tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post2086115244948563076..comments2023-07-02T08:20:06.391-07:00Comments on Zac's Blog: June 21, 2008Zachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11438212071833438643noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-67009345578865457532008-06-26T20:06:00.000-07:002008-06-26T20:06:00.000-07:00Hey Zac, Sounds like things are going pretty good...Hey Zac, Sounds like things are going pretty good for you. Been checking in every day and enjoying your journey. I tell you I learn something everyday from you. I never heard of the garbage patch. I am reading about it now. Keep up the great work and I am praying for you every night. Stay safe! Are you eating?<BR/>daviddallen57https://www.blogger.com/profile/07858389754834811011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-84081044098296710432008-06-23T11:31:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:31:00.000-07:00Pulled the heads off of lobsters????!!! Isn;t that...Pulled the heads off of lobsters????!!! Isn;t that cruel, I think it is. How can anyone do that??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-11773082455544663042008-06-23T07:30:00.000-07:002008-06-23T07:30:00.000-07:00my son and i are tracking you each day on a nautic...my son and i are tracking you each day on a nautical map. mapquest and google can no longer pinpoint you out to sea. so please keep sending us your position. thanks charleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-25904635780243484782008-06-22T21:58:00.000-07:002008-06-22T21:58:00.000-07:00Hello! I found out about your adventure a little l...Hello! <BR/>I found out about your adventure a little late, but here I am :o) I just wanted to let you know your story is very inspiring, it is so refreshing to know of such a brilliant young man! <BR/>I will be reading you and wishing you a safe and beautiful journey. <BR/><BR/>Blessings! <BR/>(from the warm waters of Puerto Rico!)Naramihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497399076610773210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-8311340529994322862008-06-22T21:49:00.000-07:002008-06-22T21:49:00.000-07:00Pretty cool to be able to talk to your dad and get...Pretty cool to be able to talk to your dad and get all that help from him. I bet Joshua Slocum would have liked that!<BR/>I'm thinking about the storms off the Phillipines right now and hoping you'll miss them. Typhoons are incredible. Stay healthy and alert...By the way, incredible beach day today...almost like the tropics!! with some of that surf from the swells that have been bouncing you around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-3430804369602363652008-06-22T21:33:00.000-07:002008-06-22T21:33:00.000-07:00It certainly looks like a lot happened while I cou...It certainly looks like a lot happened while I couldn't check up on the blog! It's too bad about the eleven miles backwards, but at least the wind seems to be back. Great story, by the way.<BR/><BR/>Safe journey,<BR/>~Kate~Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343150450344703008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-45245787688125050092008-06-22T20:59:00.000-07:002008-06-22T20:59:00.000-07:00Man, what a sweet deal. This trip is true, raw ad...Man, what a sweet deal. This trip is true, raw adventure and this blog is now a part of my daily internet reading. Hope you're keeping a good journal to publish into a book. The world needs more adventurists like you for inspiration of the younger generations. Godspeed, mate.Bacchushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566584947805041115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-78482900976368339262008-06-22T20:10:00.000-07:002008-06-22T20:10:00.000-07:00Question:What inspired you to name your boat Intre...Question:<BR/>What inspired you to name your boat Intrepid?<BR/><BR/>RZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-81139617383660399002008-06-22T17:48:00.000-07:002008-06-22T17:48:00.000-07:00Regarding the links to Google Maps - if you zoom o...Regarding the links to Google Maps - if you zoom out (a lot) the western California coast will show up on the map.<BR/><BR/>Zac, you are an amazing inspiration! I hope the wind appeared for you today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-90249983522935600032008-06-22T17:30:00.000-07:002008-06-22T17:30:00.000-07:00Hey Zac,Sometimes life is two steps forward and on...Hey Zac,<BR/>Sometimes life is two steps forward and one back. Keep your head up and keep pushing forward. I still have a hard time believing when I read your blog that you are 16. You are so beyond your young years. Take care!<BR/>david<BR/>p.s. the naps are good for you!dallen57https://www.blogger.com/profile/07858389754834811011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-8216338293057424412008-06-22T17:12:00.000-07:002008-06-22T17:12:00.000-07:00Hey Zac,I enjoy your daily blog. You are setting ...Hey Zac,<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your daily blog. You are setting a course that many can only dream about. