Date: Mon, 21 May 2012
Place: St. George's Bermuda
Wind/Weather: S, 18 to 24 knots, rainy
Title: Arrival in Bermuda
I had the mid watch last night and I was hoping to see the Bermuda glow from 60 miles out but I saw nothing.
This morning I had the 0900 to 1200 and finally spotted land from about 10 miles out.
Two hours later we …
Tom is a retired US Naval Officer and Engineer. Despite the fact that he is "landlocked" in Iowa, he gets to sail several months out of the year and writes about his crewing experience in his blog "The Competent Crew" (www.competentcrew.org)
Tom loves sailing and everything about life at sea from manning the helm to cooking a meal for the crew. After 12 years of being away from sailing, in February 2011, bored with retirement, he decided to get his sea legs back and sought out a …
Tom is a retired US Naval Officer and Engineer. Despite the fact that he is "landlocked" in Iowa, he gets to sail several months out of the year and writes about his crewing experience in his blog "The Competent Crew" (www.competentcrew.org)
Tom loves sailing and everything about life at sea from manning the helm to cooking a meal for the crew. After 12 years of being away from sailing, in February 2011, bored with retirement, he decided to get his sea legs back and sought out a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) course to obtain his Day Skipper certificate. By the end of the year, he had sailed as crew in four different sailboats and covered 4700 miles of open ocean.
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012
Place: St. George's Bermuda
Wind/Weather: S, 18 to 24 knots, rainy
Title: Arrival in Bermuda
I had the mid watch last night and I was hoping to see the Bermuda glow …
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012
Place: Enroute to Bermuda
Wind/Weather: S, 14to 18 knots, cloudy.
Title: Day 5 at Sea
I woke up at 0530 for the 0600 to 0900 watch. The sun was coming up and it loo…
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012
Place: Enroute to Bermuda
Wind/Weather: SE 18 to 24 knots / cloudy with showers
Title: Day 4 at Sea
Well, yesterday was a very nice day. Today, not so much. The wi…
Date: Fri 18 May 2012
Place: Enroute to Bermuda
Wind/Weather: SE 15 to 20 knots, sunny
Title: Day 3 at Sea, Half Way
During Susy's 0300 to 0600 watch, we reached the half way point.
We …
