by Rich Wilson | Dec 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Ethan, If there is very light wind, we have sails that will work in those conditions, and so we just keep going. If there is actually no wind at all, then the sails can’t do anything with that, so the boat stops, the autopilot alarm goes off because it...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 21, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Sanya, I think that you would need to have a dream to see beyond the horizon, to find out what’s ‘over there’. This can be both the actual ‘what’s over there’, ports, peoples, cultures, countries, but also ‘what’s...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 19, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Ileana, No I don’t, and I don’t think any of the other skippers do. Mostly it is because the boat is going too fast to fish, and also because even if you caught a fish, then you have to filet it and cook it, and it is too time consuming to do that for...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 19, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk7
Dear Jay, I will celebrate Christmas by having a few treats with my Turkey Tetrazzini freeze-dried dinner, and then call friends and family back home. I won’t do a lot of celebrating because in fact, if I do, it will remind me that I am alone and very far away,...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 15, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear Jim, Open 60 Class Rules require there to be 5 watertight bulkheads across the boat, thus making 6 compartments. Also, and this seems to be a very good idea, there is a requirement that there exist, in physical buoyance within the construction of the boat, 130%...
by Rich Wilson | Dec 14, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk6
Dear David, Generally we use True Wind Angle for sailing downwind, and Apparent Wind Angle for when sailing upwind. For the autopilot, these two options involve rapid calculations from the wind instruments, plus if there are waves, and the mast is moving a lot, it can...
