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Greg Murphy

Grand Rapids Sailing Examiner

Greg Murphy has been sailing the Great Lakes and Caribbean for over twenty five years and has picked up experiences, wisdom and the simple joys of "messing about in boats" that he'd love to share.

The Offshore Sailboat Series: Stability - An Introduction (#2)

This is part of the article series: The Offshore Sailboat: Selecting, Equipping and RefittingWith all of the considerations for what boat to take offshore, probably no single factor is more important than its overall seaworthiness. And the...

The Offshore Sailboat: Selecting, Equipping & Refitting - An Introduction

Whether your sailing is mostly coastal daysails, an occasional long weekend aboard, bareboating in the Caribbean or anything short of currently being offshore, the following questions have undoubtedly came up in your mind or in coversation with fellow sailors:What...

Jessica Watson: Midpoint of voyage -100 days and 1,500nm ahead of plan (VIDEO)

Illustration courtesy of www.jessicawatson.com.auWhen you are sailing over 23,000 nautical miles, it is very hard to estimate a budget for daily progress; it's harder still to make a forecast of distance travelled over 100 days...

Jessica Watson: Knocked down in 70K gusts with 7-10 meter seas

Jessica Watson has dealt with her first major blow of her voyage and is currently tidying up after winds of over 70K caused her first knockdown of the voyage.Part of the responsibility of any skipper on an open ocean...

Jessica Watson: Missing cofee and more as storm approaches at 89/89 Lat/Lon

A good cup of coffee, a crunchy salad, chocolate that's not previouisly melted and stretching out at the beach - or anywhere else are among the things 16 year-old Jessica Watson misses during her nearly 100 days at sea...

Jessica Watson: It was cloudy and drizzly, but she could see Cape Horn (VIDEO)

While the overcast apparently prevented a flyby from her Mum and Dad, Jessica Watson had enough visibility to view the distinctive outline of Cape Horn from the cockpit of Ella's Pink Lady. ...

Jessica Watson: Blowin' by the Horn in 40K breeze on DAY 88 (VIDEO)

Surfing along in nearly 40K of stiff breeze in four meter seas, 16 year-old Jessica Watson of Australia blew by South America's Cape Horn early this morning (U. S. Eastern time) and has now completed over 9,800...

Jessica Watson: Ready for a party at the end of the world

Sometime tomorrow (Wednesday local time) Ella's Pink Lady will round Cape Horn - hopefully accompanied by a flyby from her parents, waves from boats from the Chilean and Argentine navy and radio conversations with other boats in the area.Ms...

Jessica Watson: Rounding Cape Horn on 1/13/10

She's traveled nearly 10,000 nautical miles since her pink S&S 34, Ella's Pink Lady departed Sydney harbor on October 18th. While Jessica Watson has had her share of adventure on this voyage, she admits...

Jessica Watson: 1,500 nautical miles until Tierra del Fuego and Drake Passage

The miles continue to tick away as Ella's Pink Lady has picked up some speed due to 20 knot winds. Current position is near 53°20'S, 110°44'W - about 1,500 nautical miles from...

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