Around-n-Over - By CONTACT3.0

Night of the shearwater... November 26, 2007 - Day 140
In case you are wondering, I have decided to take the boat north of the counter current, up to the 9N latitude to be sure. Then I will run west until I reach the 165W longitude before another souther

Guess what? November 25, 2007 - Day 139
Yep, you guessed it -- I am getting 15-20 knot SE winds, which are, surprise(!), taking me back north. Are you getting tired of this north-south nonsense? I certainly am!

The wind forecast

Thanksgiving is there... November 22, 2007 - Day 136
...where family, friends, partners and sponsors are in the United States. Out here on the boat, I don't have the stuffed turkey, or the yams, or the cranberry jam. Instead I have a

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.

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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

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