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SEASON ROLL OUT - S3T1

Jun 9, 2020
20 min

SEASON ROLL OUT - S3T1

June 09, 2020 I live in some of the most incredible spaces. I’m not sure how exactly I come to find them, but it feels as if some internal, soul-searching algorithm has discovered a pathway for me to come into the most exhilarating and unique experiences. I feel as if we’re given many paths to choose from. Landing upon one of travel and adventure came as a choice no different than any other path. When I tell folks what I’m doing, I hear the same response time and time again:

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WDP - BAHAMAS RELIEF EDITION

Sep 29, 2019
16 min

WDP - BAHAMAS RELIEF EDITION

After having to flee from Hurricane Dorian, we returned to the Bahamas Sunday, September 29, 2019 Looking out over an aft deck filled with construction and roofing materials, I watched as the rooftops of mainland Florida disappeared behind the sets of rolling blue waves. Since Dorian’s passing, an ever-persistent NE swell has battered Florida's eastern seaboard. Finally, the winds subsided, and by an act of grace, a lull actually occurred within the selected dates of our miss

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THE CLOUDS COME FIERCE - WDP END

Sep 3, 2019
11 min

THE CLOUDS COME FIERCE - WDP END

Chronicling the ferocious path of Hurricane Dorian Tuesday September 03, 2019 I look outside to the edges of a monster as it slowly passes by. Knowing the full brunt of its fury is still presently overtop the northern edge of the Bahamas, I remain in a state of awe and usual amount of wonder due to the forces of nature. I watch through my porch as the feeder bands make their routine arrivals, continuing to sweep across the state of Florida every thirty minutes or so. More tha

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SEASON RELAUNCH - WDP TRIP 1

May 15, 2019
23 min

SEASON RELAUNCH - WDP TRIP 1

The Wild Dolphin Project begins its 34th consecutive season. May 08, 2018 Day 1: As if the last seasons requests had been heard, we broke through the inlet and were met by gentle strolls of less than two foot waves shimmering like a layer of wrinkled plastic overtop a dark blue liquid. A pair of jet skis were sitting idle in 100 feet of water without even rocking in the slightest. The conditions were favorable to say the least. During the entire crossing I made constant squea

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THE WORKERS - WDP TRIP 8

Aug 17, 2018
15 min

THE WORKERS - WDP TRIP 8

Summarizing the eighth trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season August 17, 2018 In the early hours.. When the clouds have gathered on the horizon and are awaiting the suns daybreak, our boat, Stenella, is slowly coming to life. Along its white, fresh with morning dew deck-space, a collective shuffling has begun on board beginning with myself, usually up on the aft deck by 0615. Starting with a short, calisthenic warm up to get the blood flowing, followed by a series

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OPENING SEAS(ON) - WDP TRIP 7

Aug 1, 2018
15 min

OPENING SEAS(ON) - WDP TRIP 7

Summarizing the seventh trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season August 01, 2018 Tomorrow would be the opening season for lobster and the seas were on! A mate from the year before and I were running the trip as co-captains. We would be sharing in the responsibilities and rock, paper scissored for the captains quarters. It went four rounds, but I lost at the end. The minute our bow broke past the outgoing tide line of the Lake Worth inlet the seas began to pound. Sta

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MAN & HIS MACHINE - WDP TRIP 6

Jul 18, 2018
21 min

MAN & HIS MACHINE - WDP TRIP 6

Summarizing the sixth trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season July 17, 2018 I like most all music, but the blues digs in deep. It's a little known secret, but I actually enjoy the hours of isolation on the boat when the bridge is empty and the blues I'm listening to starts to crank. The strum of the chords matches the chaotic tussle at the surface between wind and water. Contemporary acts like Ben Harper or Gary Clark Jr. squeal their guitars at a feverish pitch, w

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SUNKEN BONES - WDP TRIP 5

Jul 6, 2018
6 min

SUNKEN BONES - WDP TRIP 5

July 05, 2018 Summarizing the fifth trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season Photo by: Brittini Hill Embraced by the fingertips of the ocean, I dive deeper, stay down longer and am wrapped up by the pleasure of being a bystander to all that passes by. Sensing the all-connecting flow, I rock to its rhythm along with everything else. The corals dance with the penetrating light and the fish seem to take turns being massaged by its radiating presence. As I sit on the bo

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TRIP OF MANY - WDP TRIP 4

Jun 25, 2018
16 min

TRIP OF MANY - WDP TRIP 4

June 25, 2018 Summarizing the fourth trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season "People get possessed with church or God and fishing's just another thing that they're possessed with. It's something inside of them that nobody can take away and if they're not doin' it they're not gonna be happy." (The Perfect Storm) Trip four was an abundance of awesome encounters, unique experiences and quite possibly the most diverse and loaded trip of the 2018 season yet. We had very

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EYE OF THE STORM - WDP TRIP 3

Jun 8, 2018
21 min

EYE OF THE STORM - WDP TRIP 3

June 08, 2018 Summarizing the third trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season An interesting thing happened on the third day of the third trip with the Wild Dolphin Project. On this particular voyage we were spending some time up in the Northern Bahamas, with our anchor point each night being along the shoals of a particular cay. In the morning, as we took off to motor around, I heard an old, croaky voice repeatedly calling for Old Bahama Bay over the radio. His voic

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NEVER ENDING SWELL - WDP TRIP 2

May 29, 2018
7 min

NEVER ENDING SWELL - WDP TRIP 2

May 29, 2018 Summarizing the second trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season One would think that after my first trip summary, describing the agreement I have with the ocean and her ways, that I would be prepared to mentally endure anything she decides to throw my way. Well, the second trip served to test our mettle. Upon our day of departure, we were already of the mind that a delayed start would be wisest due to there being strong winds present. Not really believi

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THE OCEAN IS MY LADY - WDP TRIP 1

May 20, 2018
10 min

THE OCEAN IS MY LADY - WDP TRIP 1

Summarizing the first trip of the 2018 Wild Dolphin Project field season May 19, 2018 I have found myself deeply in love with the ocean. When I say that, what I mean is that I am bonded to her by the experiences I have had at sea. Each one more telling than the last. That, I too, have found comfort within her waters. When I am able to cut lines from the shores of desperation, confusion and complexity I am more connected, more excited and ultimately in love with what I am doin

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