[Public-List] Paul Vibert Circumnavigation

Sat May 18 14:20:54 PDT 2013

Hi Paul,  

Long passage!  Glad you made it.  Nelson's Boat yard is a great place,or was when we where there in the mid 80's!  At the time, there was nothing there except the Queens yacht tied stern first to the quay, a chandlery, and the old Royal Navy stone buildings that some couple were renovating into a kind of historical hotel.  Kurt is in the San Blas islands, a little south of you.  If you dont mind, I will CC the Alberg list.   I am sure the list will want to know of of your landfall and accomplishments.  I it would be very interesting if you felt like writing a brief account of your 54 day passage and sending it the listserve.  

When do you plan to depart Antigua?

Best regards,
Glenn 

Sent from my iPad

On May 18, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Paul Vibert <pvibert at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Glenn.
> 
> I am in Antigua now.  Arrived today after a 4100 miles, 54 day passage from St. Helena.  Will be heading due north next to Canada so I can call an end to my circumnavigation.
> 
> I will be in the USA sometime in the next year so we will keep in touch and will one day meet for certain.  The Azores is where I was likely headed before I goit flushed through the Panama Canal.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> --- On Wed, 5/15/13, brooks.glenn at comcast.net <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> From: brooks.glenn at comcast.net <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> To: "Paul Vibert" <pvibert at yahoo.com>
> Received: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:49 PM
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Just wondering if you finished your mast repair in S. Africa and have made it up into the Atlantic?  Maybe you are already home by now?? I am headed to the Azores end of June to help a friend deliver his Vertue to UK.  If you plan to be near the Azores first of June we should try to meet up.  The Ocean Crusing Club will hold their annual meeting/cruise In at Horta and surrounding Islands July 1-10th.
> 
> best regards
> Glenn Brooks
> 
> From: "brooks glenn" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> To: "Paul Vibert" <pvibert at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Michael Connely" <crufone at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 10:55:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> 
> Hi Paul,  Thanks for the info!  I love the golfing approach, and weather updates.  Look forward to your digital chart.
> 
> You might want to email Kirk Little.  He is somewhere around Panama, having just completed a similar route to yours. His email is "Kirk Little" <kirkalittle at hotmail.com>, and he has a web site/Blog entitled "Sailing Salsa".  Perhaps you two can meet up in the Carribean somewhere!
> 
> Best regards and great sailing!
> 
> Glenn
> 
> From: "Paul Vibert" <pvibert at yahoo.com>
> To: "brooks glenn" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Michael Connely" <crufone at comcast.net>, "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 9:54:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> 
> Hello Glenn.
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> 
> I am departing for Durban in the morning and will put together the information and photos for you while there as I have a forced 6 week stay as I await summer to round the cape.  
> 
> I have kept every GPS track that good old "Number 25" has generated and have them already on a digital chart in the boat so that will be no problem.  The third Alberg to round solo eh.  Nice.  I should wait though before I pat my own shoulder as I still have 9000 miles.  I will join the mail list on the site.
> 
> My trip, in a nut shell is as follows:  Canada to US East Coast where I followed the ICW with several offshore passages included and learned to sail (only sailed one season before departing).  From Florida I did a direct run through the Bahamas to Panama anchoring once to await daylight to cross the banks south of Nassau.  From Panama it took me 53 days to make Easter Island with 18 consecutive days of calm.  From there I stopped at Henderson Island near Pitcairn then went on to Pitcairn for a wonderful stop anchoring near the Bounty remains.  The next stop was Bora Bora then over the International Date Line to Port Vila, Vanuatu.  As I approached the line I turned south and in a 40 knot blow at 10 pm I snapped a dozen balls over the line.  Better hang time than Tiger Woods at 24 hours and 6 seconds.  From Vanuatu I did my longest passage at 4000 nautical miles to Christmas Island then was forced to put in at Cocos-Keeling due to a broken lower shroud 55 miles out.  The most recent passage was the 2400 mile run from there to Port Louis, Mauritius.  
> 
> I love the open sea and hate making landfall so would stay out there if I could.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> P.S.  No refrigeration, only an SSB receiver, and no weather updates (I last checked weather in Miami).  I use passing freighters to update family with my position as I travel.  This is so 19th century I know but I love the feeling of isolation.  Will be in touch from Durban.  You can find me on Facebook under the alias "Paul Campbell".  Use "fredthedog at mail.com" to find me.
> 
> 
