Ocean Ventures

Over the past weeks we have been working as hard as ever to get this voyage on the water. Work is full steam ahead and I have high hopes we will be able to secure a main partner real soon.

Preparations for the journey are taking place in several different ways. First and foremost I am still sailing as much as possible and getting out on the water for training at every opportunity. Right now, that means logging crossings of the Straight of Juan de Fuca between the Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands or Vancouver Island. I also plan on making a few more ocean crossings before taking on the big one so there is no question as far as experience is concerned.

As I've mentioned earlier, running on renewable, clean power is an extremely important part of the voyage. It is the way of the future and is the only way for me to generate electricity offshore without hauling massive amounts of fuel. So, my electricity will be generated by wind, solar and water.

Recognizing that solar would play a part in this, Flexcell (a manufacturer of flexible solar modules) will be partnering with the voyage by providing the necessary solar modules. They did the same thing with three of the boats in the last Vendee Globe, so I know I can trust their products to work in the rough southern ocean waters. You can check them out at flexcell.com.

I would also like to wish fair winds to Jessica Watson who left Sydney recently on her own global voyage.

We are working out all kinds of great ideas to incorporate into the voyage, which I will be announcing in the near future.

Thanks everyone for keeping in there though the long process of getting the funding and making the voyage happen.

All the Best,

Ryan