The sitting room and bunk are mostly done, both in terms of carpentry and finish. We spent our first night aboard on 15 May 2015. Due to local conditions, we're setting up to sleep aboard, when a little privacy is desired. Not the best order of business, but whatchagonnadoo? Still to go at this roughly 4 month mark are decks, windows, copper, deck gear and rig. That's another two solid months of work, though build time to date has been perforated by other events. But this is a milestone!

Intro to the Volvo Ocean Race

Live from Newport at the Volvo Ocean Race.

What great seats to an international event.

I visit the hull mockup of the VOLVO 65

Sailors love to eat so we reviewed a restaurant.

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View of our shop on 5/15/2015

Farewell to our friends in Coastal Georgia, leaving for a cruising adventure aboard their sailboat!

British Seagull outboard brought back to life. PLEASE hit the LIKE button and subscribe to be keep up to date with a video diary of my journey. CHEERS T.J.

http://www.teambrunel.com/ GetOnBoard report 85: Meet Adam Minoprio. Adam is very excited to be part of Team Brunel untill the end of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-'15. In this video he would like to introduce himself to you. A Magenta Films production http://www.magenta-films.com

Tidal streams, how to workout the tidal stream which affect your course.

Residencia Universitaria San Ildefonso 2015. Excursion paraje Cerro Gordo, La Herradura.

Heading over to Saltspring Island to do the 2015 'Round Saltspring Race and it was nice relaxing day getting over to Ganges, BC. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

The Aubrey Wilson Quartet playing the TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2014 aubreywilsonmusic.com

(Originally Published August 2014) 33.76116° N , 118.19073° W - 74° F - 16:30 On August 20th we set out to test the drawing machine aboard the 34’ sailboat Sea Dragon captained by Taylor Zepeda. Leaving port in Long Beach Harbor we made our way out past the breakwater into the open ocean. During the trip I created 3 test drawings of the drawing machine Drawn At Sea. The first test – Blue (16:30-17:30) began on the table in the cabin, level with the waters surface and the calmness the harbor provided resulted in very little movement of the drawing tray. After relocating the machine to the stern of the ship sitting just behind the till more motion was recorded. The second test – Red (17:30-18:30) drawing was done out on the open sea floating and bobbing under no power with the drawing machine placed just fore of the mast. This resulted in the most dramatic drawing as the ocean tossed us between its waves. The waters fairly calm but rolling enough to keep the machine in motion. The third test – Black (18:30-20:00) drawing was done returning from the open sea under sail power. Sailing with only the Jib we cruised at about 5 knots tacking through the bay making our way back to port. Under sail the boat glided across the surface stable and strong, this created the quietest drawing of the set sending the tray in motion as we tacked. The sun was setting and small racing sailboats competed to the south of us as we slowed with the calming breeze and floated into the harbor and finally to dock. j.frede - 2014 jfrede.com | clippertonproject.com | huffingtonpost.com/jfrede

(Originally Published August 2014) Since man learned how to capture the wind he has sat out across the open seas,,,, chasing the horizon,,,, looking for new lands and all things unknown. A great deal of what we know about the Natural world came from the early explorers and naturalists that sailed around the globe documenting new species and recording their travels in journals which were later published for others to read spawning new expeditions or at the very least spawned dreams in landlocked citizens of their home port. In 2014 very little remains unseen, few if any waters are uncharted and most anyone, landlocked or not, can spend hours on Google maps exploring far of islands from a birds eye view, following the coastlines, scrolling from one continent to another. But like the earliest sailors, scientists and artists that boarded the large ships during the age of sail, WE have yet to see everything, many waters remain uncharted to US. Now such discoveries exist purely on a personal level, for those willing to leave behind comfort and ease and search out destinations we have only read about or seen as images in books. Long past is the time since Hadley and Godfrey each invited the octant half a world apart or when Charles Darwin marveled at the mysterious life on the Galapagos Islands. Their instrument remains on naval ships even today and his discoveries forever changed the way we perceive life. Yet there are still things to be discovered,,, If only just for us. During the first week of September I will set sail aboard the Selkie through the Northern Isles of Scotland as an Artist in Residence with The Clipperton Project. I have designed and created a simple drawing machine inspired by the Harmonograph drawing machines of the 19th century. My machine, titled Drawn At Sea, will create drawings of and by the Sea. Each drawing will last 24 hours and will be a journal of the days movements. We will sail from Kirkwall Scotland to Papa Westray and back. By the end of the voyage we will have a complete record of the ships movement on sea for everyday I was aboard. I will also be keeping written journals, taking photographs and making videos during the voyage, these will be published regularly to my blog on The Huffington Post allowing anyone around the world a glimpse at the expedition. Upon arriving in Papa Westray we will work with the organization Landart Papay Westray before returning to the Selkie to sail south returning to Kirkwall Many of us see the romance in chasing the past even as the world moves forward and us with it. There is life to live even if in old ways. Let us always be amazed. j.frede - 2014

Pierowall, Westray to Stromness, Orkney Mainland 9:40 - Wednesday September 17, 2014 59° 19.396 n, 2° 58.563 w – 14°C "....Soon we were sailing in open sea between the northern islands of Orkney and the Orkney Mainland. Through light rain and dense fog we continued sailing south alternating between sail power and motoring when the winds go to strong or to weak. We were sailing in seas with waves swelling more than 2 meters high to our starboard side before gently flowing beneath Selkie and continuing on towards land. The large but gentle seas were slowly traced as thin blue lines by the drawing machine, which held its post as we took turns on watch....." 16:58 - Wednesday September 17 2014 58° 57.626 n, 3° 17.896 w - 15°C Full Stop. j.frede - 2014 jfrede.com | huffingtonpost.com/jfrede | clippertonproject.com

Stromness, Orkney Mainland – Wick, Scotland Mainland by way of Pentland Firth. 10:30 – Friday, September 19, 2014 58° 57.640 n, 3° 17.864 w - 13°C .....Rounding the southern tip of Hoy we sailed for the North Sea now and the east coast of Scotland’s mainland. Our bearing was taking us straight through the Pentland Firth and the dangerous tidal race known as the “Merry Men of Mey”. Pentland Firth is one of the more dangerous places to sail in this area and has some of the fasted tidal races in the world. Numerous sailing websites warn that yachts should avoid it at all costs..... 18:10 – Friday, September 19, 2014 58° 26.391 n, 3° 05.061 w - 18°C Full Stop. j.frede - 2014 huffingtonpost.com/jfrede