Tag: sea dragon
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Sea Dragon Reunion
I spent a happy past weekend helping out with Algalita special events at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. In addition to extra big display tables and a lecture and book signing by Charlie, the Sea Dragon and crew were docked…
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Leeks in the Lab
As I type up my field notes, I am constantly reminded of the challenges of conducting scientific research on a sailboat designed for racing. Take the following conversation, in which I attempt to procure ingredients for a giant pot of lentil soup: “Hey Hank, are there any more leeks?” “I think there’s still some in…
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Sea Dragon Index
While I’m not ‘that kind’ of social scientist, here are some silly statistics I compiled aboard the Sea Dragon using top secret methods: Number of crew aboard the Sea Dragon for Algalita’s North Pacific Expedition: 13 Number of countries represented: 7 Nautical miles sailed between July 7 and July 27, 2011: 2995 Miles actually sailed…
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Meet the Crew
Now that I’ve had a chance to get to know the people on board, thought you might like to meet them too: From the left: Clive, Dale, Me, Karen, Rob, Hank, Carolynn, Marcus, Tim, Brandon, Ming, Judy (Jin is behind the camera) Taken after the epic swim, this photo was quite the comical production involving…
Kim De Wolff 