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) wrote a poem called "The Explorer". He starts it out as follows:<BR/><BR/>"There's no sense in going further-it's the edge of cultivation,"<BR/>So they said, and I belived it-broke my land and sowed my crop-<BR/>Built my barns and strung my fences in the little border station<BR/>Tucked away below the foothills where the trails run out and stop:<BR/><BR/>Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable<BR/>changes<BR/>On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated-so: <BR/>"Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the<BR/>Ranges-<BR/>"Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you.<BR/>Go!"<BR/><BR/>It is a treasure when one hears something that encourages them to leave known and familiar patterns. It is a treasure to hear and read the unfolding of your story.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-53927907240145991152008-06-22T16:41:00.000-07:002008-06-22T16:41:00.000-07:00Zac,I think you are living a lot of people's dream...Zac,<BR/>I think you are living a lot of people's dream out there! i am definitely going to keep track of your progress. its fun reading your co-ordiantes on google map. is it possible to see some short videos, from the middle of no-where?<BR/>my best wishes are with you.<BR/>AnvoyVcanSoft Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363674524332259998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-45116191524145733162008-06-22T13:16:00.000-07:002008-06-22T13:16:00.000-07:00Hey Zac, Our family is following your journey as w...Hey Zac, <BR/><BR/>Our family is following your journey as well and the "junkraft" which launch a few weeks prior to yours. We just notice that both of your are near Guadlupe Island today. So look our for a raft built out of 15,000 plastic bottles, they are headed to hawaii to study the gyre...check out blog if you have a free minute (ha ha). You are doing GREAT ! <BR/>Tia Brant, Diego and Niko (malibu)Didderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994037271324368652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-71669235874554740602008-06-22T12:37:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:37:00.000-07:00Zac,Great job with the updates. I'm glad everythi...Zac,<BR/><BR/>Great job with the updates. I'm glad everything has smoothed out a bit. I look forward to reading more about your adventure.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JessJessica Eiden Smedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608380979670558610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-48349254504680441642008-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:002008-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:00Awesome post Zac. Sounds like you are making some ...Awesome post Zac. Sounds like you are making some headway. I purchased my sailing fundamentals book so I can understand all the terminology your using and uderstand points of sail. This is totally awesome. At times I feel like I am on the boat with you. Keep up the good spirit! It sounds like you are really facing these challenges in the proper perspective. After this first week, I think you are going to get some really good winds. <BR/><BR/>Chris, Alhambra, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-15679994850483484072008-06-22T10:47:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:47:00.000-07:00Rite on man, I love what you are doing, being a tr...Rite on man,<BR/> I love what you are doing, being a true adventurer. Most people never find the time to do what you are doing. Stay safe, and take in all that you can.<BR/>Peace<BR/>WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-54008355249744663272008-06-22T10:39:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:39:00.000-07:00Good Morning, Zac.....following your blog closely....Good Morning, Zac.....following your blog closely.....well written, very informative. Sailing backwards and have canned clam chowder makes for an interesting day! Stay safe, stay teathered! There's lots of Moms out here watching you!<BR/>tammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-64748896918795065502008-06-22T10:35:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:35:00.000-07:00Hello Zac,Keep up the good work. Wishing you fair ...Hello Zac,<BR/>Keep up the good work. Wishing you fair winds and seas.<BR/>GordonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-7773271177807789992008-06-22T09:47:00.000-07:002008-06-22T09:47:00.000-07:00I, too, am enjoying the blog so far and the story ...I, too, am enjoying the blog so far and the story of the lobster-beer trade. I tried the link to your location but didn't see anything. So, I plugged in the coordinates to another map software that I have (google earth) and I clearly see your location. Then, measuring it from shore, you appear to be approximately 432 miles West of Mexico and NW of Cabo. I would have gone & said 'hi' to your dad in SF had your post been earlier regarding his location.