ONE OCEAN IS COMPLETING THE LOOP! 🌎🌊
Welcome the Around the Americas sailing expedition back to Victoria, BC, after 27,000 nautical miles of research, education, and exploration!
📍Inner Harbour Causeway, Victoria, BC…
We are sailing!! Thanks to all our friends and family who’ve been wishing for wind for us! We are right on the edge of this weather system and we hope to utilize this! Sailing into the sunrise with a full moon on our…
Day 7 ⛵️🌞🌈 HAWAII -> PNW
Today was flat calm with blue skies, which called for a full day of motoring and some noon site practice with the sextant. The glassy seas let us see farther than we have in months. As we…
Have you listened to our most recent podcast yet?!
What are you waiting for… go listen now! Even the boobies know this isn’t one you want to miss 😆⛵️
Link to Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode…
We had the opportunity to present for the Pacific Yacht Club at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam! ⛵️
It was a great pleasure and so much fun connecting with this amazing group of people. 🌎🌊🤙☝️
#ocean #education…
Here in Honolulu, we had the opportunity to meet Anthony, the creator of our incredible ZeroSixZero tracker!! We were so excited when he reached out because he has been so great to work with and truly brought this…
Ripping along from Maui to Oahu! On the way we decided to have a friendly competition… who will get the top speed?? We’ve been sailing down wind most of the day and it feels amazing. Current sail configuration: double…
Mahalo, Hilo! 🤙🌎🌊
After about a week in Hilo, the Around the Americas crew has untied from the Big Island and is continuing North. During our time in Hilo we met and connected with the most incredible people and…
Yesterday, we untied from Hilo and made our way NW to the west side of Maui. We sailed for about 20 hours and 123 nm. We’re at Olowalu for the day and will continue north soon. ⛵️
#sailing #hawaii #maui #ocean
Here in Hilo, we had the opportunity to present for Manifest Youth Sailing, a sailing school/club located right down the street from where we are docked! ⛵️
These guys greeted us shortly after we arrived and it was so…
After 28 days and over 3900 nautical miles, the Around the Americas crew made it to Hilo, Hawai’i! 🌺⛵️
Galápagos Islands to Hawai’i has been our longest open water crossing yet, and it feels great to touch solid ground…
Good morning from the Pacific! 🌈🌞
Yesterday was spent trouble shooting auto pilot and our main steering system. We added hydraulic fluid, lubricated, pressurized, and added a considerable amount of WD-40. We have yet…
Under 600 NM’s to Hilo! But who’s counting!? ⛵️🤣 Beautiful sunrise at 8:30 am-a time change draws near! Squally night but it looks like a little less wind today. One Ocean is making good time!
Friday was a challenging day. It was one front after another. Winds fluctuated. It’s 3 am and we’re still dealing with it. Just saw 38 knots of wind. It’s rough swell and looks like it will be like this for a couple of…
MicroSWIFT Buoy 170 is up and running! Anyone can track this data & learn what sea conditions are like out here in the Pacific! 🌎🌊
Track Buoy 170 here!: https://swiftdashboard.apl.uw.edu/
These buoys capture…
This morning we got to connect with ocean stewards in Mozambique! We had such a fun time presenting for students from Southern Cross Academy Eco Club. These guys were so inquisitive are doing incredible work to clean up…
Mark plots our position daily, recording where we are and how many nautical miles we have travelled in 24 hours. We now have instruments that record this for us, but it is important to have a physical record as well.…
Mahi-mahi (AKA dorado) for dinner!!! 🐠🌊
After 19 days crossing from the Galápagos to Hawaii, we (finally) caught a fish! Perfect size for the crew and right in time for dinner. Doesn’t get fresher than this! Delicious.…
During my 2-4 am watch the winds picked up into the mid 30’s. One Ocean was clocking 10-12 knots of speed. When it was time to change watch, Mark and I put a third reef in the main and furled in some jib. Still wing on…
Winging it again!! ⛵️
Today, we rigged for downwind sailing and have been cruising at around 8kts all day with ~20 kts of wind and (mostly) following seas. Squalls brought lots of rain and even called for showers on…
We had our final live classroom of the year with @ebtsoyp today!!!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/j0YtnElgmZg?is=WUhgJHqwS3byGWa8
Huge thank you to Joe Gabrowski, founder and director of @ebtsoyp , for…
Got the spinnaker up today ⛵️🤩 @ullman_sails
Tomorrow is our FINAL live classroom of the year, you don’t want to miss it!! Closing the Journey- ONE ISLAND ONE OCEAN 🌎🌊
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live…
Swimming in the Pacific 🌊
Yesterday, flat calm seas permitted a moment for us to stop the boat and submerge ourselves in the vibrant blue that we’ve been skating over for 10 days now. The water was an indescribable…
New blog by Jennifer! “Beneath the Surface of the Galápagos” will take you deep into the blue with the Around the Americas crew on an unforgettable dive experience. 🐠🌎🌊💙
Dive in, and go read: https://oneislandoneocean…