> From: "brooks.glenn at comcast.net" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> To: Paul Vibert <pvibert at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Michael Connely <crufone at comcast.net>; George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> 
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 8:26:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> 
> Hello Paul,
> 
> It is great to hear from you.  Sounds like a remarkable voyage!  Did you put in anywhere along the way in the Pacific  Ocean? We can certainly credit Carl with your voyage. I am absolutely sure that the Albergers who are on the A-30 mailing list would be most interested in hearing about your voyage.  I think there are several hundred members to the list, sometimes dozens are active in responding to requests for information about the A-30. It would be wonderful if you could join the listserve and update us all on your voyage.
> 
> Arising from that, another fellow on the listserve, Michael Connely, and I would like to acknowledge Alberg 30 circumnavigators on the A-30 web site and also in the A-30 association handbook.  So far we know of three people who have accomplished the voyage, or are substantially enroute: Yves, Kirk Little and your self.  There may be another few people who are just starting out or are making preparations to leave.  
> 
> We have in mind publishing a short biography of each voyager, their photo, a brief description of the voyage,  a couple of photos whilst enroute, and a map showing each voyagers route around the world - generalized to fit onto part of a web page. Perhaps this will inspire future circumnavigations!
> 
> May I ask if you would like to contribute some information to the project?  If so, it would be wonderful if you could send me some photos, and a biosketch of yourself and Carl?  Also, somehow send a photo of your route drawn on a chart? Maybe take picture with a digital camera showing your general course from place to place, and I can transcribe it into a digital chart of the world for publishing on the web site...
> 
> It is fascinating and a tribute to yourself and the other voyagers that all three circumnavigations are singlehanded!  Certainly this is a noteworthy distinction for the a-30 class as well as for their captains!!
> 
> Hope to hear from you soon, and best wishes for a safe and enjoyable passage.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Glenn 
> 
>    
> 
>  
> 
> From: "Paul Vibert" <pvibert at yahoo.com>
> To: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>, "brooks glenn" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 7:50:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> 
> Hello Glenn.
> 
> I am Paul Vibert aboard "Rough Bounds" hull number 25.  We departed Thunder Bay, Ontario in May of 2010 for a run to the coast via the St. Lawrence.  Spent a year in New Brunswick then set out for Florida in June of 2011.  After losing my mate to Cystic Fibrosis I continued solo to Florida then departed after Christmas to Panama to follow his suggestion to circumnavigate.  I transited the canal in early February and made a 53 day passage to Easter Island.  Thirst inducing.
> 
> I am now on the island of Mauritius after a relatively quick run across the Pacific and Indian Oceans.  I depart in 2 days for Africa and will be in the Caribbean by March.  From there it is a short 1600 mile run north to my starting point in Canada.  Zoom zoom.
> 
> The Canadian from the 80's was Yves Gelinas from Gaspe in Jean Du Sud, hull number 399.  I saw his video back in the mid 1980's and it lit a fire that smoldered endlessly for the following 25 years.  This accomplishment (once completed) will be credited as much to my mate as it is to me so if you put together a compilation please include him as well.  He is the late Carl Bezeau, my First Mate, my nephew, and my friend.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> 
> From: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
> To: Paul Vibert <pvibert at yahoo.com> 
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 6:24:36 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> 
> Hi, Paul,
> 
> Glenn would like to put together a list of Alberg 30 circumnavigations. 
> Rather than give him your email address, I'll let you respond directly 
> to him, if you choose.
> 
>   - George
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations; Entry in CBAA Handbook?
> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:07:57 -0700
> From: Glennb <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all 
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> 
> George, I could try to put something together.  can you pass along the 
> recent email address you received from the Canadian guy who is now 
> enroute? also, anyone know how to contact the guy from the 80's??
> 
> Glenn
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Oct 21, 2012, at 2:24 PM, George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Glenn
> >
> > On 10/21/12 4:46 PM, Glennb wrote:
> >> actually it would be great if the A-30 web site had a page devoted to
> >> this group.  maybe even include a map of the world show each
> >> circumnavigator's route.  only a small handful of people ever see the
> >> handbook, yet I read recently,over 2 billion people have web access.
> >> Who knows what future achievements a site like this might inspire.
> >
> > I'd be happy to put a page on each one, if someone would like to write them up.
> >
> > - George
> >
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