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Day 1 – First full day aboard. Peter Island.

I woke up this morning with the realization we were finally aboard Dignity – our future home. The weather was looking a little miserable but that didn’t matter. While I waited for everyone else to wake up I Skyped my parents who are currently living in South Africa. Video conferencing is a great way to […]

Day 0 – Arrival

Traveling to the BVI was no problem. We left reasonably early to avoid any last minute issues but the road traffic was no problem and the self-serve check in seemed to have eliminated the queues (lines) we are used to at Newark. Thus we had a bit of a wait in the departure lounge but […]

Almost there

One day and a bunch of hours and we’ll finally be Aboard Dignity. I can’t believe it’s so near. The party really starts Friday night when our friends Anne and John join us for the evening before we all head off to the airport the following morning. The laptop is coming with us so I’ll […]

More Video from Sebastian

I have to keep an eye on Sebastian’s website as he’s posting new updates to his Atlantic Crossing video every now and then. Right now he’s on “Test 6”. It’s a great mix of video and music and gives a sense of their time crossing the Atlantic last November/December. As a reminder, here is a […]

Celestial Navigation

Today I signed up for a remote learning ASA107 – Celestial Navigation. I’ve always been fascinated by the navigation side of sailing and find the concepts fairly easy to grasp. The ultimate step is to navigate using just your watch, the heavens and a trusty sextant. While I don’t think I’ll ever travel without GPS, […]