Ronnie Simpson
Warriors Wish

Jutson 30

PCR: 75
Homeport: Oriental, NC
Boat: #3

Warriors Wish

Warriors Wish - Ronnie's Web Site - Open Blue Horizon

A bit more than two years ago, I was lost in life and pretty much traded my old life for one on and around sailboats. I purchased a cruising boat and took off for Hawaii, only to sustain damage in a hurricane and require assistance. Ending up in China with no boat, I rode a bicycle 9,000 miles through 21 countries, eventually ending up where I started; San Diego, California. My old boat may be gone, but my dream of single handing across the Pacific is stronger than it has ever been. Upon returning to the States last year, I bought a Cal 25 and began preparing it for the SHTP, only to be offered a friend's boat to race, to benefit combat-wounded Veterans of the US Armed Forces. As a combat-wounded Iraq veteran, this is a cause I truly believe in. After spending two months in North Carolina preparing the boat, we trailered it out to Alameda so that I could spend four months preparing to race to Hawaii, while doing work for the wounded veteran non-profit "Hope for the Warriors". 

Navigation: Paper charts, GPS, hand held GPS, compass, AIS, laptopRonnie

Steering:
NKE hydraulic autopilot. Raymarine tiller pilot back up, yours truly, emergency rudder

Communication:
ICOM 802 SSB, Pactor 3 radio modem, VHF, message in bottle

Food:
Freeze dried food, fruit, instant coffee, Fig Newtons, protein bars, Diet Fig Newtons, powdered calorie meal replacement drinks, Whole Wheat Fig Newtons.

Special Thanks: I would like to extend a million thanks to Don Gray and Hope For The Warriors for helping make this dream a reality. As well as Blue Storm Foul Weather Gear, Bay Marine Boatworks in Richmond, CA, Marina Village Yacht Harbor in Alameda, CA, ICOM, Interlux Paint, Teleflex Hydraulics, PYI Inc, SailingAnarchy.com, Latitude 38, Life Line Batteries, my brother RJ, friend Ed McCoy, Gary Gebhard, and everyone who has supported me and helped me out along the way.