by Rich Wilson | Jan 2, 2017
We are still standing. A very bad night. The violence that the sea can heap on a boat is not describable. Think Joseph Conrad’s... read more
by Rich Wilson | Jan 1, 2017
We are in the gale. We have 35-40 knots of wind now and it looks as though this will last for another 18 hours. Then we get to the center of the... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 31, 2016
A big event happened today – crossing the International Date Line, from East Longitude, to West Longitude. We are opposite on the Planet from... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 30, 2016
As the smaller low changed the wind direction on us, we gybed northeast. Not only did we have to do that for that low, but there are two depressions... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 29, 2016
This morning I had a wonderful Skype video call with Captain Murray Lister of our Team of Experts. He and wife Jenny live in Nelson, New Zealand, on... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 28, 2016
Slowly we continue to catch up to the trailing edge of the depression, as the barograph has descended. The wind has stabilized at about 20 knots... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 27, 2016
We started up again yesterday when the beginning of the depression had passed over us in its early development. I’m pretty sure we started up... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 25, 2016
Christmas Day 2016, we are a long way from home, and have a long way to go. Usually in my voyages, I haven’t gotten too lonely. But today I... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 24, 2016
“This is Rich Wilson, aboard Great American IV. It’s Christmas Eve and we are down here south of Australia. We’re going to give... read more
by Rich Wilson | Dec 23, 2016
One must be careful of the Routing function of navigational software. It will give you the theoretical fastest route, but may be impractical to... read more
