Any sailors out there?

[moderna]

And then there is the, needing to sleep, go to work, etc. Keeping wind in the sails has been hard as the wind shifts. The field up front has thinned out considerably but earlier on one could loose 200 places overnight by missing a wind shift. I have had some good luck when away or would not have been able to stay even this close to the front.

Have fun

Loren

[Nflight]

I have had some experience sailing in my lifetime, ever since I was twelve I could sail with ease. I spent some time in the New Hampshire area at a camp during the summer months where they the counselors taught me to sail. I mastered the Sunfish and Sailfish, and was invited to sail on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire on a two masted schooner. I loved my time, well spent learning to read the water of the changes in wind direction and speed. Since this time frame was without GPS I was also taught how to read the old style of ship navigation using a marine sextant.

I still enjoy the feeling of sailing as I am returning to the type of sailing using no engine in flying called soaring as well. I prefer to have at my capable hands the means to travel with out the need to expend fossil fuels to do so!

[Bender10]

Day 9:

0743 - I think I may have eaten my last Tootsie Roll....sigh...time for a nap.

1035 - The Atlantic is beautiful this time of year. The view of Brazil off the starboard bow as I made it through the Fernando de Noronha gate was stupendous (over the horizon, but it was nice to know it was there, I hope ). Emptied sail locker, no Tootsie Rolls....

1257 - The wind is always blowing here, talk about some bad hair days . Found half a bag of Jelly Bellies behind the spare VHF radio...time for a nap.

1315 - Finished pawing through the hermetically sealed, freeze dried emergency supplies (Mountain House of course)...I really am out of Tootsie Rolls! Holy Crap!

1500 - Found a jerky stick wedged behind the main GPS, Yeeeuch...fish food. During my on deck checks, I stubbed my toe on a solar panel and knocked loose a half filled PEZ dispensor (Popeye of course..), that took the edge off. Now to look for dinner.

1640 - Nothing good to eat, so I checked the weather and worked on my course plot for tommorow. I am really making good time. In my short time "at the helm", I have "Rocketed" up in the standings. I am gaining on the leaders hand over fist, as it were. Just 4,119 positions between me and VICTORY!!!...Here I come You Bastards!!!

1715 - Only 9 days out, and 30 lbs. of Tootsie Rolls gone....Phffft....just like that.

1810 - I guess it's time to start in on the Mountain House provisions supplied by my sponsor....Hmmm....Turkey Tetrazzini, not bad maybe tommorow. Hmmm...Another Turkey Tetrazzini, wait a minute...More Turkey Tetrazzini, and another!!

Can it be...no....Do you mean to tell me, they loaded me with 300 lbs. of TURKEY TETRAZZINI !!!

Arrrrrrrrgh !!!!

[Steve Lux]

So, that's where all the Thanksgiving leftovers went...

[moderna]

Bender! WOW! You have sponsors? I am 47 days out and just started on my second case of Ramen from Costco. This one is Shrimp. Poor choice for an ocean voyage. Now even the food smells like dead sea stuff.

Ran aground, went ashore, got land sickness, shoved off and got going again but lost the wind and 100 places I will likely never make up. Alas.

Over half way home, hope my machine is still crunching when I get there. Probably not it is running Windows.

Loren

[Bender10]

Ah...The smell of rotting marine vegatation in the morning....this must be heaven!!

stupid seagulls...always crapping on my seat...mumumumble..

[Bender10]

Well, It's the New Year!! And I'm stuck on this crab infested raft in the middle of the Atlantic.....WoooHoo!

Time for another meal of Turkey....(at least its not fish )...Tetrazzini....maybe I should send up a flare...