Honolulu
June 11, 2018
Day 170/49
Noon Position: 21 13N 156 40W
Course/Speed: W7
Wind: E20
Bar: 1016
Sea: E8
Sky: Clear
Cabin Temperature: 82
Water Temperature...
June 11, 2018
Day 170/49
Noon Position: 21 13N 156 40W
Course/Speed: W7
Wind: E20
Bar: 1016
Sea: E8
Sky: Clear
Cabin Temperature: 82
Water Temperature...
Sailors, like fisherman, can be a little boastful. Fishermen are better at it – complete with battle reenactment, culminating in outstretched arms indicating size. Sailors’ stories aren’t much different – a battle against the elements and with photographs!
Twenty years ago today the world lost a great sailor. Eric Tabarly was regarded by many of his peers as one of the best offshore sailor ever and he inspired more than a generation of French sailors to follow in his wake.
CAPE TOWN – Years ago, Albert Einstein spent summers on the fashionable East End of Long Island, New York. It is the area known as the Hamptons, where mega-rich Manhattans own weekend retreats worth millions of dollars...
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Day 169/48
Noon Position:20 08N 154 50W
Course/Speed: NW6-7
Wind: ExN15-20
Bar: 1020, steady
Sea: E4
Sky: Clear, then light Squalls
Cabin Temperature...
| Mapfre passes the iconic Fastnet lighthouse |
I read with interest an article by British sailing journalist Magnus Wheatley. He had a pretty acerbic take on the state of the current Volvo Ocean Race and I have to say that agree with him.
The USGA always has some fun putting their groups together for the national championship.
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Anthony Bourdain, Rest in Peace?
Along with the rest of the world, we are shocked and saddened by the passing of Anthony Bourdain, world famous/infamous explorer, chef, storyteller. We cannot imagine him resting, but more likely finding peace in unbridled exploration of his life beyond.
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Day 168/47
Noon Position: 17 43N 153 07W
Course/Speed: NNW7
Wind: ENE19
Bar: 1019, steady
Sea: E7
Sky: Overcast, squally
Cabin Temperature: 82
Water Temperature...