Month: May 2022

In addition to his first mate title, crew member Rudy can add chief fisherman (although we’re still looking for that first fish) and amateur photographer to his resume!

Sailors always say that when there are two sail boats there is always a race. It’s true. We are 960nm from the Azores and haven’t seen a sailing vessel in several days.

We thought that you might like to know what typical days might look like on board Ingwe. One day for us is a full 24 hours, as we continue to sail through the night towards the Azores.

During the first part of the Atlantic Crossing Adventure we had conditions that were well suited to light downwind sailing. This allowed us all to get comfortable with the boat and to have a lot of fun, which included swimming when there was no wind.

Stories about pirates, treasure, ocean storms and ships cast adrift often reference the Gulf Stream and the Sargasso Sea. But what and where are these really? 

We had a chance to swim today but got no takers. For the past few days we have been somewhat mesmerized by the presence of Portuguese men of war.

Prior to the Atlantic Crossing of Sail For Epilepsy, many preparations were necessary: assembling the medical kit, sourcing spare parts, organizing the sleep study, and getting the boat ship-shape with various improvements and maintenance.

We are surrounded by an ocean of water but it’s not drinkable. How can we convert it to drinking water?

If you are following us on the tracker you will notice that we are not making a direct course to the Azores. Why, you may ask?