Very impressive boat, Bob. And what an amazing individual Willi must be. This is a story I'll bet National Geographic wishes they could document. It blows my mind.
I hope that he posts some photos and a narrative. Probably worth a book. Wow is right. --Bob Olson M-15, Seaquel On Feb 24, 2008, at 7:54 AM, Bob From California wrote: > > Hello Montgomery sailors..! > > We got a message from Wilhelm and he made it non-stop to > > "Rititea" (Gambier Island) on Feb 20th. (He left San Diego the > > day after Thanksgiving. (November 23rd 2007) > > He said he feels good and will start again in 2 weeks to > > Austral Island (French Polynesia) and New Caledonia. From > > there he will cross to Australia. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambier_Islands > > For those who are new on the list; Willy is singlehanding his > > Montgomery 17 to Africa. He provisioned the boat with > > enough food and water for 100 days. (He also had a hand > > operated water maker). It appears he just did 90 days > > solo crossing this portion of the Pacific.....WOW... > > Congradulations Willi......!! > > http://www.msogphotosite.com/mpage.html > > Fair winds > > Bob Eeg > (949) 489-8227 > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
