by Ronnie Simpson | Feb 23, 2024 | Latest Sparrow News
A bit over 10 days ago, my participation in the Global Solo Challenge came to an abrupt and unfortunate end when I dismasted in the South Atlantic Ocean. I had just written a downtrodden and somber blog entry a day or two before where I expressed how challenging and...
by Ronnie Simpson | Feb 10, 2024 | Latest Sparrow News
More than a week since rounding the infamous Cape Horn, I find myself slowly climbing up an Atlantic Ocean that has been very unkind to me and to Shipyard Brewing. I say this not to complain or to say ‘poor me’, but in the context of writing in this blog or in...
by Ronnie Simpson | Jan 22, 2024 | Latest Sparrow News
As I write this, Shipyard Brewing and I have just recently passed Point Nemo and are less than a Transpac to Cape Horn. For those that are not avid sailors, Point Nemo is the mythical and imaginary point in the South Pacific Ocean that is renowned for being the most...
by Ronnie Simpson | Jan 14, 2024 | Latest Sparrow News
The first blog entry of the New Year sees, as always, a number of milestones to celebrate onboard Shipyard Brewing in the Global Solo Challenge. There’s the passage of halfway, the entry to the Pacific, Christmas, New Year’s and more. For me, those almost all...
by Ronnie Simpson | Dec 20, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
The last couple of weeks have been by far the most difficult for me of the entire race. Smack dab in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean, i’ve begun having repeated gear failures, one after another that have forced me to make running repairs and throttle back out...
by Ronnie Simpson | Dec 1, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
There are a number of milestones to be celebrated and reflected upon in this entry. I have now been out here at sea for more than a month. Shipyard Brewing and I have now passed the 1/4 way mark in this long journey of ours; on the theoretical route at least. I am now...