It’s noon on Saturday, November 17th. Noon is a historically significant time when voyaging on the ocean… Ancient mariners would fix their position by the noon sun using a sextant or quadrant. They would shoot the sun… a minute later, they would shoot it again. If the sun moved up, it was before noon. The …
After breakfast, I checked my position. I was 980 feet from the waypoint I had set before departing Virginia. Luck… I know… but still amazing! Maybe luck will be on my side now. That waypoint was out of the Gulf Stream According to satellite imagery. I should be on the western edge of an east-going …
I was hoping to depart Currituck Beach around 4 pm. It was now 6:30 pm. I was starting a long journey. So, I had to stay positive, telling myself those two and a half hours were lost 12 hours ago. Distant Horizon has made good time. We are heading for the Gulf Stream. The winds …
I was sailing south on the Atlantic Ocean. Just three miles offshore from Virginia Beach. There was a nice breeze off my starboard quarter (right rear corner). The wind and current were both flowing south, making this a nice gentle sail. I knew this wasn’t going to last. The forecast said the winds would drop …
Final Preparations Distant Horizon and I have been in the southern Chesapeake Bay area for the last four years. During that time, I rehabilitated my shoulder, injured during my previous attempt to cross the ocean. For the subsequent two and a half years, I have been preparing Distant Horizon for our final attempt to sail …
