by Rich Wilson | Dec 19, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Ileana, No I don’t, and I don’t think any of the other skippers do. Mostly it is because the boat is going too fast to fish, and also because even if you caught a fish, then you have to filet it and cook it, and it is too time consuming to do that for...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 19, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Jay, I will celebrate Christmas by having a few treats with my Turkey Tetrazzini freeze-dried dinner, and then call friends and family back home. I won’t do a lot of celebrating because in fact, if I do, it will remind me that I am alone and very far away,...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 15, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear Jim, Open 60 Class Rules require there to be 5 watertight bulkheads across the boat, thus making 6 compartments. Also, and this seems to be a very good idea, there is a requirement that there exist, in physical buoyance within the construction of the boat, 130%...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 14, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear David, Generally we use True Wind Angle for sailing downwind, and Apparent Wind Angle for when sailing upwind. For the autopilot, these two options involve rapid calculations from the wind instruments, plus if there are waves, and the mast is moving a lot, it can...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 14, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear Cassie: Before the start of the race, I packed 15 weeks worth of food. It’s all packed in garbage bags, for easy distribution inside the boat. This system works well, since then, after a week of eating, I can put all the plastic or metal containers back...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 12, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear Sarah, Romina, and Iker: No, we do not drink water from the sea, since it contains too much salt for our bodies. There is a famous stanza from the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner that goes: “Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink,...