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• Ascension Island: Remote South Atlantic

  

  Uninhabited before it was encountered by Portuguese sailors in the 1500s, Ascension’s lonely position in the middle of, well, more or less nowhere in the South... Read more

  The 04 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Trashing the Ocean: Sending out an SOS

  

  Carefully sealed into the wine bottle was a message from afar. Fisherman in Florida found and read the drift mail, learning that it was from a woman that... Read more

  The 21 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Passage Notes: Ascension to Barbados Wrap

  

  Seventeen days (and five hours) after leaving Ascension, we made landfall in Barbados on a sunny afternoon. Impending arrival was heralded by small fishing... Read more

  The 27 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• South Africa in Hindsight

  

  South Africa leaves an indelible impression. During our three month stay we fell in love with it for a multitude of reasons, but frequently felt uncomfortable. Read more

  The 18 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Weather and Communications on the Passage

  

  If you’re following along, you know we left Ascension Island a few day ago. Now, most of passages over time seem to top out around five days. Read more

  The 07 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Passage Notes: Ascension to Barbados, Part I

  

  Totem has been heading west for five days now. So far it’s been a beautiful passage: more gentle breezes than squalls, more pretty sunsets than gray skies. Read more

  The 09 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• A Week in Walvis Bay, Namibia

  

  A month in Namibia felt like a month less than we should have spent in this wild and beautiful and interesting country. But we went, and a lot of boats... Read more

  The 12 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Ascension to Barbados: Notes from the Passage Part III

  

  Continuing notes from the passage… installment three. We’re in the home stretch! Our crew, Ty, is working on a guest post: what do you want to know about life o... Read more

  The 19 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Crew’s View: Joining Totem for a Passage

  

  This post is penned by our crew across the Atlantic, Ty Anderson. We’ve known Ty for a long time (backstory in this post); he’s also been aboard for legs in... Read more

  The 30 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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• Passage Notes: Ascension to Barbados, Part II

  

  Continuing notes from the passage… from just beyond the halfway mark. Our crew, Ty, is working on a guest post: what do you want to know about life on Totem fro... Read more

  The 14 April 2016 by   Behan Gifford
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