Category: Caribbean
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Late Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot, Sierra: Day 4 – Cooper Island
Written by Samantha Lundquist, Mate & Provisions Manager Another day for the books. While today was not spent underway, we had a full day of diving, exploring, and other activities. The morning came and pancakes were on the menu so while the divers were racing on to the dingy they had a quick plate to…
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Mia’s Birthday on ICEBEAR
June 24, 2021 As the sun rose on Mia Karlsson’s birthday, the crew aboard ICEBEAR had just turned off the engine and raised the sails. What a wonderful sound, the water rushing by the hull again. As the new starboard tack tacked me across my bunk, I looked at my phone and saw a calendar…
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Late Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot, Sierra: Day 5 – The Bight
Written by Anna Sutton, Social Media Coordinator Today the fleet woke up at the beautiful Cooper Island. The sun danced on the sparkling water as campers prepared breakfast and got ready to go diving. Divers then loaded onto the dive boat and the rest of the crew completed pre-departure checks to ensure that their vessels…
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After 1,000 miles on ICEBEAR across the Atlantic
After 1,000 Miles 1,077 miles sailed since departing Rockland, Maine on a Tuesday morning. Today marks the start of the 8th day at sea aboard ICEBEAR, another Tuesday morning, but in a very different place. The passage has been both uneventful and eventful, tiring and restful, fantastic sailing and frustrating calms. I’ve asked Mia to…
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Late Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot, Sierra: Days 6 & 7 – Nanny Cay & Lee Bay
Day 6 Written by Diego Alcala, Mate Today we woke up at 7:30. The rescue divers woke up a bit earlier to go get their Emergency First Responder Certification. We made breakfast, which consisted of avocado toast and eggs. We cleaned our boat, Mile Hi, while open water diving students went to an adventurous dive.…
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Late Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot, Sierra: Day 8 – Anegada
Day 8 Written by Ida Vilain Stube, Mate Challenge day!! After a night with a few heavy rain showers, we had the chance to sleep in with a wake-up at 8:00 am. We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning with crystal clear water around us. We had delicious pancakes for breakfast, and when we…