Norfolk Virginia to Bermuda Ocean Training Cruise, May 26 - June 3, 2019

S/V NAVIGATOR, our Island Packet 40  will depart Norfolk Virginia on May 28, 2019 after two preparation days. The crew members are: Captain Tom Tursi of Pennsylvania (Skipper), Captain David Gifford of Maryland (First Mate), and student crew members Christopher Quinn (New Jersey), Sarah Grainger (New York), Susan Quinn (New Jersey) and Jonathan Karpfen (California). NAVIGATOR will make the passage to Bermuda via a non-stop ocean route. The cruise has an estimated distance of 670 nautical miles, and will take approximately 6 days, sailing both day and night.  We will discuss the route, weather and actual progress here on our blog as it happens, so please join us! To follow the discussion, see the COMMENTS to this blog post. To follow their actual progress on via SPOT, click HERE.