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...
by Ronnie Simpson | Aug 24, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
The area where the crask was found is inside of the green tape. The cracked fiberglass was ground out, and then the core was filled and reinforced before new glass was laid up on the entire area (brown) area that was prepared for glassing. I wish I could report that...
by Ronnie Simpson | Jul 28, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
Sparrow went back into the water two days ago on July 25. For those keeping score at home, that’s a bit less than a month in the shed. We were mostly just doing the bottom job and the vinyl wrap, but of course there were several other jobs taken on during this...
by Ronnie Simpson | Jul 10, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
I’ve now had the boat out of the water and in the shed at Maine Yacht Center for almost two weeks to begin conducting our re-fit before heading over to Europe. The people at Maine Yacht Center have been awesome to deal with and I am very grateful for them...
by Ronnie Simpson | Jun 24, 2023 | Latest Sparrow News
Sparrow and I are in Portland, Maine after successfully completing our 2,000 mile qualifier! After rounding Bermuda we had a relatively wet and bumpy ride back to New England. I sailed in fairly close to Newport, Rhode Island (about 45 miles out) and then tacked back...