1st Asst Engineer Chip Chip has been the 1st assistant to the engineer since 1997. Originally Chip is from Honolulu, Hawaii where he was born and raised. Beginning in 1996 he began his life in Oregon where he began to form his family. His family composes of a son and a daughter who are both […]
Global climate change
Today the student learned about global climate change and the significance of CO2 in Earth history and today
Day 8 at sea
Hello, my name is Oscar Prado and I am a second year at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona studying Mathematics. My expectation for the day was like all others on the ship, full of mystery and anticipation. First, I wake to an incredible breakfast by Bert and Shawn. Nothing is better than getting to enjoy […]
Get to know the crew: Captain Bryon Wilson
Captain Bryon Wilson Experience at sea/Background: Bryon has a background in Marine Biology and started sailing in 1984 as a crewman in the Caribbean Sea with the Smithsonian Institute. He did this for two years before moving on to commercial fishing. At first Bryon did not like fishing, but soon realized he could work half […]
Get to know the crew: Brendan Floyd
Brendan Floyd -AB (Able Bodied Seaman) Brendan is a 25 years old jokester whose home base is Seattle, Washington. He began working on ships 6 years ago. When he was first trying to decide what he wanted to be when he “grew” up he was unsure where his path would take him. That was until […]
Our view
Day 7 at sea
Hi, my name is Alex Portwood and I am from Sheldon, Illinois. I attend Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois. Today, Monday the 16th we started the morning by learning about plate boundaries and the connections throughout the oceans and continents. We learned that there are converging plates, diverging plates, and transform plate boundaries. […]
Flying fish!
SPOTTED: Flying fish! We have been seeing flying fish in the waters, but this morning one landed right on the boat’s deck! Look at the ‘wings’!
Plate tectonics
Today the students learned about the theory of plate tectonics. They used GPS data to calculate how fast and in what direction their school is moving. We learned that our destination of Hawaii is moving quite fast, 44 mm/yr to the northwest!
Day 6 at sea
My name is Miguel Rodriguez. I am from Castroville, California and I attend school at Monterey Peninsula College. My current goal is to receive a degree in the field of Marine Biology. Things I like to do on my spare time is play basketball, watch the stars, and play video games. Today we were introduced […]
