Beyond the Pacific Northwest

Have you ever wondered what it must be like to negotiate your way through ice fields transiting the Northwest Passage? Finding leads, navigable fractures or channels through ice fields, can be a huge challenge. The crew of One Ocean in their Around the Americas...

S/V One Ocean is now deep in the Northwest Passage, traversing Inuit territory in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region—a place where land, ice, and culture are intimately tied. This region of the Arctic is starkly beautiful, shaped by wind, wildlife, and water—and by the...

The crew of s/v One Ocean has departed Nome Alaska and are on their way through The Northwest Passage, which will take about two months to transit. There are only a few remote villages along the way and supplies are limited. Once they round Cape Hope and Point...

SV/One Ocean and the crew had an incredible crossing of the Bering Sea. We encountered a strong gale for over 30 hours, which allowed us to sail a significant distance (you can read the incredible adventure on Jenn’s blog: Bering Sea Crossing). Once the winds calmed...

On June 16, the crew of One Ocean set sail across the Gulf of Alaska. The crossing took approximately 6–8 days before reaching Dutch Harbor. The forecast called for unusually calm seas for the week ahead—smooth sailing all the way! Fans of the Around the Americas...

We’re five plus weeks into our 14-month adventure aboard One Ocean, and both crew and vessel are settling into a good rhythm. The research is well underway and, frankly, intense. So far, we've studied 15 kelp beds, observed a pod of about a dozen orcas, a humpback...

The Drake Passage. Not as much fun as a roller coaster!” was Bob Bartok’s response when we asked about his recent trip to Antarctica! He and his wife, Gail are PNW boaters who have enjoyed many years on their Cutwater, Blue Gail, moored at Friday Harbor. Almost two...

The crew of One Ocean, on their Around the Americas Expedition for science and education, made their first stop in Victoria to visit the International Seaweed Symposium and set up their educational and social media tent on Victoria’s waterfront. The crew of One Ocean...

The 48-foot vessel One Ocean set sail from Anacortes, WA on May 3, 2025, for the 14-month Around-the-Americas Expedition to benefit science and education. The team of scientists and educators will be sharing a continuous collection of data and research about...

The general public, students, and educators are invited to a special sendoff for the crew of One Ocean before departing on their 14-month voyage Around the Americas. Come wish the crew farewell on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the parking lot next to Dock B at Cap Sante...

The 48-foot vessel One Ocean is set to sail the Americas with a purpose. In Part I, we described the deployable buoys that will be used to collect wave study data and how these small microSwift buoys work. Here in Part II, we will discover how the crew and the UW...

The 1995 Westerly sailing vessel One Ocean is receiving her refit at the Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, Washington in preparation for the 14-month Around the Americas Expedition. The refit is progressing nicely and the team is on schedule for a May 2025...

The remote maritime route of the largely untraveled Arctic frontier is an ever-changing network of waterways that spans thousands of miles connecting the Pacific Ocean via Beaufort Sea to the Atlantic Ocean via Baffin Bay. Our friends aboard SV One Ocean will be...