On Thursday, March 1, 2007 Steve's boss denied him the year off that he had anticipated for the circumnavigation. That's about as big a knock-down as they come, and as a result my own timbers are shivering.
Steve now must make the choice between abandoning the voyage or abandoning his job. While normally a no-brainer for those of us without dependents, Steve's situation calls for a bit more thought. If he does quit the job, he thinks he can be at sea for 18 months. So now I am re-routing for an 18-month jaunt beginning in May, or one beginning in October/November. Two years would be ideal.
Meanwhile we've had help from John Yanich, uber-racer, with radar and telecommunications, and from Ed Tanzer, uber-cruiser, with the SSB. Looks like Tad's Icom 710 works just fine, though John recommends using a sat phone hookup instead (or as well). Ed will come back another time to program some Caribbean channels. The Pactor modem is en route from the eBay seller, so we'll be able to hook that up as well. Trouble is, we still don't have Tad's laptop. This is like trying to get a wx fax or email by hooking up your car radio to your old dial-up modem. It may look cool, but without the computer and software, you're not going to get much more than what comes out of your AM frequencies. Imagine a whole 18 months listening to radio evangelists.
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That is really a shame that his boss won't grant him the time off! I hope that the voyage still works out...this is one of those one in a lifetime events...
Do you know when Steve is going to make his decision?
No word yet from Steve on when he'll make his decision. I think I'll give him till the Ides of March. My booby prize will be a jaunt in the Caribbean on a charter vessel (I think).
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