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Air-Evacuated Crewman on the Mend
The human brain has some remarkable ways of dealing with extreme situations. In instances of severe trauma, for example, it seems to shut down certain body and brain functions — such as memory — and switch into survival mode. For Mike Kalahar that was probably a very good thing. As reported earlier, he was badly…
Getting High on Low Season
We neglected to take any photos of John or Lynn or of the Moorings/Sunsail base on Tortola, so all photos that accompany this piece are of The Baths on Virgin Gorda. When you grab a mooring ball and jump into the 83-degree water there, this is what you see. We don’t know about you, but…
Real Life ‘Lost’
Imagine you’re on an idyllic crossing, halfway between Hawaii and Fiji. The sky and sea are impossible shades of blue, the wind fills your sails, and life couldn’t get much better. You see you’re on course for a tiny, pork chop-shaped atoll in the Phoenix Island chain in the Republic of Kiribati, so you decide,…
Spot On. . . Or Not
Those who know us well would fall off their chairs in a state of hysterical laughter if we purported to be technical experts. But we do know something about SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger units that we’d bet some ocean passage-makers — and some salesmen — don’t know. Ever since the reasonably priced SPOT devices came…
Provisioning Seminar Tonight at OYC
With start of the Singlehanded TransPac just over a month away, skippers are undoubtedly getting ready to start provisioning for their solo run to Kauai. Instead of just packing your boat with protein powder and Gatorade, stop by the Oakland YC tonight for the race’s Provisioning and Return Options seminar. Get tips on nutrition, interesting…