The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
No SOLUTION
It was an easy but painful decision to abandon SOLUTION. She was clearly sinking. I estimated that the water was rising an inch every ten minutes and it was now completely covering the floorboards, with 8 inches to go before it covered the main batteries located beneath the lower bunks in the main cabin.
“A yacht may elect to race using celestial navigation”
A yacht may elect to race using celestial navigation. If a yacht elects to be celestially navigated, she shall have her elapsed time reduced by 3%.
Recapping a Classic Yacht’s Journey in the Bermuda Race
The adventure was beginning and it was nothing like what I anticipated. Years, months, and days of prep work were forgotten. We just wanted to make it through the evening of squalls and then the Gulf Stream safely reminding ourselves that this trip was our vacation time.
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