Trans Pacific Plastic Pollution Survey: Sometimes West, Sometimes North (Day 56)
Westerly winds dominate the region we have sailed into. It seems the winds can die off or blow lightly out of any direction but when
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Westerly winds dominate the region we have sailed into. It seems the winds can die off or blow lightly out of any direction but when
I’ve had a busy week. The day after we sailed passed Wake Island we sailed out of the easterly trade winds and into a windless
Friends met while cruising are the best kind.
The luxuries of civilization only satisfy those wants which they themselves create. Well, at least that’s what the great scientist and Antarctic explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Good times were had by all on a recent Cruising World Adventure Charter along the southwest coast of Ireland. Participants experienced great sailing, fun pub stops and even rounded the infamous Fastnet Rock.
Today we pass from the western hemisphere into the eastern hemisphere, 24 hours vanish and like magic and an entire day disappears. All of our
At this point we have sailed more miles than it would take to get from Annapolis Maryland to England, and we are only halfway there.
Five-time solo circumnavigator and longtime CW contributor Webb Chiles is off on another lap around the planet aboard his Moore 24, Gannet.
Because the open ocean is out of sight it is typically out of mind. There are many misunderstandings. When it comes to plastic trash in our ocean the one I hear most often “is there is an island of trash the size of Texas in the middle of Pacific ocean.”
Ahh, the Baja, a place unto itself. It’s Mexico, but it’s not like any other part of Mexico.
The trade winds can either be a blessing or a curse. I sailed roughly 10,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean north to south while sailing
This is the first time in history that any organization has done a continuous marine plastics survey from one continent to another.
Westerly winds dominate the region we have sailed into. It seems the winds can die off or blow lightly out of any direction but when
I’ve had a busy week. The day after we sailed passed Wake Island we sailed out of the easterly trade winds and into a windless
Friends met while cruising are the best kind.
The luxuries of civilization only satisfy those wants which they themselves create. Well, at least that’s what the great scientist and Antarctic explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Good times were had by all on a recent Cruising World Adventure Charter along the southwest coast of Ireland. Participants experienced great sailing, fun pub stops and even rounded the infamous Fastnet Rock.
Today we pass from the western hemisphere into the eastern hemisphere, 24 hours vanish and like magic and an entire day disappears. All of our
At this point we have sailed more miles than it would take to get from Annapolis Maryland to England, and we are only halfway there.
Five-time solo circumnavigator and longtime CW contributor Webb Chiles is off on another lap around the planet aboard his Moore 24, Gannet.
Because the open ocean is out of sight it is typically out of mind. There are many misunderstandings. When it comes to plastic trash in our ocean the one I hear most often “is there is an island of trash the size of Texas in the middle of Pacific ocean.”
Ahh, the Baja, a place unto itself. It’s Mexico, but it’s not like any other part of Mexico.
The trade winds can either be a blessing or a curse. I sailed roughly 10,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean north to south while sailing
This is the first time in history that any organization has done a continuous marine plastics survey from one continent to another.
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