by Ronnie Simpson | Nov 1, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
Wednesday November 1, 2023 update from Shipyard Brewing – 1400 – Shipyard Brewing and I have now been at sea for just over three days and are beginning to settle into this long and challenging adventure after a difficult start. Today is the first day of...
by Ronnie Simpson | Oct 17, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
We’re now entering the final ten days before the October 28 start of the Global Solo Challenge. What began as a pretty full-on project more than a year ago is now down to the final push to the starting line. Fortunately, you can still get a lot done in ten days, and...
by Ronnie Simpson | Sep 30, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
Press Release from arriving into Spain on Shipyard Brewing! Blog update to come soon. Marco Nannini photo A Coruña, Spain – The Open 50 racing sailboat Shipyard Brewing has arrived to A Coruña, Spain after a successful Trans-Atlantic delivery that began in...
by Ronnie Simpson | Sep 17, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
As of this writing, Shipyard Brewing is less than 750 nautical miles from A Coruña and making steady miles in mostly the right direction. My crew mate Ed McCoy and I should be in to A Coruña by some time on Wednesday or on Thursday. It looks like we’ll encounter some...
by Ronnie Simpson | Sep 17, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
September 2, 2023 – 0200 – I type this from the cockpit of Shipyard Brewing (formerly Sparrow), as we are on a deep broad reach across the Gulf of Maine towards the southern tip of Nova Scotia. The moon is full, the seas calm and glistening, and the boat is flat and...