Art and Sea in Provence is the crossroad of two passions, Mayke's lifelong devotion to her art and JP's passion for the sea. This blog is the diary of our return to this endearing part of the Mediterranean coast where hidden away in our mountain hamlet we meld our dreams. For those interested in either of our passions the links below will lead you to Mayke's visual art website or JP's new challenge: the Greening of Sean Seamour III website. logocarte_modifié-1webjpeg L'Aventure BateauVert a pour objet de suivre et analyser les nouvelles technologies de propulsion et de la production et le stockage de l’énergie pour la navigation de plaisance et hauturière. La mise en œuvre de ces technologies sur le Nauticat 33 Sean Seamour III permettra une amélioration de notre environnement marin par des choix validées. The Greening of Sean Seamour III is a long term project designed to monitor and analyze new and emerging technologies important to bettering our environment and to help mariners and sailors who aspire to go green choose and implement the appropriate solutions. A Nauticat 33 is the test bed for maturing technologies sailing towards a future phase-out of fossil fuels. We invite you to join our crew of mariners from around the world who seek to make the sea a greener place to be.
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View Article  EPIRB issue update

To all concerned by potentially faulty EPIRBS and registration in participating COSPAS SARSAT countries

Although I have sought to inform ...   more »

View Article  The Greening of Sean Seamour III
The Green Boat Adventure seeks to define a new art of "green sailing" with the ultimate objective of totally eliminating fossil fuels from our sailboats in favor of a total dependence on renewable energies.   more »
View Article  Security notice to all mariners
On this anniversary of the loss of Sean Seamour II and the traumatic experience of clinging to a life raft ...   more »
View Article  Dernière leçon apprise du naufrage de Sean Seamour II

Il y a tout juste un an ce matin qu'une vague scélérate estimée entre 24 et 36 mètres de haut ...   more »

View Article  A Final Lesson Learned from Sean Seamour II
Just one year ago today a rogue wave estimated between 80 and 120 feet high pounced upon Sean Seamour II ...   more »
View Article  Note de sécurité à tous les navigateurs

L'anniversaire du naufrage de Sean Seamour II et l'expérience traumatique de se cramponner à un radeau de survie dans des ...   more »

View Article  s/v Sean Seamour II - the final log entry
This is the log of actions and events driven by the only subsequently named Sub-tropical Storm Andrea, leading to the sinking of s/v Sean Seamour II and the successful rescue of its entire crew on the early morning of May 7th 2007. The critical underlying issues are: faulty EPIRB operation, faulty maintenance, faulty certification. How many others like us are lost at sea statistics because they didn't carry two EPIRBS?   more »
View Article  Yet another award for USCG Swimmer Drew Dazzo
US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Drew Dazzo is once again awarded for the extraordinary rescue of the Sean Seamour II crew by the Naval Helicopter Association   more »
View Article  Equipage du HH-60 médaillé pour le sauvetage du 7 mai
C'est confirmé, les quatre membres de l'équipage du HH-60 des Gardes Côtes (US Coast Guards) seront médaillés le 19 décembre pour l'extraordinare sauvetage de l'équipage de Sean Seamour II   more »
View Article  US Coast Guard HH-60 crew receives award for May 7th rescue
US Coast Guard HH-60 crew members will receive awards for the extraordinary rescue of the crew of s/v Sean Seamour II last May 7th. The vessel caught in a sub-tropical depression subsequently named Andrea, was further battered by a rogue wave.   more »
View Article  Epitaphe pour Sean Seamour II
Après le tableau de Mayke "Widow Walk du Camp de la Suyère", si prémonitoire des évènements du 7 mai, une résignation silencieuse envahie sa vision de Sean Seamour II qui repose au fond de la Fosse de Hatteras, un épitaphe et une immortalisation qui permet à notre créativité de rebondir et à une nouvelle aventure d'émerger   more »
View Article  Epitaph for Sean Seamour II
After the Widow walk of Camp de la Suyere, so foreboding of what was to be, a quiet resignation pervades Mayke's image of Sean Seamour II at rest deep in the Hatteras trench, an epitaph and timepiece allowing for our creativity to rebound and a new adventure to emerge   more »
View Article  Action summary for the US Coast Gaurd rescue of Sean Seamour II' crew
The US Coast Guard action report on the Sean Seamour II rescue is another extraordinary demonstration of valor and courage, the parallel between Kevin Costner' The Guardian is not limited to Comdr. Smith' role as co-pilot, here again the winch cable...   more »
View Article  Lessons learned - don't leave port without them
After the sinking of Sean Seamour II during Andrea many have asked me to publish my lessons learned from this harrowing experience, I encourage all fellow mariners to read these ten points.   more »