Chapter 17: The Nitty Gritty

I meet another solo sailor named Sam Holmes, who also single-handed from California to Hawaii. We sail together on my boat from Oahu to Kuai and talk about our solo crossings along the way. You can watch a video of this journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RbsTy0hp9c&t=195s

I make it to shore after a gnarly last day at sea- I almost get thrown overboard, my headlamps get possessed, I sail way too far downwind, then I sail into a Jimmy Buffet song.

I don't want to be on this boat anymore.

I have a strange dream, I tell you about other dreams, I contemplate getting closer to shore.

There is no wind, it is hot, I think about what I would be if I lived in the sea... and other things.

The sky looks like Egypt and I get hypnotized by phosphorescence and hallucinate a lot of voices

I spill all of my darkest secrets to the squalls.

The wind is dead, I think back on a psychedelic trip, and why I dig religion.

I talk to you about daily life on the boat, safety gear, and reference books!

The waves are wild wild blue and I try to remember human voices.