S/V NAVIGATOR,
our Island Packet 40 departed Bermuda bound for Norfolk Virginia today, June 9th at 10:44 AM.
The student crew arrived on the evening of June 6th. June 7th and
8th were spent in preparation for the voyage. The crew
members
as show from left to right are: Robin Bauer (New Jersey), Andy Uribe (Virginia), Captain Tom Tursi of
Pennsylvania (Skipper), Charlie Myers
(Texas), and Joe Ziolkowski (Michigan). Captain Tim Cook of Washington DC
(First Mate) is behind the camera!
NAVIGATOR will make the passage to Norfolk 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 via SPOT, CLICK HERE.
