Mart Falarski Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Mart Falarski, longtime Matthew Turner volunteer and supporter. It was late 1972 or early 1973, Jock Walker and Yuriko Doi had just gotten married in Acapulco and his boat partner had returned to
Ray Dito Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Ray Dito, Matthew Turner volunteer and supporter. The Doldrums of 1963 I was just 20 years of age, at sea, on my 2nd cruise as a merchant marine. We were outbound from San Francisco
Bonnie MacGregor Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Bonnie MacGregor, longtime Matthew Turner volunteer and supporter.In 1970, I crewed on a Yawl-rigged Vanguard 32 in the Victoria-Maui race. We were a crew of 5, 2 ladies and 3 men. There were 12 Canadian yachts
Alan Olson Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Alan Olson, co founder, Call of the Sea. In 1981, we left the Lahaina anchorage bound for Micronesia on Stone Witch, a two thousand mile passage. There were eight of us aboard, a motley
Conor McGowan Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Conor McGowan, volunteer rigger on Matthew Turner and Seaward relief crew. I’m sure being becalmed once is enough for a sailor, but I would go further and say: once is necessary for anyone. I had three
Sylvia Stompe Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Sylvia Stewart Stompe, Call of the Sea. We had a lot of trepidation about crossing the doldrums on the way to the Marquesas from Mexico in 2015, wondering how long the calms would