In 2009, a committed team of sailors, scientists, teachers, and conservationists joined forces on a 13-month voyage that was vast in scope and ambition but launched under the simplest of ideas: The continents of North and South America are a single island, surrounded by a shared ocean, and with a common set of challenges, communities, issues, and solutions. This book tells the story of that amazing adventure, and sounds a call to action for everyone who loves this planet. You can read One Ocean, One Island any number of ways: as an exciting seafaring adventure, with storms on the high seas, polar bears, and daring escapes from icy danger; as a beautifully photographed appreciation of the beauty of the Americas—our wildlife, our coastal cities, and our proud, tenacious peoples; and as a global warning, documenting the dangers of climate change and the ways our world is changing forever.