by Nandor Fa | Nov 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A-Expert-wk3, Uncategorized
Regina: I was 27 years old when I started sailing on the Lake Velence. That is a small lake close to Budapest, as you know. So far I built my boats 100% by my hands, but this time I had a lot of help from expert companies. Fortunately they exist in Hungary already....
by Rich Wilson | Nov 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk3
I have 3 bunks on board, one on each side of the boat, which can then be either the high side, or the low side, and then the bench at the chart table has a cushion that is full length and I can sleep there too. The advantage of the chart table bench is that, if I wake...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk3
Our plan is to eat 4 meals per day: once every 6 hours. Granola and milk for breakfast, then a sandwich at lunch, then a freeze-dried dinner for 2 at dinnertime, then a pasta ramen noodle brick at midnight. Plus snack around the clock, and this targets 6,000 calories...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk3
Usually I get seasick the first night at sea. One is tired from the preparation, and one is anxious about the challenge of the voyage. In 2008-9 Vendée Globe, I was violently seasick for the first 24 hours. Yet this time, in 2016, my stomach was unsettled, but I did...
by Kojiro Shiraishi | Nov 18, 2016 | Q&A-Expert-wk2
It is very hard having a squall during the night. But now there is a moon, so it is easy to see the squall arriving. But when the moon is not there, it is very difficult. Then there is delayed to spot it. So I always have to be prepared for whenever it comes. Question...
by Kojiro Shiraishi | Nov 18, 2016 | Q&A-Expert-wk2
Unfortunately I can’t fall fully asleep. However because I am always tired, I can have a nap immediately. To really relax – I do Zen. I stop the music, I stop to think, just empty my head, then I can hear the sound (voice) of the sea. Question submitted...
