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Winds of Change

SV Rua Hatu — Thu, 01 May 2025 11:38:20 +0000

After a month of hard work out of the water in a boatyard in Virginia, we felt ready to set off towards our goal of crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. We had made all the necessary repairs, checked all of the critical systems, amassed supplies, inventoried provisions for the long journey ahead, and planned …

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Ebb and Flow: Dinoflagellates, Dolphins, and Swimming far from Shore

SV Rua Hatu — Fri, 13 May 2022 15:15:43 +0000

This is a guest post by Lyssa Brodsky. She and her husband, Forrest, stayed aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022. It was an indescribably magical feeling to swim in the open ocean. More specifically, 10 miles from shore and 80 meters above the ocean floor. Though scary for some, I found it to be incredibly …

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New Crew – Who ‘dis?

SV Rua Hatu — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0000

This is a guest post by Forrest Brodsky. Forrest and his wife, Lyssa, are staying aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022. If you were to ask me what I would be doing to celebrate my thirty third rotation around the sun a month or two ago, I would have replied with a vague “Oh, probably …

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