Matt Rutherford Approaches Cape Horn

[simonEdwards]

After leaving Annapolis in June, Matt Rutherford has sailed the NW Passage and is approaching Cape Horn...non stop on a 40 yr old Albin Vega. Amazing!!
Solo Around the America's Under Sail | An audacious attempt at sailing the Northwest Passage and circumnavigating entirety of both continents, to benefit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating

[Artif]

What a trip and what a man.
Incredible.

Just been looking at a couple of Albin Vegas on-line.

[simonEdwards]

Well I guess they are a pretty solid boat!!

[webejammin]

I've been checking in on his progress almost daily. Tough young man I wish him well around the horn
I don't think much about a boat that leaks as much as he says it does, as his bilge pump went out recently.

[Hud3]

You have to admire his fortitude! Thanks for keeping us posted, Simon.

[simonEdwards]

Originally Posted by webejammin

I've been checking in on his progress almost daily. Tough young man I wish him well around the horn
I don't think much about a boat that leaks as much as he says it does, as his bilge pump went out recently.

Well my experience is that most boats leak.... and that is before they sail thru the North west Passage, ride out several storms in the Bering Sea, and then cross the North and South Pacific!!!

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by simonEdwards

Well my experience is that most boats leak.... and that is before they sail thru the North west Passage, ride out several storms in the Bering Sea, and then cross the North and South Pacific!!!

We've obviously been on different boats.

IME most people don't set out for a challenging environment with a boat that requires pumping out every 5 hours........

[simonEdwards]

Well I don't know about your boating, but Isail about 20,000nm per year on many different boats, year in year out. I would consider it note worthy to see one with a dry bilge.....

[Saltyhog]

My favorite quote from the article: " I don’t need a dodger, I have a paintball mask."

[webejammin]

Matt is probably looking at the Horn about now and in the last few days he was doing 6.8 kt's at night.

[Hud3]

He's made it around and has started turning north--in a 27 foot boat! Way to go, Matt!

[ShaunJ]

Well done Matt
It looks like you are around the horn to me.

[Hud3]

Thanks, David, but your link was to somebody's email. Here's a link to the article...

Annapolis sailor on unprecedented, around-the-Americas odyssey - The Washington Post

[tartansail]

Originally Posted by Hud3

Thanks, David, but your link was to somebody's email. Here's a link to the article...

Annapolis sailor on unprecedented, around-the-Americas odyssey - The Washington Post

Thanks, Hud. No idea how that happened. Regardless, an impressive saga.

[drewcwsj]

A resupply effort is being put together out of Recife Brazil. The boat is in pretty sad shape but still sailing. The current problems are complete lack of power (dead motor, dead wind generator) and down to one dying watermaker, which could prove fatal. They are asking for donations.