Around Alone News

Around Alone and Everest Horizontal 26 September 2001


Three years ago to the day the last sailing of Around Alone
started from Charleston South Carolina. A year from now the
next Around Alone will start, likely from Newport RI. 
Milwaukee sailor Tim Ken will be on the starting line in
Everest Horizontal. This is the first Great Lakes based
campaign since Paul Thackaberry's.

Currently Everest is underway heading to the Atlantic Coast. 
In January/ February Tim will tackle his 2,000 mile qualifying
sail.

Tim's top priority is fundraising, especially to pay for a new
sail wardrobe. The sails that came with Everest are not top
quality with a too full jib and no gennakers.

To be competitive Tim will need a new main which he hopes to
replace at least once during the race. He'll also need
several genoas for his furler, and a staysail and a solent for
his inner furler. He will need asymmetrical and symmetrical
spinnakers, fractional and mast head 3/4 and 1.5 ounce plus
storm sails.

New sails will cost approximately $ 100,000 in US Dollars. If
he can raise this money he will buy American. If not buying
from an overseas lost and nearly halving the cost of sails is
an option.

Sailors or corporations interested in partnering with Everest
Horizontal should use the link below.

Other sailors entered include: Brad Van Liew, Graham Dalton
and Bernard Stamm.

Links: 
Everest Horizontal
http://www.everesthorizontal.com/about.html
Around Alone 
http://www.aroundalone.com/home/index.htm