They were rescued
out of cape horn on very difficult conditions by the Chilean Navy after his
boat lost its mast. Several big storms on the area had lead to a previous capsize due to what James described as a huge breaking wave. The mast resisted but he
thinks that it was weakened and that lead to the posterior loss. At the same time
it was rescued a steel sailboat also after having lost the mast and sustained serious damage. I would not have exposed a one year old child on a small boat to the
conditions of Cape Horn. I am really happy to know they are all well and very sad
about them especially about the kids that lost the only home they knew, their
home.
On the old
thread I had talked about the Burwick family and about Somira great photos. An
unusual family circumnavigating with small kids on a 13 old Finot Open 40ft
racer. It seems that for them the comfort of a racer was enough as a home while
James Burwick was taking them around the world on a circumnavigation. They were
true sea gypsies:
James
Burwick is an old salt that fell in love with a younger woman and made not
only the impossible dream to start a family at a mature age but also to live the
dream to voyage in a sailboat around the world with them. He was for all his
live an outdoor man used to live in tents, his wife was a refugee, also used to
lack of comfort so probably this explains the choice of the boat: The best in
what regards price, efficiency, speed and safety (for that size) but certainly not the
more comfortable. It seems to
suit them well as their camping tent around the world. Somira transformed herself in a remarkable photographer: Please
don't miss Somira photos and if you like you can even buy some. They really are
that good:
TZ:
Why are you sailing around the world with your kids, and what does the rest of
your route look like?
JB: We are
not really sailing around the world. That is not the goal or the plan. We are
giving the gift of the sea to the children. We are spending the formative years
with them 24/7. We're doing a program of experiential education. We like very
much the Southern Hemisphere so we have been sailing in the westerlies
downwind. We are in New Zealand awaiting the birth of our third child, due Dec
22. We have no plans at present. This is a real gift for us.
TZ: How
have you dealt with questions of safety for the young ones, and what sort of
rules and procedures have you put in place?
JB: It is
all about risk management. On deck, full body harness, no life jacket. Make the
clip [to the safety line] or take the ride [into the sea]. We clip in. No
compromising at this time. I sometimes demand crew confined to their berths.
The kids know why this is happening, and it is cool with them as this means
either story time, book reading, or movies.
TZ: How do
your children feel about your voyage?
JB: They
are are bit young to ask. Raivo is two and T-bird is four. She was asked upon
arrival in Auckland how the passage from Melbourne was. She replied,
"It was short, just 10 days."
TZ: Are they
aware that they are doing something unusual?
JB: Yes, they are. They see the other
life experience, the rooms with toys and houses with things, and at the end of
the day, they want to go back to the boat where it is simpler.
http://www.sailingworld.com/blogs/sailboats/extreme-family-voyaging-the-anasazi-girl-way]TimZimmermann Speaks With James Burwick on Anasazi Girl about Life Aboard |Sailing World
It seems they are alright and happy: Just look at these Somira photos (with the kids) in Puerto Williams. Great photos and the kids could not look better :-)
more here:
http://anasaziracing.blogspot.pt/
All the best to all of them!
http://www.sailingworld.com/blogs/sailboats/extreme-family-voyaging-the-anasazi-girl-way]TimZimmermann Speaks With James Burwick on Anasazi Girl about Life Aboard |Sailing World
Some happy developments happened later. After the difficult family rescue by the Chilean Navy, they managed also to tow the boat to Puerto Williams and James Burwick flew from Puenta Arenas to pick it. Chapeau to the Chilean Navy!!!
The boat was already for sale and has now a reduced price. They intend to change to a catamaran that will give more space to the family.It seems they are alright and happy: Just look at these Somira photos (with the kids) in Puerto Williams. Great photos and the kids could not look better :-)
more here:
http://anasaziracing.blogspot.pt/
All the best to all of them!
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