On Thursday, May 8th, EYE of the World crew members Ian Harris and Adam fly from Newport News, Virginia, south to Fort Lauderdale Florida. The plan is to return a week later on EYE of the World's vessel and base of operations for its circumnavigation beginning in the fall of 2009.
The boat, currently docked in the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale, is a Cheoy Lee built 40' Rhodes Reliant yawl. The Reliant is a classic and much sought-after design. The boat itseld itself has had extensive recent work done on it, including a new rig, bottom job, and teak deck. EYE of the World plans to continue the refit by returning the interior and deck to its original glory as well as installing state-of-the-art equipment necessary for a modern life at sea.
The delivery trip will take (depending on weather conditions) approximately a week to 10 days. Although the vessel is a prime candidate for a liveaboard, it is currently merely a shell of its prior and future self. The delivery crew's lifestyle will be akin to that of a minimalist backpacking trip.
The crew has several route options, all of which are dependent upon weather conditions and the crew's assessment of the capabilities of the vessel. They range from a gulf stream, ICW, or coastal route (or multiple combinations of all three).
Ian, Adam, and a third guest crew member will take the boat as far as they can in a week. EYE crew member Alan Stewart will be busy that week racing almost the same route in the Tybee 500 for Team Velocity sailing. (Cheer him on here and here). The next weekend, Ian, who needs to be at work on Sunday, will swap out his position with Alan, and the boat will continue north to its new home, Crown Point Marina in Gloucester Point, Virginia.
Although the boat does not have unlimited communications with shore, the crew will be in daily contact with ground-crew (and NORSA member) Mike Rhodes who will be providing weather and routing updates. Mike will also be posting updates on the vessel's progress on the TeamNorsa blog. Make sure to check this site during the course of next week to follow along. If you have any messages for the crew, Mike will be able to pass them along.
Finally, there is a potential spot for a 4th crew member (no sailing experience necessary). If any of this sounds interesting to you and you have next week or more to spare, e-mail adam@eyeotw.org. Learn about EYE of the World at http://www.eyeotw.org/.
Additionally, 10 points goes to whoever can identify the source of the title of this post.
The boat, currently docked in the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale, is a Cheoy Lee built 40' Rhodes Reliant yawl. The Reliant is a classic and much sought-after design. The boat itseld itself has had extensive recent work done on it, including a new rig, bottom job, and teak deck. EYE of the World plans to continue the refit by returning the interior and deck to its original glory as well as installing state-of-the-art equipment necessary for a modern life at sea.
The delivery trip will take (depending on weather conditions) approximately a week to 10 days. Although the vessel is a prime candidate for a liveaboard, it is currently merely a shell of its prior and future self. The delivery crew's lifestyle will be akin to that of a minimalist backpacking trip.
The crew has several route options, all of which are dependent upon weather conditions and the crew's assessment of the capabilities of the vessel. They range from a gulf stream, ICW, or coastal route (or multiple combinations of all three).Ian, Adam, and a third guest crew member will take the boat as far as they can in a week. EYE crew member Alan Stewart will be busy that week racing almost the same route in the Tybee 500 for Team Velocity sailing. (Cheer him on here and here). The next weekend, Ian, who needs to be at work on Sunday, will swap out his position with Alan, and the boat will continue north to its new home, Crown Point Marina in Gloucester Point, Virginia.
Although the boat does not have unlimited communications with shore, the crew will be in daily contact with ground-crew (and NORSA member) Mike Rhodes who will be providing weather and routing updates. Mike will also be posting updates on the vessel's progress on the TeamNorsa blog. Make sure to check this site during the course of next week to follow along. If you have any messages for the crew, Mike will be able to pass them along.
Finally, there is a potential spot for a 4th crew member (no sailing experience necessary). If any of this sounds interesting to you and you have next week or more to spare, e-mail adam@eyeotw.org. Learn about EYE of the World at http://www.eyeotw.org/.
Additionally, 10 points goes to whoever can identify the source of the title of this post.
4 comments:
"Captain Ron" was just on TV up here on TBS. Otherwise, I would never have gotten it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmcsr0wt4wk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqKpnU8sCE
dont do that and your trip will be fine
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