First, a correction. The information posted Wednesday about how to join tomorrow’s webinar is wrong.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0LrYWr8GTZGgviq31lQ-tA
The time remains the same. 5:00 PM Eastern Time. 2200 UCT.
The above photo of the plane of our galaxy is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day and was two years in the making. I quote from the site:
Explanation: An expanse of cosmic dust, stars and nebulae along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy form a beautiful ring in this projected all-sky view. The creative panorama covers the entire galaxy visible from planet Earth, an ambitious 360 degree mosaic that took two years to complete. Northern hemisphere sites in western China and southern hemisphere sites in New Zealand were used to collect the image data. Like a glowing jewel set in the milky ring, the bulge of the galactic center, is at the very top. Bright planet Jupiter is the beacon just above the central bulge and left of red giant star Antares. Along the plane and almost 180 degrees from the galactic center, at the bottom of the ring is the area around Orion, denizen of the northern hemisphere's evening winter skies. In this projection the ring of the Milky Way encompasses two notable galaxies in southern skies, the large and small Magellanic clouds.
Ryan Finn is underway. He left Brooklyn yesterday afternoon and is sailing fast. When I last checked he was making 17 knots. I again wish him fulfillment of his vision.
His tracking page is:
https://share.garmin.com/82X63?fbclid=IwAR2xO6vdkRoPpOcCumASc_Ya5AtTMwi9TA05NKMO5xoQBoURZxXeQFDVUU0
3 comments:
Looking forward to tonight's webinar! When I last checked on Ryans progress it shows him headed north back towards NY, Hope all is well for him.
According to a report at Sailing Anarchy, Ryan suffered damage to the bow of the windward hull. I happened to check his tracking site not long after if happened and it was obvious something had gone wrong. At one position he was making 15 knots and ten minutes later the boat speed was 4. He has now turned southwest on a starboard tack. He is about 300 miles east of the Chesapeake. I expect JZERRO is unsinkable and he can call for help, but the water is cold up there at this time of year. I’ll be watching and hoping he reaches some port safely.
Hi Webb - Just finished watching your webinar. Thanks for taking the time. I enjoyed it very much. Especially your observations of sailing alone and your philosophy of life. You have enriched the lives of many people - sailors and landlubbers. Fair winds. Scott, SV Free Spirit, Ranger 23.
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