Question asked by Neal: My dad says that pirate still exist. Is that true? asked by Mitchell Answer Laura Mirabella: Your father is correct that pirates still exist. Just recently
Ship’s Log
Question asked by Neal: How good are the wind battery chargers on Great American III? Should we use something like them in our homes? asked by Jenna Answer: Skipper Rich Wilson
Question asked by Bethany: Have you been in outer space? What’s it like? Answer: I have not been in outer space on the Space Shuttle or up to the International
1926 utc, 45/53S 49/15W, 8.7knots @ 049T, staysail and 2 reefs in main, upwind, port tack, going into high. Studying multiple weather maps for when to tack to stay on
Question asked by Jennifer: Is it harder for Skipper Rich to sail this race because he’s older than the other sailors? Answer: This is an excellent question. Truthfully, there are
Question asked by Jesse: Can climate change affect the race? Answer: The answer is no and yes. The changes in the climate are slow enough that they don’t really show
Distance covered over last 24 hours: 202.9 nautical miles. 35-45 knots of wind across the deck. Storm jib up and 3 reefs in the main. 15-foot breaking seas. 10.5 knots
Sailed east of Falkland Islands. When saw a blue shading within the 200m line of depth on the southeast side of the islands, then on zoom, saw seaweed icons, did
2127 UTC, 53/09S 60/32W, 10 knots @ 055T, solent and 2 reefs in main, heading east of Falklands. Weather for tonight suggested it would be dead upwind to go West,
A big day. Great American III passed the longitude of Cape Horn at 1350 utc today. Thus “rounding” Cape Horn at 56/19S 67/15W. I didn’t think that we would see the island