Newport Bermuda Sailboat Race
My brother Bob and his friend Jason started their two-handed sailboat race from Rhode Island to Bermuda yesterday. The race should take about five days, with them sleeping in shifts and racing the whole time. There are many classes of boats in the race, from yachts with large crews of people to small two-handed boats like the 34-foot Paladin that Bob is sailing. Good luck Bob and Jason!
Each boat has a GPS transponder so we can watch the race from home. The orange line in the bottom pictures below shows the path of the Paladin.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 10:30 am
Wow. The transponder to web thing is really neat. Go Bob!
(Written from another two-handed 34 foot sailboat now moored in Luperon, Dominican Republic)
July 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I was wondering how to track a boat. We have some frienda on the Windnorn. Any advice?Thanks
July 11th, 2008 at 9:36 am
So, how did he finish?