by sitesALIVE! | Nov 29, 2016 | Video Posts
https://youtu.be/Xu8_Vp4HK8QVideo can’t be loaded: Unfurling the Masthead Gennaker...
by sitesALIVE! | Nov 28, 2016 | Video Posts
https://youtu.be/nCkFekkwq90Video can’t be loaded: First Albatross...
by Dr. Brien Barnewolt | Nov 28, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - DrBrienBarnewolt, Q&A-Expert-wk4
Hi Tanja’s class: Rich has an extensive medical kit on board Great American IV that includes supplies to treat wounds, burns, infections, sea sickness and pain. We can’t pack a lot of medications into the kit, so we select medications that can serve more than...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 28, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk4
Dear Alex, No, I’ve never seen a hammerhead shark at sea. I actually haven’t seen many sharks at sea, just very occasionally. We see a lot of flying fish in the tropics. The boat is now covered in scales and bits of flying fish that mistake Great American...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 28, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk4
Dear Timothy, I look at new weather forecasts at least twice each day, and so hopefully will have advanced warning of a big storm. With that, I can then prepare. I can take down and put away any really big sails that we may have up, and I can prepare the smaller sails...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 28, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk4
Dear Lai Chieh Ying, We don’t carry much fresh water on the boat, but we have a desalinator and a backup, to make fresh water from the sea water. The unit is called a PowerSurvivor 40 (you can find it on the web), and it will take in sea water, and make 1.4...