Jordi St. John

I wasn’t sure how long I would hold out before writing my own update and take on life aboard the mighty Audax but here it is. Life is great! The living situation and group dynamics have been working well, as we have been able to work through all the different ideas and thoughts that 3 knowledgeable sailors manage to come up. It is amazing how many different ways you can come up with to get things done and each one is the way one of us has always done it. But after talking it through we really have been able to find the best solution to many of our problems, and maybe we can even teach you!

I am sure everyone is wondering if we get bored on the boat just sailing along at 5 or 6 knots and then docking or anchoring for the night if we decide not to sail on through. The answer is not yet (anyway). We are traveling through waters we have never been through, navigating, trying out the single side band to get a weather fax, fixing little things on the boat, taking photos, doing sit ups and push ups, writing in journals, and reading. Just to name a few. Even the reading I am torn between reading my book titled”I just want my pants back” or reading books about charting, engine repair, the Intra Coastal Waterway, or the Eldridge. While in the harbors John and I have been running, those guys update these blogs for you loyal fans, we check weather, tides, routes, and then recheck them later on with updated forecasts. So it always seems like there is something going on.

I will tell you it is weird not working a normal 9 to 5 job like I am used to. We still get up early in the morning unless we had a night late of sailing and little sleep the previous night but even still I am sleeping less then at home but napping more and we all try and eat healthy. So things are great aboard Audax even with the ups and downs of life and the sea.

Thanks for reading this and I hope you enjoy the blogs with all the hard work John and Steve put into them. We get a lot of enjoyment knowing you guys are following along.