Grand Cayman

March 11, 2014 in 2014, Exploration Science Program, legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

The intrepid crew of Sea Dragon began Monday with a hearty breakfast of burritos that would fell lesser men and women. Following a rousing round of sea shanties (plugging in the Abba and country music-filled Ipod), the crew joined together to learn about the fabulous fauna, flora, and fun facts of the […]

2014 Sailing Expedition schedule announced!

January 31, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Ports of call include the Cayman Islands, Key West, Bermuda, Iceland, Sweden, the UK, Azores, and Canary Islands. The sailing expeditions will provide training for participants, as well as opportunities for outreach activities and conducting marine research as citizen scientists. Expeditions such as “Exploring Mindset” will focus on providing sailors […]

See Sea Dragon in sailing magazine, Cruising World

January 30, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Cruising World February 2014 Not only is Sea Dragon pictured in the feature image for the Strictly Sail Miami’s International Boat Show promotion, Cruising World has also published an article on our One Water Story Expedition to the Great Lakes this past summer. Check it out, and see if you can […]

Archibald the Beaver dives with the Cohen Lab | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

January 6, 2014 in legacy, Pangaea, Ships Log, Uncategorized, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Comments are Disabled

In addition to our science team and crew, there is a special inhabitant of Sea Dragon. His name is Sir Archibald Munchingham, a cunning and amusing little fellow who came aboard as stowaway near Niagara Falls during Sea Dragon’s last transit in Canadian waters. Known as nature’s engineer, Archibald’s company […]