by Rich Wilson | Nov 23, 2016 | Essays-RichWilson
Today is a beautiful day at sea. We are 300 miles east of Recife, Brazil, the blue sky has fluffy clouds, and the sea, cresting with an occasional whitecap, is a deep blue glittering with sunlight. Does the ocean look polluted? No, it looks beautiful. But just because...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 22, 2016 | Video Posts
https://youtu.be/6EZNrgt8uz8Video can’t be loaded: 26th Anniversary of Capsize and Rescue...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 22, 2016 | Q&A - 3-Asthma, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Eatv8jB74Video can’t be loaded: Q&A with Axelle, Boulogna Billancourt, France...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 22, 2016 | Ship's Logs
Last night we alternated between the solent and genoa. The former goes better to windward, whereas the latter, if going to windward, tends to drive the boat over into excessive heel. Or at least this conflict occurs at very narrow range of wind conditions where one...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk3
I have 3 bunks on board, one on each side of the boat, which can then be either the high side, or the low side, and then the bench at the chart table has a cushion that is full length and I can sleep there too. The advantage of the chart table bench is that, if I wake...