Route Map   Weather Map   Daily Journal         Q & A   Special Reports   Education Section           The Game Click here to send the Viking adventurers your questions		When from the south the wind doth roar It's time to lean upon thy oar Log Date: August 26, 1998 Author: Homer Williams Lat/Lon: 58.55 N, 63.09 W Location: North Head Weather: Sunny, southerly breeze Click on the pictures below to view enlargements The tiller's easier than the oar, but Homer proves rowing is more productive against the wind   From Homer: Today is Hodding's birthday! This morning was graced with blueberry pancakes made with the fresh berries that the crew harvested from North Head. Mmmmm. Makes rowing nearly enjoyable. This afternoon turned out to be the perfect testing ground, with a south wind, for a fairly interesting experiment that I've been thinking about. The question is which generates more headway: 1. Rowing in flat water with four rowers, at a speed of 1.5 knots. 2. Beating into a head wind. Guess who won. Yes, you're right - the oars edged out the boat's ability to go to windward. Ah well, it was a good day - the sun shone and the wind blew steadily for the first time in ten days. It was fun to sail even if we didn't get far south. Beating into a southerly wind in the late-afternoon sun   The photographers come tomorrow. It will be odd to have other people around - we have not seen anybody since Greenland. But seeing no one enhances our little trip back in time, in which we leave ourselves to the mercy of nature. Yes, this is the kind of sailing I signed up for. Top of page