Early Warning Squall Detector - Patent Pending
Squalls at sea consist of sudden down pours of torrential rain associated with strong, fresh leading winds and even stronger winds of up...
Leg II complete!
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and thank you for following me - the numbers are surprisingly quite high! My son had packed a small...
Accidental Gybe
One of the worst events on a sailboat is known as an accidental gybe. This is where in the boat, sailing nearly downwind with sails...
Gentlemen Do Not Sail to Weather
Not so many years ago, yachting was principally a wealthy gentleman’s activity. They would dress in their sartorial, elegant white pants,...
Crossing Historic Routes
Today, as I round the north east corner of Brazil and prepare to head south to cross the equator, just two hundred miles away from...
It Takes a Team
While I have crossed oceans before and circumnavigated without the assistance of a shore-based team, an undertaking of this magnitude, on...
Day Ten Summary
Yes, it is day 16 since leaving St. Augustine to set a new record as first to circumnavigate from St. Augustine, but day ten of...
Genoa Furling Gives Way - Houston we had a problem
This blog is for sailors, but might be of interest to others. At 4:30 am the winds freshened to 24-26 knots and I prepared to bring in...
Plenty of Wind and Power
At long last I am getting good winds and have begun to head SE. This morning the wind has been from the SSW at between 17 and 23 knots...
Wind at Last
The past two and a half days have been very disappointing. My average speed is only 4.42 knots and not all of those miles in the right...