Around-n-Over - By CONTACT3.0

It is not all birds... November 20, 2007 - Day 134
I notice the birds more readily as they are always in plain sight. Fish too make their presence known, sometimes simply by pacing with me like the small grey sharks lately.

I have been negl

Unreliable wind forecasts... November 19, 2007 - Day 133
The wind forecasts that I receive are the results of computer models which process a large amount of data. These models are more accurate when the movements are broad and sweeping, less accurate when

I miss my Storm Petrel! November 18, 2007 - Day 132
Well, perhaps it was not the best pet in terms of hygene, but that fragile little Storm Petrel left its mark. I go back to the images and footage of that bird to enjoy a moment of smile.

I s

I was catching some rays! November 15, 2007 - Day 129
Clouds are all that I am currently getting, here at the inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ). After the strong northerly pushback that I was served on November 8-10, I have have to try again for th

Storm Petrel came to visit... November 13, 2007 - Day 127
Saturday evening was fun. I was able join the fellow members of the Pacific Nortwest Chapter of the Explorers Club during their

The verdict: A record sighting! November 12, 2007 - Day 126
I have received confirmation that the bird species which visited my boat on Oct 31, was a Laughing Gull (larus atricilla), out at sea a record distance.

Our ornithologist friend Pepper Trail sa

I am not a happy camper! November 10, 2007 - Day 124
"No complaining. No whining. No despair. Winds will blow. It is in their nature. They are pushing your boat back north, too bad. Try again later. December shows NE winds across the Equator west

Debate continues on the bird... November 8, 2007 - Day 122
The bird which I last reported on November 2nd and 4th was a gull, but there is not a consensus on which species yet. Gulls are coastal birds, and not a pelagic bird species, so we have on record an

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