1000 Days Before the Mast

Here is a recent entry in a blog that I've started reading. The two bloggers (Reid and Soanya) are aboard a sailboat in the Atlantic. They recently left New York (I think) and are planning to stay at sea for the next 1,000 (well a few less than that by now) days, circumnavigating the globe at least three times. It is a fascinating story, and there is usually at least one new post a day, sometimes more (with pictures). Check it out!

~Matt

PS If you do read several blogs or other sites with RSS feeds Google Reader is a great way to keep track of them, especially if you use more than one computer during the day. I keep track of all my blogs, news sites, and podcasts this way.

After the Storm

via 1000 Days Non-stop at Sea by Reid Stowe on Apr 30, 2007

April 30, 2007
Day 8,9

Stormy Weather
As most people have heard, photos of waves don't really show how large, steep, or fast they are moving or what happens when they crash on the boat, toss her about, find their way through new places, and keep coming for days on end. In this photo, they do look beautiful, but when viewed from the boat at sea they're awesome. To survive all of this is the story of man on the sea and these days it is the story of women too. We try to let nature take her course rather than wish for something else, especially since we did choose to cross the North Atlantic in the spring. When our friends on shore don't receive a communication from us it's because it's too rough, wet, and humid to take our electronic equipment out. We are a little worried about our technical equipment surviving these conditions and we've only just begun.
We have already weathered three separate storms where we had to take down most of our sail, and two nights and a day of constant lightening and thunder. In the midst of all this, we keep ourselves busy tending to all levels of surviving the high seas and appreciate all of our friends and sponsors who have made this opportunity possible.

Soanya's View:
Wow! I saw 20ft waves surround the boat. Reid says the wind builds up the waves and that it has to be windy for several days in a row to make big waves. I guess the conditions were right. They came in mountainous sets and made the boat really roll. Sometimes one would come so close to the rail that I would wonder if it would break over the boat or whether it would pass under. If it breaks, it's far better to be inside a closed hatch. Imagine liquid blue mountains rising and falling all around you, dancing to their own deep strong music and rolling off into the distance.




Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmad
1000 Days Non-stop at Sea

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