Bil Wrote:
And for something completely Off Topic:
While Zygote was up on the hard, one of our
friends at our marina started a solo unassisted
west-about circumnavigation.Bill Hatfield spend July thru August getting his
Moody 33’ “Katherine Ann” in shape and set off
with a notional start/finish line just outside
Moreton Bay (i.e. in the Pac O).Bill ran into trouble early with his windvane self
steering, so he aborted and called into Sydney
Harbour to get a spare part. That was in early
September, 4 months ago (see: ).
Completely Off Topic:
Bill Hatfield rounded Cape Horn. And then was knocked down. Hard. He lost two portlights and several solar cells. The loss of the solar cells compromised his electricity supply, including his ability to start his engine to make a self-rescue run to Ushuaia. And of course wireless signals of his track were lost.
Bill turned E and ran back to the Falkland Islands. And suffered another knockdown. Hard. Shrouds compromised.
He has now made port in Stanley. Dreams of single-handed non-stop westabout circumnav have been dashed. Read more at: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/whatfield1/?xjMsgID=390749