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Analysis:
The world’s most enormous iceberg, known as A68, has finally melted. Gone. I can’t help but feel a little heartbroken – not just for what it represents, but for what it is too. I know it is just ice, but when you’ve spent months searching for a specific berg, it begins to take on a life of its own.
In 2011, Ben and I set off looking for the Petermann Ice Island, the largest Greenland iceberg on record. It was the first time I had sailed that far north, the first time I heard the fizzle of a bergy bit, and the first time Ben and I sailed together as co-captains.
Some people say it is impossible to truly sail as co-captains. And, in most instances, I would agree. I’ve sailed in dozens of pairings, as mate or captain and vice versa. But with Ben, things were different. We mixed well. We thought on the same wavelength. And we often didn’t even need to speak to know what the other was thinking. Like the bergs, so much is going on below the surface.
Is it karma? Probably not. I think it came from our traditional sailing experience and leadership training we both had – a rarity in the sailing world. We were lucky to find another sailor who valued that. We didn’t recognize it at the time, but we experienced a mindfulness that would become the core value for Morse Alpha.
I can teach people to tie knots, trim sails, stand a good watch, or deploy a sea anchor. But what I most enjoy helping students develop is that next-level connection between shipmates or sailing partners. I love witnessing the realization people have when they “get it.”
The Petermann Ice island was a turning point for my life, love, and career. I saw first-hand what the climate is doing to our world. The calving of the Petermann Glacier was a big deal. It made headlines globally, just as A68 is doing now. It made me more curious about the environment and science – so much that I was hurdled down a path toward science journalism.
Now, I enjoy the perfect mix of sailing, teaching, writing, science and love in my life and I feel content. Thank you icebergs.
~ Teresa
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Iceberg A68, Once World’s Biggest & Social Media Star, Has Broken Up
Antarctica’s iceberg A68 has broken up into a myriad of small pieces so that the US National Ice Center says are no longer worth tracking. Once the world’s biggest iceberg in existence, A68 became an unexpected social media star in its own right. A brief look back at the journey of this remarkable berg.
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