<BR/>DBillings803@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-1124953095131313382008-06-22T09:19:00.000-07:002008-06-22T09:19:00.000-07:00Hey Zac,Thanks for the link to the Teen Chases Dre...Hey Zac,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the Teen Chases Dream photo essay. I wanted to come up and see you off, but had family here, and was in San Diego at the US Open. So now I feel like I did see you off. Loved the story about the lobster. So your dad was sailing North, and you are sailing South? How great to be able to talk to him and compare experiences. When I think about how others probably could not keep in touch with loved ones via email or sat phone between stops, It makes me so happy for you that you can. Have a great day ahead!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166623140756066628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-85212928044926020302008-06-22T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-22T09:09:00.000-07:00Going great there Zac. You made it past the lonel...Going great there Zac. You made it past the lonely Friday night, back peddled a bit and gone forward again.<BR/><BR/>As I sit here on a beautiful Sunday morning with my Bagel, Cream Cheese and Lox, and think of you with your canned soup (Yes, you may reach through the computer and smack me aside the head with with a 2 x 4) :-)<BR/><BR/>A little hint. When posting a link, use < a href="what every you are linking to" target="new" >< /a ><BR/><BR/>the TARTET="NEW" will open a new window so that when one is finished with the link and closes the page, they will still be on your site instead of closing either the browser or your site.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work.<BR/><BR/>Bill Mann<BR/>bill@barstools4u.comBill Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251973904414792816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-489115012016780722008-06-22T08:11:00.000-07:002008-06-22T08:11:00.000-07:00Hi Zac,I thought I'd send you a little puzzler to ...Hi Zac,<BR/>I thought I'd send you a little puzzler to allow your mind some recreation from the routine of daily life on the Intrepid. Perhaps it'll give you something to ponder during your afternoon nap.<BR/><BR/>I was driving behind a car on the interstate the other day and it had a bicycle mounted in a bike rack attached to the back bumper. The front wheel of the bike wasn't locked so it was free-wheeling in the turbulence behind the car. Now, my bright young man, being someone of infinite resource and sagacity, does the spinning of the bicycle wheel increase or decrease the drag upon the car?<BR/><BR/>If you enjoy trying to figure this one out, let me know and I'll send another.<BR/><BR/>Highest regards,<BR/>JimJim Fulltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116067869585868904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-4605422409316831032008-06-22T07:03:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:03:00.000-07:00The doldrums, the deafening noise of halyards slap...The doldrums, the deafening noise of halyards slapping against the mast, going backwards, rolling in the swell, and canned soup ... the life of a blue water sailor. Solitude, sunsets, the moon rising, the stars, water rushing under the hull as you sail along at 6 knots and the feeling that overcomes you upon the first sight of land make it all worth while. <BR/>The trials that you are facing now are preparing you for your journey. Stay focused on your goal and enjoy every minute of your adventure.<BR/>Great job unhooking the halyard from the mast btw! Going up the mast in that swell would have really been no fun at all!<BR/><BR/>Isn't it funny how your thoughts always turn to food on a long passage? <BR/>Take care and hoping the wind picks up soon.<BR/><BR/>TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-49798756849901999762008-06-22T06:43:00.000-07:002008-06-22T06:43:00.000-07:00Zac! Yeah you don't want to be headed back to Guad...Zac! Yeah you don't want to be headed back to Guadalupe. I've been there fishing for tuna, but after last year I'm not sure I'll go back - it has become infested with great whites. It was impossible to land a fish without a chunk missing. <BR/><BR/>Regular food and rest, that's the answer. You have to stay healthy.<BR/><BR/>YOU CAN DOIT! <BR/><BR/>From Keith in SoCalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1496489450166516267.post-83223568136619993292008-06-22T04:39:00.000-07:002008-06-22T04:39:00.000-07:00Does your location at the daily google map link sh...Does your location at the daily google map link show up as essentially nothing (a bunch of question marks in each quadrant) because you ARE in the middle of nowhere? Thinking of you all the time and following along -- you're very kind to your readers!Ptolemyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908219191508005882noreply@blogger.com