Jessica's blog today is pretty good. 45 knot winds, 15-20 foot seas, some serious surfing. If you're not a cynic you'll appreciate the young lady's effort and attitude. http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/the-voyage
What a gal!
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The more I follow her trip and try and comprehend what is involved mentally and physically the more I can have an appreciation for what she is doing and for what those before her have done that have sailed great distances single handed.
She mentions in the blog that there is really no way to convey the condition she was sailing in with the high wind and seas via a written description or with photographs. You have to experience it. Not to take anything away from anyone, but I read of peoples trips out to the Bahamas and or down to the keys where they sail either alone or accompanied and they sail through the night with their timer going off every 15 minutes or standing a 2-3 hour watch and then switching with someone else. Then they get to their destination tired and anchor and sleep. She is doing this day after day after day with no one to ever relieve her. Sure there isn't a lot she can run into out there and she can set the autopilot, but what kind of sleep are you really going to get knowing that conditions could/can change while you are asleep and/or something could break or go wrong?
Ruth and I haven't even been sailing a year yet, but spent about 45 days on anchor this past year and some of those nights were tense enough to not sleep well. Yet the worst that could of probably happened was the boat getting swept into the shore.
Yep I have a lot of admiration for her and the others before her. I'll for sure never be doing what she is doing.
c ya,
Sum
She mentions in the blog that there is really no way to convey the condition she was sailing in with the high wind and seas via a written description or with photographs. You have to experience it. Not to take anything away from anyone, but I read of peoples trips out to the Bahamas and or down to the keys where they sail either alone or accompanied and they sail through the night with their timer going off every 15 minutes or standing a 2-3 hour watch and then switching with someone else. Then they get to their destination tired and anchor and sleep. She is doing this day after day after day with no one to ever relieve her. Sure there isn't a lot she can run into out there and she can set the autopilot, but what kind of sleep are you really going to get knowing that conditions could/can change while you are asleep and/or something could break or go wrong?
Ruth and I haven't even been sailing a year yet, but spent about 45 days on anchor this past year and some of those nights were tense enough to not sleep well. Yet the worst that could of probably happened was the boat getting swept into the shore.
Yep I have a lot of admiration for her and the others before her. I'll for sure never be doing what she is doing.
c ya,
Sum
Cheering her on!
I have to admit that from the comfort of my home, there is a part of me that is looking forward to reading about how she is going to handle the tests that are going to come her way. It sounds like Jessica is putting her game face on for the next anticipated gale. I know that she has a land-based team that is giving her guidance, but she is the one risking her life in an area of the world where rescue is far from promised.
There is something about this blog and the ability to follow her track on a satellite image that is gripping to say the least. Of course I am hopeful for her safey, but I have to admit that this is a vicarious thrill.
I have to admit that from the comfort of my home, there is a part of me that is looking forward to reading about how she is going to handle the tests that are going to come her way. It sounds like Jessica is putting her game face on for the next anticipated gale. I know that she has a land-based team that is giving her guidance, but she is the one risking her life in an area of the world where rescue is far from promised.
There is something about this blog and the ability to follow her track on a satellite image that is gripping to say the least. Of course I am hopeful for her safey, but I have to admit that this is a vicarious thrill.
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