Onward to the East
February 12, 2019
Day 131
Noon Position: 47 34S 167 18E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): –
Wind(t/tws): NNE 9
Sea(t/ft): 2
Sky: Overcast
10ths Cloud Cover: 10
Bar(mb)...
February 12, 2019
Day 131
Noon Position: 47 34S 167 18E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): –
Wind(t/tws): NNE 9
Sea(t/ft): 2
Sky: Overcast
10ths Cloud Cover: 10
Bar(mb)...
SailGP. Ever heard of it? I didn’t think so but get ready to hear a lot more about it in the next few months. In my opinion it’s the most exciting sailing event to come around in decades.
NOTE from Andy, Feb 14, 2019: I’m hesitant to publish this, for risk of it being too personal, causing too much interference with the public persona I’ve created about myself and of the business. But you know what – f&%k it.
February 12, 2019
Day 130
Noon Position: 47 52S 167 08E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): —
Wind(t/tws): ESE 15
Sea(t/ft): Slop to 4 feet
Sky: Cirrus
10ths Cloud Cover...
0936 Tuesday morning. Fiery sunrise this morning, just for those few moments when the sun appeared above the horizon but below the layer of gray clouds. The ocean was colored a dark, steel blue with flecks of whitecaps on each wavetop.
Ben Stein is already in Miami working as an Innovations Award judge and I look forward to his reporting as I man the news desk here in Maine. Today, though, I’ll discuss some of the monitoring tools...
February 10, 2019
Day 129
Noon Position: 47 33S 164 57E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): E 6
Wind(t/tws): NNE 23 – 29
Sea(t/ft): NNE 12-14+
Sky: Rain
10ths Cloud Cover...
2019 All-Catamaran Rendezvous Event in The Bahamas
May 26-29, 2019 | The Abacos
If you missed the inaugural All-Catamaran Rendezvous last year, you won't want to miss this one! All catamaran...
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February 9, 2019
Day 128
Noon Position: 47 33S 162 46E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExN 5
Wind(t/tws): NNE 18 – 21
Sea(t/ft): NE 6 – 8
Sky: Overcast, Fog, Rain
10ths Cloud Cover...
February 8, 2019
Day 127
Noon Position: 47 45S 159 53E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS 6+
Wind(t/tws): NNE 30 – 40
Sea(t/ft): NE 14+ (steep and breaking)
Sky: Stratus with rain and drizzle
10ths Cloud Cover...
February 7, 2019
Day 126
Noon Position: 47 11S 156 47E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): ExS 6
Wind(t/tws): NNE 17 – 19
Sea(t/ft): NE 3
Sky: Solid altostratus
10ths Cloud Cover...
February 6, 2019
Day 125
Noon Position: 46 38S 153 55E
Course(t)/Speed(kts): SExE 4
Wind(t/tws): Waffling between 15 and 45 degrees 5 – 9
Sea(t/ft): SW 5+ E, NE 2
Sky...
When I wrote enthusiastically about the then-new Maine Cat MC 38 in 2016, my only reservation was the gasoline outboards (though MC has used them on other sailing cat models for years). But then again...