Week 1: Module 1: Date 1/31/13 How does one exactly row an ocean rowboat? I mean you just stick the oar in the water and push, right? or is it pull? Why am I facing backward? Help! I can’t see where I am going!!
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Daily Update 1.2 Self-righting boat
Week 1: Module1: 1/30/13 Yesterday we heard from the crew about some big swells so what happens if the JRH flips over, or capsizes as it is referred to in the nautical world? Does it look like this? Thanks to some really cool innovations it does not! In fact the JRH is self-righting! Self-righting what does that […]
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Daily Update 1.1 – Sea anchor
Daily Update Week 1: Module1: Tuesday January 29, 2013 Last night they were black lumps, the crashing the splashing each wave brining a smell of marine warmth. Adam and i rowed at midnight. two hours into a four hour shift. We ride into the beam (side) of the waves, by far the most uncomfortable. We […]
Welcome to the Education Blog In the coming weeks of the amazing expedition that the crew of the James Robert Hanssen has undertaken, we will be creating education content that parallels the crews experiences. The education portion will be broken into four modules each lasting two weeks. Every Monday an Expedition Report will be posted here and will detail the […]