The above image is the latest appropriation of ‘A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind’ to which Google has alerted me. It was on the site of a beautiful woman, whom I do not know--I visited her site and saw a photo of her--and at least it was accompanied by ‘Not all those who wander are lost,’ which I rather like.
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While after all these years and voyages I like to think that I am reasonably competent and knowledgeable about boats, experts in given fields know a great deal more than I in their specific areas. This comes to mind because I had a most instructive telephone conversation with Tom Whitehead of Ocean Planet Energy which resulted in my changing details of my order in several ways and how I will wire the panels. There are also two useful Solbian installation videos on the site. Support is so important I don’t understand how some companies just don’t get it. The Ocean Planet Energy and Yellowbrick, to name just two, certainly do.
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Here is a link to more information about SNAFU. And another.
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I have posted the videos of the passage from St. Helena to St. Lucia.
They are not a complete record of the voyage. I was surprised to discover that I didn’t shoot any video the last three or four hundred miles of the passage. Near land I was busy dodging local fishing boats and preparing to enter harbor. Perhaps nothing of interest happened before that.
I have tried, with varied success, to capture a range of the experience of sailing a small boat alone across oceans, including at night. In the future I am going to try to provide more variety and show myself more.
On a Moore 24 one almost always has to be holding on, braced or wedged in, and there are only a limited number of places where I can be secure and hold a camera. Nevertheless I have some ideas.
As a writer I am immodestly confident. In this medium I am still feeling my way.
As a writer I am immodestly confident. In this medium I am still feeling my way.
