Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Ocean Training Cruise ASA 108; Norfolk to Bermuda May 26 - June 3, 2024

 

S/V NAVIGATOR, our Island Packet 40 departed from Norfolk Virginia on May 28, 2024 after two preparation days.  The crew members are: Captain Frank Mummert of Maryland (Skipper), Captain David Gifford of Maryland (First Mate), and student crew members Ali Soylu (Maryland), Igor Modlin (New Jersey), Kurt Zinsmeyer (Texas) and Michael Yakir (New Jersey). 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.