1000 Days at Sea
 

Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmad are 143 days into their attempt to sail for 1000 days at sea, without making landfall.

They are sailing a schooner Stowe built at his grandfathers NC beachfront cottage, with the help of family and a bunch of hippies, back in the 70s.

Just four days out, they were chased out of, "HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS-SEA TRIAL MISSILEX AND GUNEX" exercise by the US Navy, and fifteen days out they were hit by a freighter which thankfully only tore off the bow sprint.

It's an adventure and not all fun and games. I don't think I would enjoy being cooped up with another person, on a small boat, for 1000 days. Too little space and too much salt.

The daily blog is on the home page but to get to the first 90 days of the voyage, you go from the site map on the home page.

There was a guy from my home state who came around to all the high schools and did inspirational speeches as he prepared to sail solo around the world. Later that year, we all read in the papers that he hadn't come into one particular port in the South Pacific as expected. Some searches were done, but he and his boat were never found.

Sounds like these guys have a little more experience than he did.

I never understood the appeal of sailing journeys. A couple hours, sure, but not longer than that. I like to stretch my legs.

Awesome job! Click the "Stowe built" link.