Christmas to Kanton Island – Kiribati by Jessica MacIntosh – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. As we approach Kanton Island and our passage comes to an end, there is a new energy about the boat, excitement for what is ahead. Coffee is one thing that signals the near end of a […]
Read MoreFrom Polliwogs to Shellbacks. Written by Nathaniel Mollica | PhD student, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 06 May 2018 Photo by Richard Brooks, Lightening Strike Media Productions, Palau Today reached the equator, and the science began. As the trade winds push water […]
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Christmas Island – Kiribati by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. After three hours sleep since my 00:00 till 04:00 watch, I came up the companion way into an overcast and breezy morning. At 002.03.9N, 157.37.7W Christmas Island had appeared on the horizon as a long line of coconut […]
Read MoreIt is with pleasure that we once again welcome WHOI’s Cohen Labs back aboard Sea Dragon. This time we are returning with an international team of scientists to the remote Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA), the planet’s largest and deepest World Heritage Site. Following a super El Niño 3 […]
Read MoreAll hands on deck by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. At any one time Pangea Exploration can have between one and three deckhands that help the skipper and first mate to run their ex BT Global Challenge 72ft cutter. Sea Dragon is a MCA category zero coded vessel […]
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Hawaii to Kiritimati by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Its been another busy week for Sea Dragon. We arrived in Hawaii on Friday 13th April and have been moored in the Ko Olina resort which is 17 miles up the coast from Honolulu. There are four manmade lagoons […]
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…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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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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