Vingilótë has got her mast and standing rigging
Vingilótë is a real sailboat now she’s got her mast and standing rigging!
Tag: Sailing
A Pelican Case of Emergency Equipment
For today’s skill test I got to carry this through TSA:1 Two-way Satellite Messenger/GPS Navigator1 Battery bank/foldout solar panel1 GPS/One-way Satellite Messenger1 GPS/Satellite Tracker1 GPS...
Flying to South Africa for Vingilótë’s Launch
Delta Sky Club - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport It’s that time again. Very quick, short run to South Africa.
Putting the wrap on Vingilótë
A time-lapse of the wrap done by ImageBuild build on Vingilótë. They did an amazing job.
Interesting data about lightning strikes on sailboats…
Interesting data about lightning strikes on sailboats, and what you can or can't do about it.
Vingilótë now with full livery and names
Vingilótë pictures from the company's newsletter. Bit by bit. Now fully wrapped and with her name (in English and Quenya).
The final design for our boat’s hull by the most awesome and talente
The final design for our boat's hull by the most awesome and talented (and patient) Reed Scott Adler (if you need design work, you can find him at
Tl;dr I had a bad fall on my right waist and chest…
Edwin tl;dr I had a bad fall on my right waist and chest, cracked two floating ribs and the bottom fixed one. There are no full breaks in the ribs, all the bits are in the right place and my lungs...
Just because Mercer island is particularly picturesque today
Just because Mercer island is particularly picturesque today
Why soft skills matter
Why soft skills matter. I travelled to Cape Town to see how the boat is progressing, meet with the boat electronics systems integrator, make some decisions, meet with some people from Amazon from my...