Ocean adventure rowing & education

Photo of the Day Gallery

: The Caption

: Ocean Rowboat Rafted with MV Olympus

: Ocean Rowboat “James Robert Hanssen”

: OAR Northwest Ceremonially Launches from Seattle’s Lake Union, April 7

: Jordan and Adam on Shaw TV’s Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer

: Crew with Randy and Wade of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, title sponsor of the OAR Northwest Salish Sea Expedition.

: Markus with relative dockside at Vancouver Rowing Club minute prior to launching.

: OAR Northwest crew prior to expedition launching at Vancouver Rowing Club

: JRH Underway Bow with Sea Anchor Line in Vancouver

: JRH Underway in Vancouver with news photographers of Vancouver Sun and Seattle Times.

: JRH underway in Vancouver with a Markus wave goodbye.

: OAR Northwest crew underway and departing Vancouver.

: JRH underway departing Vancouver and Stanley Park.

: JRH underway and approaching Lions Gate Bridge.

: OAR Northwest crew underway and approaching Lions Gate Bridge on CWF Salish Sea Expedition to circumnavigation Vancouver Island counterclockwise.

: Adam captured video of river otter eating an oyster in Snug Cove.

: JRH and Inside Passage Shoreline and Wind Turbine

: Markus and Jordan Singing in a Rain Shower in Johnstone Straight

: Northwest of Seymour Narrows

: Richard taking water samples with YSI CastAway CTD

: Food cooking in Jetboil cooking stove aboard JRH

: Steering System Managed by Bare Feet

: Immature Bald Eagle Soaring

: Inside Passage Scenery

: Sea Lions on Shoreline Rocks

: Bald Eagle Soaring

: Seal Swimming

: Markus Reviewing Footage on Video Camera

: Jordan and Greg at oars in Pacific Ocean aboard JRH

: Markus self portait with Adam at Mandolin on Pacific

: JRH Paddle Eddies

: Sea Star in Hot Springs Cove

: Anenome in Hot Springs Cove

: Markus Filming in Hot Springs Cove

: Jordan preparing meal at dusk off McKay Island

: JRH Instruments and antennae

: JRH and Crew Near Oak Bay, BC Harold Aune

: First Sighting off UBC Campus Vancouver

: Richard Downloading Final Data Set from Datalogger in Vancouver

: OAR Northwest Arriving at Dock at Jericho Sailing Centre May 2

: JRH with Vancouver Skyline Welcoming Crew Home

: Crew Ashore and Tied to the Dock in Vancouver

: Sunrise over Dakar

: With students at the International School of Dakar, Senegal

: Pirogue beach landing, ferrying between mainland and Isle du Ngor (Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: First-stage planning for the run from Dakar past Cape Verde Islands

: The ‘James Robert Hanssen’ gets its first breath of fresh Dakar air (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Beachfront home away from home – temporary local OAR Northwest headquarters (Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Forecasting navigational challenges approaching the Caribbean

: Strategizing (Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Westbound toward Miami, 1/2 US & 1/2 Canadian crew with proud flags flying (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Launch day 1/23/13, rowing out toward the breakers from Dakar, past Ile du Ngor.

: Homemade signs from a student at the International School of Dakar provided valuable send-off smile material (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Adam with kids at Dakar’s Halwar School language club, demonstrating tight quarters on the ocean rowboat (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Adam & Markus – heading west (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Steeple chase.. strangely we don’t see Adam in any of these particular photos. (Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography

: Everything’s better with argyles. (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Hey 3rd graders … the game “Lava” is still totally fun! (Credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: … Jordan riding sea anchor the next.

: Markus mugs for a self-portrait, Adam and Jordan set the sea anchor under the blazing Atlantic sun.

: Adam + breakfast + a brief sea anchor respite = one happy rower

: “Little Leaguers” take their toll on weary shins. Blades catch the water on the recovery stroke, slamming handles into unsuspecting shins.

: Rowing into the sunset of the 30th day at sea

: Rowers say goodbye to new friends from Dakar (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Markus Pukonen steering in bow, guiding the ocean rowboat from the Port of Dakar, to it’s pre-Atlantic home at Terrou Bi Marina (Credit: Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Adam, Jordan, Pat and Markus get their first glimpse of beam seas (Canadian Wildlife Federation / Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Ready to shove off toward Miami (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Markus interviews with foreign media (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Jordan shows off custom art from a student at the International School of Dakar (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Making the first part of land-to-land official, rowers touch transom to beach (credit: Erinn J Hale Photography)

: Land has disappeared beneath the horizon (credit: OAR Northwest)

: Cassie from Wilson Middle School is an excellent artist! Thank you!

: Markus showing the comfier side of the bucket

: Kate, Carl and Minyu packing pills x 100 days!

: OAR Northwest approaches land on a USCG boat after a rescue mission where their ocean rowing boat capsized approximately 850 miles from their Miami destination on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Shown in photo: Adam Kreek, Jordan Hanssen, Patrick Fleming, Markus Pukonen (L to R)

: OAR Northwest the day after the rescue in Puerto Rico.

: OAR Northwest debriefs the rescue with Petty Officer Harper of the USCG in Puerto Rico.

: When the boat capsized, Adam and Patrick had concluded a rowing shift and were heading to sleep in the cabin. As the cabin began to fill with water, Patrick tried to push the door open to get out. From behind, Adam pushed him to freedom so that he could find fresh air. Patrick suffered the worst wounds in the process.