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By Diana Doyle on 06.11.2015
Word is getting out among sailors worldwide to help report back on the birds they see at sea — and they are spotting some unusual birds, from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean to the …
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By Doina Cornell on 29.07.2015
Three years since we launched the Blue Planet Odyssey, and more personally, thirty seven years since I was last here: the path across the ocean to Tuvalu has been a long one for …
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By S/V Joyful on 09.06.2015
It is encouraging to us to see young people learn about the oceans, science, and one another by participating in the Educational Program of the Blue Planet Odyssey.
The crew of Joyful, Anne, …
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By Cornell Sailing on 27.05.2015
The Blue Planet Odyssey sailors visited the Fenua Ma recycling plant in Tahiti, part of environmental organisation Fenua Ma, the Société Environnement Polynésien, which aims to maximise recycling throughout French Polynesia as well …
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By Doina Cornell on 10.04.2015
Thousands of miles from land, in the Pacific Ocean, a simple act has taken place. It might not rock the world, but it deserves to be recognised for being quite extra-ordinary.
Our sailors have deployed …
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By Cornell Sailing on 30.03.2015
The Galapagos Islands are a wonderful place to visit, but inevitably increasing numbers of tourists, and a growing resident population, are placing the delicate ecosystem under new pressures. As part of our series …
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By Cornell Sailing on 22.03.2015
We continue our reports from the Galapagos Islands with some more highlights from our sailors’ blogs. Dena Singh, Libby
Land iguana – Photo: LIBBY
The Galapagos are a phenomenal place where the Humboldt and …
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By Cornell Sailing on 05.03.2015
The first Blue Planet Odyssey drifter buoys have now been deployed in the Pacific Ocean on behalf of JCOMMOPS, NOAA and UNESCO-IOC. Yachts Lovesail and Maggie deployed the drifter buoys en route to the Galapagos …
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By S/V Libby on 25.02.2015
Sailing yacht Libby, crewed by Terry and Dena Singh, and taking part in the Blue Planet Odyssey, took onboard eight Argo floats in San Diego for deployment in the Pacific …
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By S/V Joyful on 24.02.2015
Anne and Jeff Posner of Joyful, taking part in the Blue Planet Odyssey, have made links with schools in their home towns like the rest of the fleet. Students and teachers …
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By S/V Lovesail on 22.02.2015
The British yacht Lovesail, sailing in the Pacific Odyssey, has achieved two firsts today: the first boat to deploy a drifter buoy as part of the Pacific …
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By Cornell Sailing on 16.02.2015
While in Martinique the Atlantic Odyssey fleet invited the pre-school children from the Ecole Maternelle du Bourg onboard to see their boats and share the stories of their passages and life aboard.
Here is a …
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By S/V Chapter Two on 02.02.2015
When the Blue Planet Odyssey was launched in 2012, the idea was to carry out local projects at some of the stops along the route in order for sailors to contribute their time and skills …
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By Doina Cornell on 23.01.2015
Before the Blue Planet Odyssey start on 10 January, ten drifter buoys were loaded onto yachts in Key West, Florida, as part of the Odyssey science program, ready for deployment in the Pacific Ocean.
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By S/V Chapter Two on 19.01.2015
Today we met with various ages of school children from 3rd to 9th grade. The Montego Bay Yacht Club brought in a representative from the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust to educate the …
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Round Hill Elementary School, in Loudoun County, VA (USA) is partnering with Jeff and Anne Posner of the Blue Planet Odyssey, Sail the Odyssey adventure. Students and staff will follow the Posners …
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By Cornell Sailing on 17.12.2014
The sun is shining almost everyday now, and we are becoming increasingly dependant on the small snatches of shade from the sails and mast.
Sunrise at sea
Dad and Christian continue to …
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By Doina Cornell on 02.12.2014
As part of the Sail the Odyssey science program, during our 2014 summer voyage to Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic with the Blue Planet Odyssey, we tried to photograph …
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By Cornell Sailing on 30.11.2014
German catamaran Alytes has deployed the first drifter buoy of the 2014 Atlantic Odyssey. The buoy was deployed at 17.10h UTC on Saturday 29th November, at the position
18°22.481’N 41°51.719’W.
Alytes at …
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Tosca, Indra, Anita and Connor onboard Om with the drifter buoy they will be deploying in the Atlantic Odyssey
Already 9 days at sea! So far, it has gone much more quickly then …
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By S/V No Regrets on 24.11.2014
Tim Liveright on No Regrets is one of the Blue Planet Odyssey Ambassadors who has set up links with his local schools in Pennsylvania so they can follow the Blue Planet Odyssey around the …
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By Nera Cornell on 28.08.2014
The Australian yacht ‘Drina’ first informed us of these shaggy ungulates via a boat email telling us to keep our eyes peeled for Musk ox and walrus on the rocks and tundra of Cuming …
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By Nera Cornell on 27.08.2014
We’ve been stuck in ice, walking among ivory animal bones, talking with Canadian Inuit, and lots more over this 2014 summer.
We’ve seen Dundas Harbour and the great Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Cuming inlet …
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By Nera Cornell on 22.08.2014
There were already two boats anchored in the bay when we arrived – Manevaï and Lillian B. They were, like us, waiting for the ice to melt so the Northwest Passage might become navigable.
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