by Rich Wilson | Jan 30, 2017 | Ship's Logs
Another challenging night, not as bad in terms of miles lost as the previous night where we went in circles essentially for 4 – 5 hours, but difficult nonetheless. This time the culprit was a line of clouds and intense rainstorms and massively shifting wind, both in...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 29, 2017 | Ship's Logs
We are almost up to the latitude of Rio de Janeiro, which will be a good milestone. After we get there, we’ll have to go through a series of areas where there may be quite a few oil rigs. We have them marked out in a broad region on the chart, so will have to be on...
by sitesALIVE! | Jan 28, 2017 | Podcasts
January 26: Protecting the Boat and the Skipper January 25: Chaotic Conditions January 24: Reasonable Sailing & Another Gale Warning January 23: Making Steady Progress January 22: Tired & Discouraged January 21: In a Blow...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 28, 2017 | Ship's Logs
It was promised in the brochure! And finally we had it! A sparkling night sky, no clouds for the first half, no moon either, so the stars were just leaping out at you. And the Milky Way looked like it had been painted with a giant white paint brush! Amazing… I...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 27, 2017 | Ship's Logs
Finally, the promised wind to get across the eastern part of this depression has arrived. The torrential downpours, and regular downpours, have been replaced by bright blue sky and blue seas. When the wind did not occur as forecast yesterday evening, I tried to make a...
by sitesALIVE! | Jan 27, 2017 | Biometrics
Jan. 27th – Feb. 2nd: Rich’s Sleep at Sea and Rich’s Asthma Peak Flow at Sea...
