Young Australian sailor Nick Jaffe has been cooling his heels in the Canary Islands for 2 months while his solar panels were lost in the Spanish Postal system. Nick is sailing his 26′ yacht back to Australia on a shoe string. The solar panels have finally arrived and Nick is able to set sail again. He is departing today for the 3000 nautical mile trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
During the wait for the solar panels the window of opportunity for entering the Pacific via the Panama canal was closing. Instead he formulated a plan to sail to the east coast of the USA and transport the boat by land to the west coast stopping in Bermuda on the way.
It seems that a visa to visit Bermuda is not obtainable in the Canary Islands but is in Barbados. So Nick is off to Barbados poste haste as it is late in the season. It will take Nick around 30 days to cross the Atlantic. He will be sending in podcasts via satellite phone during the voyage to let us know how he is progressing.
During his crossing Nick is attempting to raise funds for the Oxfam Australia bridge building fund in rural Cambodia. Nick has a page on his website with details on how to contribute.
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