Sailing into Strange Harbors

Even with cool, high-tech gear on our boat to help us find our way, it’s still tricky to pick the best path to where we want to go.

The wind and ocean currents have pushed us off course, farther north than we planned. There are big oil platforms and tiny islands nearby, so we have to be really careful.

There’s a chance we won’t reach land before the sun goes down—and you NEVER want to sail into a new harbor at night! It’s too risky because you can’t see what’s around you. If that happens, we’ll slow way down and wait until morning to go in safely.

Right now, we’re sailing fast! We have the main sail all the way up and a big jib sail too. We’re sailing close to the wind in 12 knots of breeze, and our boat is zooming along at 8 to 9 knots!Read more