Around-n-Over - By CONTACT3.0

Nice breeze, good sleeping... January 27, 2009 - Day: 12 (2.3346S,144.6345E)
This morning I submitted two wind forecast inquiries by email, one for my location at the FAD (Fish Aggregating Device - the buoy), and one 60 nm further south at the 3rd parallel. I use an automated

Birds and buoy... January 25, 2009 - Day: 10 (2.0871S, 144.6349E)
Please remember to track my progress by clicking here. [MAP] link on the top right should be p

There are not as many birds... January 23, 2009 - Day: 8 (1.6590S, 145.8290E)
I heard that the [ORS MAP] link on the top right points to the previous 312 day Pacific effort. Ocean Rowing Society has started a new tracking page for me, and we did not know until friends started c

Did I mention the heat? January 21, 2009 - Day: 6 (1.5152S, 147.1331E)
Pacific is being its capricious self again. This morning after coming to a position 30nm north of Lorengau port on Manus Island, I started receiving winds 180 degrees opposed to before, which are now

Watermaker is working... January 19, 2009 - Day: 4 (1.2269S, 146.9071E)
As soon as I got some sun on the first day, I tested my electric desalinator. This watermaker is a great convenience when it works, otherwise I have to use a handpump to produce fresh water from the

Rabaul is on the cards... January 17, 2009 - Day 2 (0.7927S, 145.4846E)
Since the successful put-in two nights ago by captain Hermenio Fotanilla of GLAXINIA owned by Frabelle Fishing Corporation, life

Deployed at sea... January 15, 2009 (0.0263N, 144.6143E)
Today at 10:50 UTC (19:50 local time) on Jan 15, 2009, I was lowered from GLAXINIA and released at sea. Considering the prevailing swells, we had deployed about half mile NW of my target.

I man

We left Lae... January 13, 2009
Today at around noon local time, GLAXINIA pulled anchor and we left the port of Lae. All that waiting game was over. "Estimated time of arrival, Thursday 1400 hours," announced Captain Hermenio Fota

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