My first offshore trip was a delivery and it was an amazing sail. When I look back on it I always remember feeling relaxed and cruising downwind. This video makes me feel the same way. Though, as the end alluded to there was still some adventure along the way. With as many things as went […]
Fearless’ Marion to Bermuda Bash
I had intended to narrate this video but after choosing the songs and putting together a rough cut I decided I liked just fine sans narration. Fortunately I have this blog where I can share a bit about the trip: The start of the Marion to Bermuda race was eerily calm. Light to no wind […]
Introspective Bermuda Return
Coming back from Bermuda was a very different experience. Instead of twelve we were six. Although six is light crew for FEARLESS we made due. It’s tough to overstate the added comfort of having one’s own bunk to sleep in. When you go below you needn’t search for somewhere to sleep you just climb back […]
FEARLESS?
I’m lying on the deck, tethered on, mummified in foul weather gear. I am trying to close my eyes and rest but keep staring up at the mast, rigging and sails waving across the sky. We just finished tucking in our third, final reef and rolling up most of our blade. But we’re still racing, […]
Seventeen Point Seven
This season is really turning out to be epic. I knew I had signed up for a lot but it’s far more than I had expected. And then I signed on for a week-long delivery up the east coast that turned out to be epic. Here’s a few seconds from the delivery: It wasn’t all […]