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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Happy New Year to each and all Of course, the new calendar year officially starts for all on the 1st January. But for us here at Pangaea, our new sailing calendar comes into effect later in January, after our annual inspections are completed, odd jobs done, decks are painted, lifeboats […]
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 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 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 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 […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough For our next adventure global sailing brand ‘Sperry’ sponsored a group of international travelers from across Europe to educate and ignite the spirit of sea-based exploration. The young ambassadors have been plucked out of their element and into the Oceans in a hope of opening not only […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough Crystal blue waters, a warm breeze, and sunny skies. There’s something really exciting about sailing to a new place and the next day having the opportunity to explore your new surroundings. Today I had the opportunity to do just that, and Antigua certainly didn’t disappoint! After breakfast […]
Read MoreBy Cath Hough St Martin to Antigua, a day sail. My first sail on Seadragon was fun, exhilarating, exhausting and at times wet! The passage that was planned was from Simpson Bay, St Martin down to Antigua. As a first experience of sailing in the Caribbean, it was going to […]
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