Sailing on the horizon

This is the story of the building and homeward-bound maiden voyage of Horizon, a Chris White Atlantic 48 high-performance cruising catamaran. Philip and Kristin Zhivago had the boat built in Cape Town, South Africa, then sailed it home to Jamestown, RI, from April to June, 2009. Kristin blogged as they traveled across the southern and northern Atlantic oceans. They went 8,000 miles, and only stopped once during their 2-month trek. This site contains those posts, starting at the beginning of their journey.

Month: June 2009

BATTLE WITH GULF STREAM, LOADS ON SAILBOATS

June 12, 2009November 8, 2018 Kristin Zhivago

Current Time: 2AM – 6:30AM Current Position: North 37 degrees, 54 minutes West 68 degrees, 55 minutes Hi, Everyone: Only 230 miles from the Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown. At the rate we are going now, which could change – as you all know by now – that means landfall sometime on Saturday morning. But don’t take that […]

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FOG. RADAR. SHIPPING LANE.

June 13, 2009November 8, 2018 Kristin Zhivago

Current Time: 3AM EST Current Position: North 40 degrees, 07 minutes West 70 degrees 27 minutes Hi, Everyone. We are socked in. I can only see about 100 feet all around the boat. We are in a heavy shipping area. I am on watch and using radar to thread my way between ships that are […]

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23 MILES FROM BEAVERTAIL, FLAT CALM, MAYBE A NEWPORT DOCK LANDFALL PARTY

June 13, 2009November 8, 2018 Kristin Zhivago

Current Time: 2PM EST Current Position: North 41 degrees 06 minutes, West 71 degrees, 11 minutes Actually, now that I’m finally sending this, we are much closer. We are 16 miles from Beavertail. Hi, Everyone. Finally got a moment to bring you up to date. We are motoring. There is no wind. It was supposed to […]

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