Pearls from the Ships Log

Balloons don't go to heaven

Balloons don't go to heaven

...but sea creatures do! Summery: Balloons kill wildlife and are a waste of helium. Aboard Sampatecho II we have counted hundreds of discarded mylar and latex balloons floating off the...

Balloons don't go to heaven

...but sea creatures do! Summery: Balloons kill wildlife and are a waste of helium. Aboard Sampatecho II we have counted hundreds of discarded mylar and latex balloons floating off the...

Lobsterin' for amateurs

Lobsterin' for amateurs

Lobster Fishing May 2012-06-03 After sailing the Eastern Seaboard from New York to Newfoundland for many years, I’ve become pretty proficient at dodging Lobster Pots in their many configurations whether...

Lobsterin' for amateurs

Lobster Fishing May 2012-06-03 After sailing the Eastern Seaboard from New York to Newfoundland for many years, I’ve become pretty proficient at dodging Lobster Pots in their many configurations whether...

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

“Hey Captain” called the lock master in his southern (take-all-day) drawl, “You’ve got a washin’ machine a hanging from yer bow”.   “Thanks very much” I replied, acknowledging the obvious, “I...

Snagged in the Great Dismal Swamp

“Hey Captain” called the lock master in his southern (take-all-day) drawl, “You’ve got a washin’ machine a hanging from yer bow”.   “Thanks very much” I replied, acknowledging the obvious, “I...

Farmed fish & Dory Races

Farmed fish & Dory Races

"Jamie explained that when they relocated the community in Jersyman’s Harbour, they just took the houses with them!  Dragged the houses down to the water, floated them & towed them...

Farmed fish & Dory Races

"Jamie explained that when they relocated the community in Jersyman’s Harbour, they just took the houses with them!  Dragged the houses down to the water, floated them & towed them...