By: Matt Rutherford On: July 29, 2013 In: North Atlantic Sargasso Sea Gyre Comments: 0

This last week has both frustrating and rejuvenating. 16 hours after we cut the tow line connecting us to the 48 foot swan our main halyard broke making it impossible to raise our mainsail. The winds were building out of the west which would have normally made sailing west...

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By: Matt Rutherford On: July 22, 2013 In: North Atlantic Sargasso Sea Gyre Comments: 0

The day after we finished our research we were sitting on the back of the boat enjoying an early dinner. Nikki suddenly stopped eating and said ‘look there is a sail boat over there’. It looked strange to me as the sails were not up and it seemed to...

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By: Matt Rutherford On: July 17, 2013 In: North Atlantic Sargasso Sea Gyre Comments: 0

After 26 days of deploying and redeploying our Manta net day and night we have finally finished collecting the micro plastic samples and can head for home. It’s a good thing as those man-o-war Jellyfish have really done a number to Nikki’s hands and her eyes are still red...

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By: Nicole Trenholm On: July 3, 2013 In: North Atlantic Sargasso Sea Gyre Comments: 0

Its morning, I’m barely standing in the head while the boat heals 25 degrees and I’m applying a last coat of cortisone to my jelly stung speckled hands and retiring my hand sewn heart-shaped eye patch that served as a shield for my jelly sting inflicted eyeball to rest...

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