By Scott Hamilton, Investment Advisor, Explorer Under normal circumstances Rich would have crossed the Doldrums and then picked up the trade winds for a relatively uneventful sail to the finish. Conditions, however,
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III Last week, the moon rose just after sunset, bright and full, flaunting its perfect geometry. Ringed as I am by 360 degrees of horizon,
by Scott Hamilton, Investment Advisor, Explorer When an expedition comes to an end, I don’t really miss much except for my comrades. There is a huge sense of relief when I
by Lorraine Leo , Technology Teacher, Newton, Massachusetts Rich entered the Vendée Globe race in part for the challenge of the race, but mainly for the opportunity to create an
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III For Michel Desjoyeaux, success in the Vendée Globe is winning the race, which he has just done for the second time with an extraordinary
by Rich du Moulin, Owner, Intrepid Shipping We all have to make decisions in our lives, many of them important to our friends, families, and ourselves. Rich has had to make
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III Prior to the start of the Vendée Globe race, there were hundreds of decisions made: which boat to use, which qualifying race to sail,
By Dr. Ambrose Jearld, Jr. , Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA As Rich sails across the world’s oceans he may see occasional sharks or whales, but he will
By Rich Wilson , Skipper, Great American III Each boat in the Vendée Globe is an example of resource management and depletion. We bring food, fuel, spare sails, spare electronics,
by Captain Murray Lister Nature gives the world so many variations of force and climate. Think of the tides, rain, snow, wind, ice, hurricanes and typhoons. Let us now consider the