8/5/21 8/5/21

Day 11: Why do we keep doing this to ourselves?

7/28/21 7/28/21

Day 10: Sailing to Zanzibar

7/27/21 7/27/21

Day 9: We are back inReach!

7/19/21 7/19/21

Our live tracker is down :(

7/19/21 7/19/21

Day 7: Torm Timothy to the rescue

7/15/21 7/15/21

Day 6: What happened when we lost our sat coms

7/11/21 7/11/21

Day 14: hello Azores!

7/7/21 7/7/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 6 through 10: What they've been up to

You know all is well when there is a pod of dolphins dancing alongside them, hailing Polar Seal as a queen of the sea! So please know that as they sit back, relax, and enjoy each moment of this crossing, it has never been more clear that they are in exactly the right place.

7/2/21 7/2/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 5: The “comfortable” route

Last night, Anett and I were in the cockpit, getting rocked by ever confused waves and asking ourselves “why is it like this?” We are so far offshore, what are the weather systems sending us waves from all directions and keeping them so close together?

7/1/21 7/1/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 4: Confused Seas and the Return of Nausea

Have you ever asked yourself what living in a washing machine would be like? Probably not (lucky you), but let me describe it for you.

6/30/21 6/30/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 3: Seaweed, Trash, and Man-of-War

If yesterday I woke up living in a tractor, this morning, I woke up living in a washing machine. I normally write those updates between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM on my night watch, but today, I was busy hanging on for my life in very confused seas and there was no way I could look at a screen. So I am late writing this, but my stomach is grateful for it!

6/29/21 6/29/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 2: Welcome to the Doldrums!

I went to bed around 9:00 PM last night after a full day of great sailing in flat seas. I don’t think that Ryan and I ever had such a smooth start to a crossing before and for once, getting in our offshore rhythm is fun and easy.

6/28/21 6/28/21

Bermuda to Azores, Day 1: Sweet Life in a Tractor

A little over a week ago, the weather forecast showed some weird low pressure systems on our planned route from Bermuda to the Azores, as well as some big patches of no wind in between.

6/28/21 6/28/21

So Long, Bermuda!

It is 9:00 AM in Saint George, Bermuda, and we’ve just raised the anchor. Together with our two buddy boats Sargo and Zanzibar, we are making circles in the harbor to secure the anchor and raise the main sail.

6/26/21 6/26/21

three times is a charm! finally Departing from Bermuda

6/26/21 6/26/21

departure from Bermuda, tomorrow Sunday 27th of June

6/20/21 6/20/21

Polar Seal VS Northern Atlantic weather

6/7/21 6/7/21

Day 9, Part Two: News Flash — A Burger and a Beer (Almost)

This morning, we were informed by the wonderful people who turn these satellite tracker updates into blog posts (hi Erin and Liz!) that the majority of you guys reading our updates everyday heavily leaned in favor of us making a pitstop in Bermuda.

6/7/21 6/7/21

Day 9: Calling an audible on Bermuda

For now, we are keeping our course straight towards Bermuda to keep the option open, and will choose staying or continuing very close to the last minute. Stay tune for an extra update later today!