Category: Route
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The Bilge Rat offers thanks and says “Orevwa” – by Al Valvano Dear Patient and Lovely Reader: Well, I’ve made it. I’m writing this from the island of St. Lucia, on solid ground that does not move unless the rum punch has been particularly effective. When I last wrote, I was a man adrift, grappling…
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Sails, squalls, mysterious radar blobs, and close encounter with a superyacht. – by Al Valvano Beloved Reader: Remember last post when I snarked on how sailors love to complicate the English language unnecessarily? Well, I’ve learned something else about them. They also have a talent for taking something that is infinitely complicated and somehow making…
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The Ballad of Captain Jay (The Birthday Edition) (To the rhythm of “The Wellerman”) Verse 1There is a man who leads this crew,On an Oyster boat in the ocean blue!He’s turning six-and-sixty, too,And the Captain’s name is Jay!From Washington state he made his way,To the deep blue sea where the dolphins play,To celebrate his special…
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Guest Blog: Sailing Aboard Welcome It was a real privilege to sail aboard Welcome and to get to know Jay and Donna as we made our way from Ipswich to Las Palmas. We had spring tides and some tricky wind conditions to contend with as we left port, but managed to time our entry into…
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We left Ipswich, UK, around 09:30 on Tuesday, 7 October. It felt like we had run out of preparation tasks and provisions to acquire and store. The forecast was for light winds and light seas. Mostly, we motored and occasionally motor-sailed. We are headed to Guernsey to complete the transfer of title of the boat…
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Today marked the fourth day of preparations for our departure from Ipswich. Our Captain Mark Durhan and crew/chef Cat Vizor showed up first thing. We have a great team! There have been lots of stowing spares, buying food, and rechecking the boat. Mark goes up the mast tomorrow for a rig-check. Our weather router, Bill…
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This is a clip from Neil at North Sails showing our route and sail trials on Sunday, September 28.