“Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.” Lowell Thomas Written & Photos by Ally Nobles – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. At sea for days, and the night air lightening with pending dawn. Wipe your […]
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Latitude 38 aboard Sea Dragon | San Francisco
Exploring the World photo & words by John @ Latitude 38 August 27, 2018 – San Francisco Bay This is the time of year when the Bay Area gets visited by many sailors heading north to south. We sailed with one of those visitors on Saturday aboard the […]
Read MoreSea Dragon visits Monterey Bay | Aug 31st – Sept 3rd 2018
Open Tours of Sea Dragon, September 2nd 2018 09.30am to 4.30pm We’re excited to be bringing Sea Dragon into Monterey Bay, during our tour down the west coast. Our open day to tour around the boat is the 2nd of September and all are welcome! You’ll find us on the […]
Read MoreRadio Sea Dragon PNW
Nibblets from Underway: From Van to San! by Ally Nobles – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Nibbles is back with another round of songs creating the soundtrack for our journey down the west coast! Michael Jackson – Will You Be There (from the Free Willy soundtrack) Jack Johnson – Home […]
Read MoreJourneys and Destinations
‘A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving’- Lao Tzu Words & Photos below by Nibbles – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Sunrise onboard in Echo Bay en route from Seattle to Vancouver. There’s a saying somewhere, “It’s not about the destination, but the […]
Read MoreA Plastic Albatross
the albatross can be both an omen of good or bad luck, as well as a metaphor for a burden to be carried as penance. by Jessica MacIntosh – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. It’s hard to believe that Sea Dragon is only less than a week away from […]
Read MoreSea Dragon, Sailing and Plastic Seeking Sailors
Hello from the North Pacific Gyre! (well, sort of!) by Jessica MacIntosh – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Sea Dragon has been slogging its way northeast from Hawaii towards the north pacific gyre, and we are finally arriving at the southern edge. Its been almost a week at sea with […]
Read MoreIn with the new
Goodbye old main sail, hellooo NEW mainsail!. by Jessica MacIntosh – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. Sea Dragon has just been outfitted with a brand new main sail! – a day we have been looking forward to for a long time! Jake and Jackson from North Sails were here this […]
Read MoreFinding An Island In The Middle Of The Ocean: Jaseur Seamount
This morning we made first contact with the Jaseur Seamount. With a day of quit weather behind us, and an advancing front that promised higher winds we crossed into the Jaseur bank shallow in the early morning hours. Our immediate target was the “reported” pinnacle of 33′ (10m). These reported […]
Read MoreGoodbyes are never easy
So long and thanks for all the fish. by Charlie Triggs – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. For Shannon and I three months as deckhands on Sea Dragon are drawing to a close. We have sailed from Mexico to Hawaii, then onward to Kiribati, completed a circuit of the Phoenix Islands […]
Read MoreReturn to the Phoenix Islands – May 29
Back to Kanton, Briefly Written by Katherine Joyce | Graphic Designer, Communications. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 29 May 2018 Yesterday we had a whirlwind encore tour of Kanton in which we picked up our instruments, took a few water samples, deployed two temperature loggers, and I […]
Read MoreReturn to Phoenix Islands | May 20-25
Last stop: Rawaki Written by Nathaniel Mollica | PhD student, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 25 May 2018 The last island on our tour de PIPA is Rawaki. We arrived at dawn, greeted by thousands of birds. Rawaki is different from the […]
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