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...
by Ronnie Simpson | Sep 5, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
Shipyard Brewing Company and Ronnie Simpson Racing have come to an agreement that will see Shipyard Brewing Company become the title sponsor of the Open 50 racing sailboat Sparrow in the Global Solo Challenge sailing race. A single-handed, non-stop and around the...