by Rich Wilson | Jan 2, 2017 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk9
Dear Jiaxuan: The most important part of a good sailing vessel is a strong hull because the most important thing in sailing is to keep the water outside the boat! I think the next most important will be the rudders, to be able to steer the boat, and the keel, to keep...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 2, 2017 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk9
Dear Jessica and Gabriella, Once when I was young and racing, I sailed in front of another boat that had the right of way, and we had a collision. I was clearly not paying enough attention to the boats around me. That was my fault. For Vendée Globe 2008, we had a...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 30, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk8
Dear Ned, Yes, I am planning to do that with some videos. In the meantime, see the 360° photos that we have that put you inside the boat and on deck. They are fabulous. You can scan left to right, up and down, zoom or retreat. Question submitted by Ned, Essex CT,...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 29, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk8
Dear Isabella, The fist time that I sailed into the Southern Ocean, I had a book about seabirds, and, of course, it had pictures of the birds, and descriptions of their behavior, and so i was able to identify the albatross. Plus I had a shipmate, Bill Biewenga, who...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 29, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk8
Dear Maura, We have WiFi on board but only for our own ship’s network. I can access the internet through the satellite phone, but it is very, very expensive, and so I don’t look at the internet from here. There is so much to do on the boat, and so much to...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 27, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk8
Dear Jack, We have 3 different satellite communication systems: Fixed Iridium (9.6kbaud), an Iridium OpenPort (128k baud) and a Fleet Broadband (250k baud rate). So I can telephone or email through any of these three systems. Interestingly, we have found that the best...
