by oceangybe | Aug 18, 2010 | Garbage Studies, Videos, Webisodes
How much plastic garbage can be found on 100 square meters of beach? The OceanGybe crew arrive on Fakarava Atoll, part of the Marquesas Islands and conduct their first garbage...
by oceangybe | Aug 16, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0600 Boat: 5.3 knts at 120 deg T Wind: 15 knts at N Distance to BC: 6 nm WWOOOOO WHOOOOOOO !!! Canada, here we are ! Sighted land early this morning but it rapidly disappeared into the fog. The radar gives us a fantastic bounce-back and we are just about to turn...
by oceangybe | Aug 15, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0500 Lat: 51 deg 13 N Long: 131 deg 56 W Boat: 5.3 knts at 105 deg T Wind: 5 knts at N Distance to BC: 155nm CLEAR SKIES ! After 4 days on non-stop fog, it lifted last night and we were able to see the stars again. Stunning, smoky-looking sunrise this morning...
by oceangybe | Aug 15, 2010 | Position Reports
Time: 0430 Lat: 51 deg 48 N Long: 135 deg 14 W Boat: 6.5 knts at 120 deg T Wind: 25 knts at N Distance to BC: 285nm We finally got into the northerly winds yesterday morning, and they built during day to 25 knots. Did 6s and 7s all night with our “Lazer...
by oceangybe | Aug 13, 2010 | Position Reports
The only large floating items we’ve seen in the past couple days have been natural; kelp, logs, and that’s pretty much it. However we did a couple of trawls today and they turned up a few tiny...
