How JUNK communicates from sea
Here's how Marcus and Joel are able to communicate with the world, floating in the middle of the Pacific - the longest uninterrupted expanse of ocean in the world. We are tremendously grateful to our...
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Hit the halfway mark!!
July 28, 2008 We’ve crossed the 1300 mile mark, and the midway point of the trip in terms of miles traveled and miles to go. On top of that, we traveled a record 56 miles in 24 hours! If we keep this...
View ArticleJUNK flying along, launch revisited
As of 9:30 tonight, JUNK was forging ahead at top speeds (relative, of course), possibly making today another record mileage day. Last night, she hit record speeds - 3.2 knots - a 58 mile day. I asked...
View ArticleSquid Parts
Apparently intrigued by what it saw, this inquisitive squid launched itself onto JUNK for a closer look, a costly move for little Mr. Calamari. Finding him on deck the next morning, Marcus checks him...
View ArticleJUNK - the 411
The last few posts have focused on fish, squid, sail speeds, and general sanity. Bringing it back to the mission:Here's a reminder of why JUNK - why two men cast themselves to the wild seas on a pile...
View ArticleJUNK PSA 5: A Plastic Diet
Beyond simply a disagreeable eyesore, plastic debris has far more dangerous impacts on marine wildlife that commonly mistake plastic for a snack. Heres JUNK to tell you more, straight from the North...
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JUNK in the GYRE: the toilet bowl that never flushes
August 3rd We’re in the Gyre, or at least the southeastern edge of it. And there’s trash. We’ve got our marine debris trawl deployed to collect it. Remember, the North Pacific Gyre is a clockwise...
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999 miles to go!
Actually, fewer at this point. I'm currently out of the country, thus a slight lag in blog posting - breaking the 1,000 mile mark happened a few days ago. Meanwhile, Marcus and Joel are preparing for a...
View ArticleJUNK-n-Gyre
A few posts back, we heard about the mini trawl Marcus and Joel fashioned at sea. Like a plankton net, the trawl is a fine, mesh net used to skim the oceans surface, and analyze the collected contents...
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Kamikaze squid = Mahi meal
August 7thWe’re 825 miles from Honolulu. Joel just made a grab for a piece of tangled fishing line floating under the raft. We’re now having to take turns at the helm as we sail downwind and the wind...
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Savage encounter!?
For a few weeks now, we’ve been trying to orchestrate a marine meeting with Roz Savage an incredibly daring British adventurer who is also crossing the Pacific....IN A ROWBOAT!Roz’s story is an...
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JUNK gaining on Roz
The two Pacific voyages have yet to rendezvous, but getting closer......JUNK and Roz are in communication every few hours, trying to pinpoint one another's coordinates. Here's their latest, tracked by...
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JUNK meets up with Roz Savage!
A miraculous reunion. In the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, JUNK and the Brocade, two tiny motorless crafts, managed to locate one another, meet up for dinner, trade essential supplies, and marvel...
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JUNK/Roz recount: like two snails chasing each other
A wonderful recount from JUNK of the other night's historic mid-Pacific encounter. Here Roz has the boys in a savage headlock....Those two hours 600 miles from land, the highlight of our trip, an...
View ArticlePSA #7: Cleaning this mess up?
A few days ago, CNN ran a wonderful article on JUNK in their science blogs section, "The Pacific toilet bowl that never flushes". After describing the problem of plastic debris in the gyre, CNN...
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The home stretch!
We crossed 500 two days ago, 400 this afternoon, and we expect to arrive in Honolulu in 8 more days. It definitely feels like the home stretch now. Maintenance is still paramount, but new projects are...
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Jack Johnson Foundation and JUNK press!
A few exciting bits of recent media for Algalita and JUNK: Algalita was chosen to be a partner for Jack Johnson's All At Once campaign, joining people from around the world who are active in their...
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Groundbreaking JUNK News: Plastic Sushi
We remember seeing little 1-inch fish with yolk sacks still attached swimming next to JUNK 5 weeks ago. They followed our raft, enjoying the security of its undulating underbelly with nooks and...
View ArticlePlastic Sushi:
Here it is.....this should be all the reason we need to start seriously reexamining our trashy ways.
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