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222 Days At Sea 21 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
For those of you who have been following us for a while, crossing the 221 days at sea mile stone is a big one. This 221 Day mark is a historic mile stone set in 2009 when the glider team took the ...
Preparing for their Journey 20 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Hey All, Lewis & Clark have arrived to the big island of Hawaii! Final prep work is being done now and deployment is planned for sometime this week. Once in the water, the two new E-Twin Thermal...
Over the line and between the pipes 19 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
As our dear friend Antonio exclaimed; GOAL!!! Over the weekend, Challenger made her way out of St Helena's EEZ and into open, successfully ducking around the last of the unfavorable bathymetry until ...
Initial Photos from Silbo’s Recovery 15 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
Hey Guys Here are a few photos from the recovery mission by Captain Alex Cole out of Barbados that occurred at the beginning of the month: Silbo definitely succumbed to some damage while at sea f...
1000 km from Ascension 15 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Hey All Challenger is now on the home stretch measuring in at just under 1000 km from the shores of Ascension Island! With the way point set on the next island on our journey, Challenger is leavi...
Expanding Our Fleet: Welcome Lewis & Clark 10 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
We have a great treat for everyone today! Two Thermal E-Twin Gliders (the product of a collaborative effort between Teledyne Webb Research and the Jet Propulsion Lab) were shipped from Massachusetts ...
Moving Right Along 9 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Hey All, So since Challenger's inspection off the coast of St Helena on the 31, she has continued on her mission to Ascension, but not without first running into a few more complications. A day afte...
Pictures from the Inspection 6 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Hey All Here are a few of the pictures that were taken during the inspection / cleaning mission conducted by James and Hannah Herne aboard their ship the Carpe Diem last week on July 31. As we can s...
(One of) The Bear(s) is in the Igloo!!! 4 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
And for the third time, Silbo has heard the phrase The Bear Is In The Igloo! After being disabled back in mid May, Silbo has finally made his way over the last stretch of ocean to Barbados, completin...
After a hiccup we resume our flight 2 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Hey All, It looks like everything is fine once again for Challenger now after flying at speeds of 30 km/day: However, towards the end of the day yesterday, we did run into a small complication...
