People of Arctic Bay

Immediately when we jumped off our orange dinghy and into the frigid waters of Arctic Bay we were met with a sea of expectant faces who all clamored and hollered for our attention. All boys, …

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Secchi in ice

The earliest recordings of measuring the clarity of water was by the German naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso during a Russian expedition in 1815–1818. The Secchi disk was invented in 1865 by Pietro Angelo Secchi who …

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Beset in ice

Aventura motoring through ice

Well, since the last of my logs, we have acquired a new experience to tick off our bucket-lists.

By our decision to sail to Arctic Bay, we were …

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Arctic Tundra

When you picture the Arctic terrain, you imagine rolling ice sheets and sky-high glaciers, right?

Well, ever thought about what happens in the summer when all that begins to melt and some of the ground …

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Polar Bear Sighting

Did he raise his shaggy head in defiance and in his mind scream his annoyance at us humans bringing our metal craft to disturb his cold domain?

“The name ‘Arctic’ is derived from arctos, …

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Trawling for plastic

On the boat we have an ongoing science program which includes the Secchi disk which I haven’t had a chance to use yet and will include in later blogs, and also the plastic trawl which …

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Life in Aasiaat

In Aasiaat the local people were quite interested in a yacht like us coming into the port. The rest of the boats were a mixture of fishing boats and little dinghies with outboard motors so …

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First ocean voyage

Nera crosses the Arctic circle

I knew in the back of my mind that I would get seasick, but the reality is a lot less appetising than the thought. I threw up twice …

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Wildlife in Nuuk

Oddly enough, when you arrive at a harbour, you expect it to be filled with squawking gulls. There really aren’t many: a few gulls and some huge and loud crows. This …

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Journey to Nuuk

Three aeroplanes, London to Copenhagen to Kangerlussaq and onwards to Nuuk. It’s fine large airbuses with lots of people, but down to a small 37 person plane I was not particularly comfortable. …

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Preparing for the Northwest Passage

Rochelle and Secchi disk

I created the Secchi disk at my school – Rednock School – in their tech department. We used the laser cutter to cut the 30cm white disk with two …

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Introducing Nera

My name is Nera Cornell. I am a 15 year old British teenager, and I go to Rednock School in a small town called Dursley in the UK.

My hobbies are horse-riding, art, and Explorer …

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What the Ocean Blog is about

Follow Our Ocean Blog to learn about the Ocean through the stories of people who know the Ocean best: sailors, islanders, scientists, young people and old.

If you are an educator, a student, or …

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Complete text list

2015 Citizen Science Success As Odyssey Sailors Report Unusual Seabirds 06.11.2015Diana DoyleFinally, Tuvalu : moments to treasure 29.07.2015Doina CornellSkype Linking Schools Across the World 09.06.2015S/V JoyfulTahiti Trash: Recycling Waste 27.05.2015Cornell SailingAn Extra-Ordinary Act? Deployment in the Pacific: Drifter Buoys & Argo floats 10.04.2015Doina CornellThe challenges facing the Galapagos: perspectives from our sailors 30.03.2015Cornell SailingWhat our sailors found out about the Galapagos: in their own words 22.03.2015Cornell SailingVIDEO: First Pacific Ocean drifter buoy deployments for BPO 05.03.2015Cornell SailingIntroducing… Argo floats 25.02.2015S/V LibbyOur School Network: Following us around the world 24.02.2015S/V JoyfulFirst drifter buoy deployment in the Pacific 22.02.2015S/V LovesailVIDEO: DOUDOU school visit 16.02.2015Cornell SailingCommunity Spirit in the San Blas 02.02.2015S/V Chapter TwoTaking on Drifter Buoys for the Pacific Ocean 23.01.2015Doina CornellBlue Planet Odyssey boats get school visit in Jamaica 19.01.2015S/V Chapter Two
2014
VIDEO: Round Hill Elementary School Blue Planet Odyssey 27.12.2014Round Hill Elementary SchoolVIDEO: Atlantic Odyssey drifter buoy deployment 2014 17.12.2014Cornell SailingLast days of the Atlantic Crossing 03.12.2014S/V OmNorth West Passage Bird Sightings – Final Tally 02.12.2014Doina CornellFirst Drifter Buoy of 2014 Atlantic Odyssey Deployed 30.11.2014Cornell SailingLife at sea! ONBOARD OM 27.11.2014S/V OmLinking Boats at sea to Science in the Classroom 24.11.2014S/V No RegretsMusk ox of the North 28.08.2014Nera CornellRoundup and Farewell 27.08.2014Nera CornellErebus & Terror Bay, Beechey Island 22.08.2014Nera CornellPeople of Arctic Bay 14.08.2014Nera CornellSecchi in ice 07.08.2014Nera CornellBeset in ice 02.08.2014Nera CornellArctic Tundra 29.07.2014Nera CornellPolar Bear Sighting 26.07.2014Nera CornellTrawling for plastic 23.07.2014Nera CornellLife in Aasiaat 22.07.2014Nera CornellFirst ocean voyage 18.07.2014Nera CornellWildlife in Nuuk 16.07.2014Nera CornellJourney to Nuuk 15.07.2014Nera CornellPreparing for the Northwest Passage 12.07.2014Nera CornellIntroducing Nera 05.07.2014Nera CornellWhat the Ocean Blog is about 30.05.2014Cornell Sailing


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