As the crew of Geronimo packed the boat Sunday for a more-than-two-week transatlantic journey to Grenada in the West Indies, they made sure to pack some important food. “We have loaded on everything from turkey and stuffing, to cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie,” reported Captain Mike Dawson. Tomorrow the eight students on board — Tristan Lewis ’17, Charis Todd ’18, Madison Tregenza ’18, Julia Ludwig ’18, Oscar MacGillivray ’19, Colin MacGillivray ’19, Spencer McLane ’19 and Wyatt Fogg ’19, along with the four professional sailors overseeing them — will celebrate Thanksgiving with the smell of saltwater, and perhaps gravy, in the air.
The crew’s journey began in Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on Nov. 20. This morning the boat was about 460 nautical miles into her 2,800-nautical-mile voyage and had just crossed the Tropic of Cancer. “We are making excellent time so far,” said Captain Dawson, who is working alongside Chief Mate Stu Siddons, Second Mate Alyce Flanagan, and Geronimo Captain and additional watch officer Jill Hughes. “It’s hard to predict exactly when we will arrive,” he said. “It could take 17 days or closer to 20 days.”
Four days into their adventure, the students— three Geronimo veterans and five new to the program — were doing quite well, he reported.
“As you can imagine, a long voyage at sea can be demanding — the variable weather, occasional discomfort, the rigors of standing four hours on and eight hours off, and living in close quarters with 11 other people for several weeks.”
The crew, he added, “has a great attitude and have eagerly embraced these challenges.”
Dawson expected to be solidly in the trade winds within the next several days, and said the boat would make a turn to the west after it reaches the latitude of Grenada. “At this point we are getting close to our halfway point and will have a Thanksgiving celebration, for sure,” he said.
To read Captain Dawson’s blog reports and to keep track of Geronimo’s whereabouts, visit our website at www.stgeorges.edu/geronimo
It’s been a week of spirited events on the Hilltop, with tons of Dragon Pride in the air. On Friday evening, we inducted 23 Dragons into the 
More than 55 members of the Alumni Board of Visitors gathered in the Academic Center on Saturday morning to hear about the state of the school and to connect to the St. George’s community in their roles as ambassadors. Presided over by moderator and Co-Chair Jeff Kimbell ’89, along with fellow Co-Chair Stew Strawbridge ’94 and Vice-Chair Susie Carlson ’87, the program included remarks by Head of School Eric Peterson (right) and presentations by Director of Admission Ryan Mulhern ’91 on the strong state of our enrollment, Director of Operations George Staples on campus infrastructure, and trustee Dana Schmaltz ’85 on school finances and the new Head search. In addition, a panel discussion with faculty and students provided an overview of SG’s 
Jeff Kimbell ’89 (right) and John Holder ’79 were on campus Saturday to meet the 10 students who have been selected to participate in this school year's Rogers Scholars Program March 12-15, 2017. Jeff is a member of the program’s advisory board and John is a presenter. Read more about this signature program 
Associate Head of School for External Affairs Bob Weston and his wife, Director of Special Events Ann Weston, visited with young alumni this week at the University of Vermont and St. Lawrence University. In Burlington, the two had dinner with Kelsey White ’16, Whitney Thomson ’13, Elle Reynolds ’13, Will Fleming ’13 (who attends Middlebury College) and Maddie Parker ’13 (right).
Many in the Dragon community were saddened this week to learn of the death of Dr. Debra Saunders-White, SG’s first black female administrator and first director of technology, who served on the faculty from 1994-1998. Deb (right), also a teacher, coach and dorm parent, passed away on Saturday after a heroic battle with kidney cancer. She was just 59. ... Deb’s legacy on the Hilltop lives on. 
Today we're premiering the fourth video in our six-part series on students and their passions. Meet standout swimmer Rozie Moylan ’17 (right) on 
Geronimo is closing in on Grenada as Captain Mike Dawson and the crew head into the last nautical miles of a transatlantic voyage from Spain’s Canary Islands. Thanks to some thoughtful stocking of the galley, the sailors enjoyed a 
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above the eyes/And now I’ll say my magic words to ... make the dead man rise!” ... Those exact lines were recited last night as the 105
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The Stanford program says it provides “a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, art, politics, economics and contemporary society, with a special focus on the U.S.–Japan relationship.
“It has been [great] for me, Tim and the students to have a project like this to dig into and to try to imagine how real HIV-AIDs researchers dedicate their lives to such a challenge,” Mr. Evans said.
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