Voyage of Commander "Faith" Chicago to California

[ElBeethoven]

I'd be VERY interested to hear what the charges were for their canal transit and if they had any of the alleged problems with the Panamanian management of the canal.

Best,

J.

[c_amos]

Ok, if anyone has not been following here is how it began. Drawn from day 53;

[size=3]"It was in the fall of 2003 that I began to consider graduate schools for a PhD in dinosaur paleontology. I'd been living, landlocked, in Montana for five years and would be completing my Masters before long. My main stipulations were that the school be further west and near the ocean (and of good name, of course). Berkeley suggested itself immediately – in no small part because I'd grown sick of frigid winters and the utter lack of waters broader than one could step over – and I started planning. "I should live on a boat," I figured, wanting to get as much as possible out of returning to a near-shore environment. (The fact that it would be a sailboat was a foregone conclusion.) My father had placed Faith up for sale by then (which always rankled something deep inside me) and retired to Florida. Not that I believe for an instant that he really wanted to sell her – he could have dumped her off fairly easily with minimal effort. But he could no longer afford the energy of her upkeep. I called him one day and we got around to talking about my future plans: "I think I'm going to go live on a boat when I get to California," I said. "Have you found one out there?" he queried in return. "Not yet but I haven't really looked very hard. I doubt it'll be real complicated, it's the ocean and there are plenty of older boats that wouldn't be too much to get and fix up…”
"Why don't you take the Faith?"
A thunderbolt. The thought had dimly occurred to me before, a pipe-dream or an impossible wish, but here it was: the actual possibility that a resurrection, if you'll pardon the metaphor, could occur.
"You're kidding!" I spouted, "Dad, if you're serious, I'll take Faith! I'll take her down the rivers and through the Canal!"
"Call your brother," he responded, "he's been talking about that for 20 years."
As soon as our conversation ended I dialed my brother in LA. Brian is 15 years my senior and a professional Hollywood production scion. This means he has summers off. He's also an avid sailor.
"Brian!" I said, "Dad just gave me the Faith!"
"Wow," Brian returned, "that's great!"
Then I tossed him the hook: "I'm taking her to San Francisco – through the Panama Canal. You in?"
"Uhmm, I'll have to think about it," three second pause, "Of course."[/size]

How could you not root for these guys?

[commanderpete]

More log updates now posted up till June 10th, covering the passage through the Canal, rudder repair and further adventures

http://www.geocities.com/sjfaul/log.html

They've since been to Nicaragua, El Salvador and are departing today for Mexico

Small boat, big cojones

[Faith]

Hello all!
We love the fact that other Pearson owners have keyed into the journey! We have been sailing through hurricane season (yes, Eric, we've researched this transit and are on the way to Baja tomorrow. New updates were posted yesterday, more to follow when we get to Cabo San Lucas. Any of you in California who might be interested in meeting up with us? Just leave a message on our message board! We'd love to sail with a sistership!
Fair winds and following seas!
Sean, Brian, and Eric

[iceman]

Hey Faith crew
Great going..I do have a problem//

Why cant I download and save your log entries for re reading??

Iceman..Commander 264

[commanderpete]

This trip is an inspiration to all us dreamers.

Been following your progress on the Globe that I'll be using for navigation.

All hail The Mighty Faith

[iceman]

Hey Commander Pete

Why cant I save log entries to my computer
I have tried evry angle here

Iceman