Onward toward Isles de Crozet

by | Dec 10, 2016 | Ship's Logs

Last evening we had a Skype Video with my friends in the Finn Class of France. The Finn is an Olympic class boat, and especially difficult and physical to sail. My friend Christophe Jean sails one and is a member, and during our project development through the years,...

Camaraderie Among Solo Sailors

by | Dec 9, 2016 | Ship's Logs

Last night the next front came through, about 3-4 hours earlier than forecast. I was taking a nap, and suddenly the boat started pounding – crash crash – crash – as if going upwind, or at least into the waves, which we were. The wind had shifted with the front by 100...

Antarctica

by | Dec 8, 2016 | Essays, Essays-RichWilson

In Captain James Cook’s day, it was thought that there must be a Great Southern Continent that would balance the weight of Europe and the Americas on the globe. In 1774, he sailed deep into the south, incredibly to 71 degrees south, trying to find it, but...