Pete and I believe that we fixed the engine, and Pete replaced the capacitor and rebuilt the fried portion of the ssb circuit board (our long-range radio), so barring other obstacles, we will be heading over to the fuel dock in an hour, and then departing.
As we leave, you should be able to watch us sail out of the bay in real-time on this website. Stations on shore pick up our AIS signal (while we’re in range) and track us. I added a link to the sidebar that will take you to our AIS signal (if there is one at the moment that is). Whenever we are within range of one of these stations on the coast, you’ll be able to see exactly where we are, what direction we’re headed, and how fast (or slow!) we’re getting there.
Disclaimer: I don’t know how many other stations there are down the coast, or how often we’ll be in range, so don’t worry about us if we rarely show up on the tracking site. Mainly, I don’t want family and friends fretting about us on account of this AIS thing. The AIS takes power to operate, too, so we may power it up only occasionally. But see if you can catch a glimpse of us leaving the bay at the least!
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