We’ve got a mix of 13 crew members from all over, including the UK, Holland, United States, Brazil, Sweden, and one person all the way from Bermuda! We spent the larger part of the morning assembling our multi-level trawl, which is paramount in collecting any plastic debris. It collects debris at various levels to create a depth profile of plastics within the gyre.
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Race to Bermuda
We’ve finally got some breeze again after a few interminable days of motorboating towards Bermuda and have had a glorious day sailing upwind, doing 8, sometimes 9 or 10 knots through the waves.
Read MoreThe Here and Now
Here, I follow each movement of the ship that appears in the distance with much excitement, and I greet every seabird like a long lost friend. It didn’t matter how I would make it to Bermuda, what would happen tomorrow, or even how I would survive those first four hours.
Read MoreGlowin’ in the Dark
…. [A]s the sunset and darkness set in around us, the bioluminescence began to show itself. I have never seen anything like it; the way the crashing waves sent these tiny creatures into a tizzy, causing them to glow in the dark!
Read MoreThunderstorm Sailing
Flashes of light burst, reflecting all around us and we kept away from the backstay. The cracks grew more spine tingling and the booms fiercer. Surely, even with my nerves, I told myself we’d been in this situation before. The beauty of the weather was all around us and just as I thought we might be getting a reprieve from the most intense of the lightning and thunder, one giant crack proved me wrong.
Read MoreA Look Back: Cayman to Key West
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).
Read MorePangaea’s One Water Story
The One Water Story As human beings, we are connected through our stories. Stories are a way to share with our peers, relive experiences, teach and illuminate others. Stories draw us in; make us feel as if we are a part of them. They take us on a mental journey, […]
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