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Holland America · Grand Voyage 2015 Foreign Land 90+ Days at Sea Reflections on the 2015 Holland America Grand Voyage—from Celtic waters to the Arctic Circle and fourteen European ports of call. See Video Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Departing into the horizon is the easy part. Staying long enough for the map to change you is the voyage. The 2015 Grand Voyage carried us through Celtic waters, across the Arctic Circle and into a network of European ports where climate, culture and coastline kept changing the terms of home. The 28-day Grand Nordic segment was one chapter within more than ninety days at sea—a route measured in distant cities and in the slower recalibration that happens between them. ...

It is the most famous sailing event in the world and the oldest competition in international sport. The best sailors race in the fastest boats. These AC45 catamarans are different. They are faster, lighter and they fly on the sea---the boat's foils are out of the water, so things get very fast very quickly. There's very little of the CAT in the water. It's about aerodynamics.It's about control systems. It's about hydraulic systems. It's not Brain Surgery, it's Rocket Science---reminds me of Formula 1. In fact, Red Bull had one of their open-wheel cars next to their bar concession on full display-Zoom. I broadcasted a few live video feeds using Twitter's new app Periscope. It was cool to get all the views and have people from Europe and in fact all over the planet see my world through my lens (Samsung S5).

It was like Formula 1 on water The America's Cup World Series is in The UK this week-and what do you call 2 days of rain in England---a Weekend!  Conditions were shifty, gusty and all-round demanding ,but that helped the teams  get the pressure they needed as those AC45 sails turned into engines and got speed. BAR and Oracle USA  were neck and neck competitively and it just proved how close the races will be tomorrow and Sunday. Avec Philippe Presti, the French Olympian and coach of the America's Cup champions ORACLE TEAM USA If Britain can rule the waves then I can wave the rules and get closer to the boat's before the crowds show up for today's practice runs.  See Video Below: Race Official Martin Stephens

May-June 2015 / Grand Voyages / At Sea / Arctic Circle Don't Rent Your Life, Own It Live your dreams now, not your back-up plan. Travel Manifesto Basho on a Frequent Flyer Pass Travelling well is an important part of living well. If you travel well, your trip becomes more memorable and more rewarding. I haven't been everywhere - but it is on my list - and so is being a multinational soul, an AmeriCAN, not an AmeriCANT. I couldn't do it on land alone. NYC or L.A., London and Tokyo were what I call "making the right mistakes." These adventures were nothing more than bad planning but useful nonetheless. I needed to get consecrated @sea and that is what I have been doing for the last 7 years - turning the slogan "Just Do it" into "JUST DONE - ONCE AROUND WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND." The AWE in Awesome was put back into May and June, and more importantly, I put the HE in Hero as ...

The Cruising Godfather · Trials · Portsmouth and the Solent Declassified Racing File Rocket Science on the Solent A 500HP Zodiac chases the fastest sailors in the world—and discovers that once the foils lift, sailing becomes aviation with salt water underneath. Capturing the Spirit of Racing Life in the Fast Lane America's Cup Oracle Team USA Land Rover BAR Portsmouth Foiling Technology Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Took a bit of video and some great photos of Oracle’s rig, Emirates Team New Zealand, SoftBank Team Japan, and Artemis out in the windy Solent. Out at historic Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, I met t...