by Rich Wilson | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Abril: For this trip, I will remember most the camaraderie that developed between the group of boats in the Southern Ocean, in particular with Alan Roura, and with Eric Bellion, plus I had nice emails with Enda, Roman, Fabrice, and Arnaud. And also, I will...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Arda: The weather forecasts cannot forecast individual gusts, but they can forecast if an area, such as a front, where the wind will change direction rapidly, will have gusts, and they can suggest how strong the gusts might be, above the forecast average wind...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 15, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Irapuato students: One tradition is to put a coin under the mast for good luck. I put five, in front of the mast! The first, leading the way, is the Sacagawea silver dollar. Sacagawea was the Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 15, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk11
Dear Zidane: That’s a very difficult question to answer! I’ve had the pleasure to visit about a dozen countries, and they are all very interesting, and I’d like to go back to all of them, and to ones that I have not visited. I like meeting new people...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 11, 2017 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk10
Dear Lauren: Barometric pressure indicates high pressure systems, which generally have good weather, and low pressure systems, which are generally stormy. If you look at a weather map that shows lines of barometric pressure, sometimes they will be close together,...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 11, 2017 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk10
Dear Ray, Our ‘house’ battery bank, that runs all of the equipment on board, consists of 3 lithium batteries of 200 amp-hours each, so 600 amp-hours in total. The boat normally runs at about 15-16 amps consumed per hour. Whereas previous generation gel...