by Rich Wilson | Feb 1, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Saul: Wet sails won’t slow down the aerodynamic propulsion of the boat, but they do make the sail handling harder if you have to put wet sails away in the forepeak . Or if you have to hoist a sail within a sail bag out of the forepeak, and it was put away...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 30, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Abby: I’ve learned how beautiful nature can be, with a clean blue ocean, a clean blue sky, birds flying around the boat, and occasionally a flying fish (‘poisson volant’ in French!) whizzing past. I’ve also learned how strong storms can be...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 30, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Cordelia: No, I have not seen any mermaids. But your question does remind me of something that happened last night involving a curious creature from the sea. I was sitting in the cockpit looking at our Star Book by H.A. Rey since we had, for the first time in...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Sarah: On a nice day at sea, the wind is pleasant rushing past your head and ears, and sounds nice. But on a bad stormy day, when the wind is ‘whistling in the rigging’, well that is just scary. And as the wind goes up in velocity, it also goes up in...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Thanos: Regarding physical training, I start with the general fitness goal, which includes biking, swimming, some running up hills, and then add gym training with my trainer Marti Shea, who was an All-American distance runner before becoming a World Champion...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 25, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk12
Dear Inc: That is one of the interesting aspects of this journey – we have seen almost no traditional landmarks. In fact, until I saw Tierra del Fuego on January 17, I had seen no land since November 8 when we passed Cape Finisterre at the northwest corner of Spain!...
