Jumping into the North Pacific Gyre
By Anna Cummins on July 17, 2011
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(Marcus Eriksen reports from the middle of the Gyre)
July 15, 2011 - Day at the Pool. Jin said, “I want to go diving in the pool!” Not a bad idea. We’re in the middle of a high pressure system at 40°N,143°W with no wind of waves on the horizon. We’re becalmed. With a mile of seawater below us, I doubt anyone will mind swimming in the deep end.
Jin and Brandon are the Korean filmmakers that are going to bring this story to the people of Korea. Jin donned his scuba gear and underwater cameras for the plunge.
Tim had a different idea, stripping down to his skivvies and giving the camera a thumbs up as he plunged. He’s the filmmaker from Australia with a strong desire to see his country address the issue head on.
“People in my country want to know what the issue is so they can take care of it where we live,” he said.
This is the reason for the diversity of crew. We have filmmakers, artists, educators, and scientists sequestered on a 72ft. sailboat for three weeks. The interchange of information and ideas sparks new directions and relationships that breed innovative ideas spread around the world. But it can’t be all work. Within a few minutes, most of the crew was in the sea washing off the worries of a week of waves behind us.
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