We are about 4 days from Honolulu. If our wind can hold this speed and direction we may be able to get in some spinnaker sailing today and tomorrow. Though the forecast has predicted as much, the wind has been variable with a range of 10-15 knts. Currently Ras is in the galley making breakfast … Continued
We are trotting along quite nicely at the moment. A few days ago we had a bit of a lull in the wind in which the brave were afforded a swim in the cold pacific ocean (19*c). We are now seeing speeds ranging from 15-25 kts with occasional gusts of 30kts. Today we had a … Continued
We finally left the dock! After months of preparation (years for some of us), we were all feeling the angst of being on land too much. We were done working on the boat. It was time to sail! And what a gorgous sail it has been. Disco has been showing us what she is made … Continued
Come join us at Altasea Open House on Saturday, January 27th at 10:00am. We will share the latest updates on The Longest Swim, and share the stage with Dr. Clarissa Anderson (Exective Director of Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System at Scripps) and Marcus Eriksen’s Junk Raft. Attendance is free and open to the public, … Continued
Last Monday Altasea La Kretz Blue Incubator was inaugurated by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, opening the way to a brand new Campus and Ocean Innovation Center. Garcetti hailed AltaSea as “a place where scientists, educators, policy makers and entrepreneurs can work together to accelerate marine research that will set an example for the world to follow.” … Continued
Our support sailboat Discoverer is now docked at The Longest Swim new base camp: Altasea Port of Los Angeles. Altasea is dedicated to scientific and educational project development and to start-ups with the mission to raise awareness about the state of our oceans. In the following months, the warehouses of the Port of Los Angeles will … Continued
After we left you going into evening yesterday, a wonderfully clear night of fast and furious sailing ensued. With only a few clouds around and a full moon, we trucked along under yankee 1 and full main, making well over an 8kt average. Proper sailing again, with Disco doing what she does best in fairly … Continued
Shortly into the night two good things happened. First, there were dolphins, which is always a happy occurrence. Despite it being dark, the sound of these nimble creatures flitting in and out of the water around us is unmistakable, so you know they’re there even if you can’t see a thing. The second was Henry … Continued
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