1000 Days at Sea

[xoxoxoBruce]

Reid Stowe

Born into a family of longtime boat builders and inspired by his father's Air Force career, Reid has been challenging the seas with lengthy voyages since age 19, when he first sailed from Hawaii to New Zealand in 1971. It was during this time that he met and was influenced by France's Bernard Moitessier, the first man to sail nonstop around the world.

and Soanya Ahmad

Born in Queens, New York. The eldest of three children, she was raised by parents who emigrated from Guyana.

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.

[glatt]

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.

[Griff]

Awesome job! Click the "Stowe built" link.