“Wrong Way” VDH Update–Livin’ Large: Sailing around the world into prevailing winds isn’t always sheer hell. Right now VDH is enjoying fine sailing in the southeast tradewinds, off Brazil, and has time to turn his attention to one of the top obsessions of any offshore sailor: food. Here are a few notes from his logbook:

“While doing my tour of the deck this morning, I found a huge flying fish 32 cm long. It looked like a big mackerel, and it will be going in the pot, even if it has to be cut up to fit in it! It will be accompanied with some real potatoes and I’ll have a glass of white Jongieux with it. I couldn’t stop myself from sending you a photo of the creature, which is bigger than my plate!…[and later on] Today, I shall be eating my last piece of bread from Les Sables d’Olonne. After three weeks, it is a little tough, but still very good, and I regret not bringing more than six of them. I still have some fresh produce left: potatoes, onions, carrots, apples, grapefruit and especially, plenty of oranges. I’ve finished reading «Moon Valley», the Jack London novel and am just going to make a start on «Eleven minutes», a book by the Brazilian, Paulo Coelho. The cover notes say that it begins in Rio De Janeiro… It’s just the right moment!”

Almost makes sailing around the world non-stop sound like fun. Well, VDH should enjoy himself while he can. In a few weeks he’ll be around Cape Horn, freezing his ass off, and cursing the day he decided to set off again…..



Nice Belly, VDH. It will be interesting to see what it looks like in 2 months…..