Good Morning!
Just a quick note that I will be talking to Zac and hopefully receiving his blog later this morning. I put an email out to some friendly people whi have been advising us in Majuro about the postal address. I'll let you know soon - they are about 6 hours earlier there so it may be afew hours.
Thanks for your support!
Marianne
Just a quick note that I will be talking to Zac and hopefully receiving his blog later this morning. I put an email out to some friendly people whi have been advising us in Majuro about the postal address. I'll let you know soon - they are about 6 hours earlier there so it may be afew hours.
Thanks for your support!
Marianne
posted by Zac at
8:33 AM
16 Comments:
hi zac (and zac's mom!)
my name is sterling - my father ran into your father in ventura harbor a few weeks before your scheduled departure and i've been following your blog since.
anyhow, i just wanted to leave you a note of encouragement. i'm really impressed with all you've done and you've inspired me to get back into sailing. with luck, i'll be on another wednesday night boat in MDR soon.
i do have one question though - why aren't you fishing much? it seems like that would be a great way to entertain yourself / pass the time and supplement your dwindling fresh food supply.
cheer!
Mrs. Sunderland,
I already sent my letter to Zac at the address you posted. I think it will be OK. I have lived in many towns where if the mail coming to you is posted as ‘General Delivery’ or as a boat name with the town and zip, it usually is sitting at the post office just waiting for you.
Funny - I like the idea of having Zac’s hair cut at the dock when he gets back, but it would sure be long! What’s that guy’s name who caught his hair in the tree while riding his horse, in the scriptures? Maybe two hair events where he gets his hair cut at the halfway point and again, when he arrives at MDR.
Zac, it is refreshing to see you include the boats and new friends you are meeting along the way. Anyone who has spent time at sea, understands that time can, at times, stand still and those people you meet along the way will more than likely, become life long friends.
Thanks for the journey,
Jerry
Zac,
I saw someone ask the question of whether you have found yourself sea sick at all since the start of this trip.
I don't recall seeing you mention that, either.
So, maybe your mom or yourself can mention this bit of info. I've read that even people who do long distance sailing routinely get sick, if only for the first two or so days.
But seasickness (motion sickness) can totally disable a person... so its an important subject to understand for everyone following your sail adventure because you have nobody to help if/when you're sick.
Hi Zac, I doubt you ever get sea sick, however you more than likely will get land sick. After all that time at sea, in swells, etc. you well might be land sick and happy to get back aboard shortly after you land. I had land sickness, it really is not like sea sickness, in as much as you only feel somewhar dizy, not sick.
Anyway, I'm sure you are looking forward to making landfall. I hope your trip is uneventful from here on in. (bad event I'm talking about). Happy travels.
Peter Mercer
Hello Zac,
Just wanted to include my name in the large list of people who have sent a post card. Zac should receive a post card from me with a picture of his departing point in Marina Del Rey. Hopefully he'll get a smile out of seeing this beautiful place and will be inspired to come back into MDR on his return trip back home.
Sail On,
Douglas Pistone
MDR, California
Marianne,
Thanks for the update. It's always appreciated to see a post by you if Zac has been too busy to get his post done. I don't worry so much about him if we get a "shout" out from his mum letting us know that he's been in communication with someone!
Melanie in Torrance
Zac,
Hope you start catching more wind soon, the NOAA forecasts an East wind 10-15 knots over the next few days with 6-7 ft seas in the area you are now entering.
Hopefully Intrepid's electrical problem can be resolved in Majuro. Have you considered putting up another wind generator and/or carrying a spare? Maybe a spare solar panel regulator too.
Hang in there Zac, you're doing great!
Fair winds,
Steve from OC
Ummmm ... has there been an unannounced change of destination? Drawing a great circle from the July 21 position to Tarawa, Kiribati sure nicely fits the positions reported from the 22nd through the 27th.
Zac,
Always good to see that you're doing well, even if it's just a note from Marianne and a position update. I meant to comment in my previous post that if you replace your I-pod, you might consider a Nano. The solid state "flash" architecture might be more agreeable in a marine environment. At the very least, no moving parts makes it well suited to active lifestyles. The down side is that the Nano maxes out at 8Gig.
Personally I use both - I have the 80Gig for the bulk of my collection and a subset on my Nano.
Hope all is well...
Cheers!
willy
Milford, Ohio
Hello Zac, This is Emma from Charlston, SC I am Guy's little sister! I wanted to write and say hello! I would like to meet you one day I think yo are so brave! My Mom, Guy and I are flying to Washington DC tomorrow to visit my Garandparents we write you from there. My Papa and Meme in Washington have a big boat called the afterburner. We love to go places on it and have been on long trips all over! It has a motor and is real big! Maybe one day when you are sailing we could meet you somewhere that would be cool! I think you rock! Bye Emma PS... Talk to you soon
not to worry ---zac is going to have plenty of mail to read and i as other members of the
"zac-pack" am confident it will be right there waiting for him!
john baker/hollywood/ca/USofA
jbaker1226@aol.com
Did I miss something?
Is there something wrong with the Majuro Address?
Zac should get 2 postcards from the Ziegler Family.
Hope they arrive!
xoxo
God Bless
Dawn
The Zac Pack! What a wonderful name for us all. And I echo Melanie's feelings. I do not worry so much when we get a message from you Marianne. Thanks so much for all you do.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Sherman Oaks
ps I also sent a card to Majuro to the address previously listed. I am sure all of our mail will get to Zac.
May I ask that you include a subject line along with each posting? I read the blog via an RSS feed and each posting is simply entitled, "Untitled".
I'm really enjoying keeping up with Zac on his adventure.
Cheers,
- John
Greetings Zac,
My 7 year old son (Simeon) and I have been tracking your progress. We live in Colorado Springs, CO (about as landlocked as you can get) at the base of Pikes Peak. Simeon has been tracking your route on his globe, as he was in Brazil several weeks ago with me on a work trip. His sense of adventure and zest for life is very similar, what a great inspiration you are to him (and dad as well). You are in our prayers brother!
Ciao!
Tim and Simeon
Hi Zac and Marianne and everyone. I remember putting Marshall islands on my postcard thinking it might end up on the US mainland!(Anything is possible from NZ :-)
I'm hooked on Zacs blog and I just love to read all of the posts ...Zac it looks like you have a lot of seasoned sailors and armchair sailors as well looking in on your progress!
Interesting that your Dad is from Lymington ...I'm about to google it but from memory it is a famous sailing port in Britain is it not?
All the best,
Glenys
Auckland
New Zealand
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