Captain Eric says he almost caught us a tuna, but everyone was in such a coma from the intense labor of daily life on a sailing yacht that we did not hear his cries for help, and the fish got away right at the moment of truth.
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Thunderstorm 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.
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Setting off from Key West
We set out from Key West yesterday evening after making some final preparations and having dinner on the deck. We hoisted our sails in the midst of a fleet of catamarans and old-time schooners taking tourists out for a sunset cruise, which made for a very pleasant sendoff.
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Preparing to Set Sail
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.
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Dominique and his Amazing Circus Cats
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?
Read MoreGreat to be back in Bermuda! | Sailing Expeditions
It’s good to be back in Bermuda. Just a few months ago we were here conducting research in the Sargasso with an alliance of researchers led by BAMZ, the loudly acronymed Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, before we headed north to the Great Lakes for a summer of fresh water. […]
Read MoreAlways with Me – By Mitchell McLean
Mitch McLean, Pangaea’s tireless intern and deckhand extraordinaire, volunteered his time and efforts day after day to make sure that everything on board ran smoothly. He did so with the honest intentions of putting his education and his passion for adventure to good use, and we think he did both […]
Read MoreSea Dragon in the Sargasso Sea
Sea Dragon and the Pangaea crew have been having a wonderful time in Bermuda! They arrived in Hamilton after a 6-day transit from Key West on on May 18th. Since the arrival, Pangaea has joined forces with the Greenrock’s Bermuda Alliance for the Sargasso Sea project, or BASS. See the […]
Read MorePangaea Explorations Announces its Summer Expedition to the Great Lakes
By Asta Mail, Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator asta@panexplore.com FOR THE SUMMER 0F 2013, PANGAEA DECIDED TO GO BIG AND GO FRESH. Will Smith in his early days No, we’re not leaving marine exploration to start our rap careers. We’re going exploring, somewhere no Sea Dragon has gone before. We wanted […]
Read MoreWelcome to Palmyra by Samantha Whitcraft, Shark Savers International
Shark Savers International Aboard Pangaea Explorations S/V Sea Dragon, Expedition – Line Islands, Equatorial Pacific Palmyra Atoll is special in so many ways; it is a wildlife refuge and a research field station; it is remote, pristine and forested. But one of the best things about Palmyra is the ‘welcome […]
Read MoreFifteen Shades of Blue By Samantha Whitcraft, Shark Savers International
Photo: Samantha Whitcraft Day 3, Pangaea Explorations’ Line Islands Expedition, Aboard S/V Sea Dragon, approximately 416 miles south-southwest of Oahu, Hawaii headed to Palmyra Atoll. While steering our boat towards an ever-distant horizon, the seas roll under the bow hour after hour. I can’t help but marvel at the azure […]
Read MoreThe Northern Line Islands await Sea Dragon
Island 1 of 10: PALMYRA. Population: 12. Shark population: 85% of the biomass of the underwater world Island 2 of 10: TERAINA. Population: 1,400. Constant breaking waves on all sides, landing will be interesting – no wonder they are so isolated. Island 3 of 10: TABUAERAN. Population: 2500. Communication with […]
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