by Rich Wilson | Dec 8, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk5
Bonjour Flore, I’m not sure if I’m losing weight since I don’t have a scale on the boat. I know that my arms are getting stronger, but as is usual, since there isn’t the chance to do a lot of leg exercises, my legs are probably atrophying a...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 8, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk5
Dear Ellen: We have 4 sources for electricity for the electronics on board. First, we have a small diesel engine, which is used for maneuvering in and out of harbors, but cannot be used during the race, except for charging with the big alternator that is on the shaft...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 8, 2016 | Ship's Logs
Last night, with 25-30 knots of wind, we went down to the staysail and mainsail with 3 reefs. Into the dark night, the wind increased, until we had a steady 35-38 knots. Fortunately, we had the best sail combination up, our smallest sails essentially, before...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 7, 2016 | Ship's Logs
Another full day, and the days and nights run together in one long continuous cycle, so that sometimes its hard to remember what happened today and what happened yesterday. After yesterday’s near catastrophe with the fractional gennaker in the white squall, I...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 6, 2016 | Ship's Logs
What a day. Although we had crossed the significant Prime Meridian a few days ago to enter the Eastern Hemisphere, today we crossed 20 degrees East, which goes through Cape Agulhas, the southern most tip of Africa, and signals to the mariner the entrance to the Indian...
