by Rich Wilson | Jan 23, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk12
Dear Julien, Cold, gray, windy, big waves, and because it is a real choke point, i.e., approaching from the west, you have very few choices, you have to get around that corner, it can be quite daunting, indeed, scary. There is a lot of anxiety I’m sure for all...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 23, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk12
Dear McKenzie: I grew up sailing with my parents, at first on a day sailing boat, and then a cruising boat. I liked it because it was beautiful on the water, and the boats had ropes and knots and gear. Also, it was very good for my asthma. I was allergic to trees,...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 23, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk12
No, I have not but I know that others have. I’m sure not in the Vendee globe, but for cruising. There was a famous story in a book called Once is Enough, of a cruising couple who were capsized. They had had a cat, but the cat disappeared. They presumed overboard...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 20, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear David: I liked math when I was in school, especially geometry and trigonometry. I liked how orderly it was, and you could get an actual answer, whereas in English class it was more about interpretation, and I wasn’t as good at that. Within the structure of...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 19, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Annya: We have not seen many stars on this trip because of the weather, and that is very disappointing. On other voyages, I would spend a lot of time at night looking at the stars, and studying a book called The Star Book by H. A. Rey. It is the best star book...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 19, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
I liked to play soccer (which is football in every other country in the world!) I wasn’t big enough to not get hurt if I played American football, and besides, the soccer seemed much more clever and intricate than the brute force of football. I also liked to...
