by Rich Wilson, Skipper Great American III Looking at our chart explains the parade of ships that I saw last nightby their lights, and heard the night before on our radar
Month: November 2008
28/40N 15/23W, 1520Z, 22kts wind at ENE, course 180T, at 14 knots, solent and 1 reef in mainsail. Heading to pass Gran Canaria Island in the Canary Islands just to
Question asked by Webmaster: What does he eat on the voyage, and does he do a lot of fishing at sea? asked by Timmy, Wakefield, MA Answer: We have planned
Question asked by Webmaster: How do you get fresh water? Asked by Steph, Hawkesdale, Australia Answer: We have a reverse osmosis desalinator on board that makes fresh water out of
Question asked by Webmaster: Are you nervous? Asked by Sara, 16, Azores, Portugal Answer: YES! There is nothing wrong with being nervous, it keeps me on my toes. It makes
Question asked by Webmaster: How do you go get to sleep? Asked by Lachie, Hawkesdale, Australia Answer: Sleep on this boat, in the four trans-Atlantic passages that I’ve done for
33/06N 14/01W, Wind NE @ 18 kts, boatspeed 12 kts. Worked considerably today on the autopilot setups. This race is between sailors, but also between boatbuilders, sailmakers, riggers, and the
Wind is North at 17 knots, barometer is 1028mb and slowly dropping, boats speed is 10-13 knots, sails are reacher and full main. Last night I rolled up the solent
As the cold front approached the fleet, there were periods of intense rain. Before the front, there were forecast to be 40-45 knots of wind. These appeared. With big seas,
The winds at the start had been predicted for 10 days to be very strong and building. My great shore crew got off into our rented inflatable after hugs all