Rafael Dinelli sailed as a “pirate” in the 96-97 Vendee Globe. It didn’t turn out well for him. x.com/yachtingmonthl…

The attrition begins early in the Golden Globe Race. It must be a wrenching decision. I wish the best for Ertan. @ggr2018official #GGR2018 x.com/ggr2018officia…

Nabil’a solo circumnavigation is as much an act of affirmation as of protest...and a fine adventure, to boot. @ggr2018official #GGR2018 @TeamPalestineGG x.com/rawandamen/sta…

Attrition whittles down the Golden Globe fleet; they aren't even in the Southern Ocean yet. Windvanes seem the weakest link. Self-steering is critical to solo sailing. You'd think they'd have redundant systems or enough spare parts to build a new one. #GGR2018 @ggr2018official x.com/VG2016D/status…

I wonder if there's a correlation between those Golden Globe sailors who maintained social connections through HF Radio networks, those who were isolated by radio silence, and those who abandoned the race early? @ggr2018official #GGR2018

It's interesting to speculate that the inability to communicate with others during the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race might have contributed to the high casualty rate. Our greatest vulnerability may be isolation. @ggr2018official #GGR2018

I suspect it's not just the self-steering equipment. The isolation may be weighing more heavily on some than others. @ggr2018official #GGR2018 x.com/VG2016D/status…

We have become so accustomed to constant contact with others through our technology that few people are still aware of the impact of solitude on the open ocean. 50 years ago it was still difficult but different. Robin Knox-Johnston warned us about the difference. #GoldenGlobeRace x.com/FalBoatCo/stat…

I suspect our technological society leaves us largely unprepared for the impact of absolute solitude, without even changing scenery to distract attention from ourselves. Joseph Conrad named his autobiography "The Mirror of the Sea" for good reason. x.com/VG2016D/status…

Many participants in the Golden Globe Race made their decision to join abruptly, almost unconsciously. Implicit motivation may be the explanation missing in so many articles about extreme sports like mountaineering and solo sailing. @ggr2018official #GoldenGlobeRace

Solo sailors, like expeditionary mountaineers, have heightened expectations of their agency -- their ability to control their future. Frustration with cultural trajectories that trade personal freedom for personal safety may drive them to sea. @ggr2018official #GoldenGlobeRace

Sailors are no better articulating an answer to why they race alone around the world than George Mallory’s reason for attempting to summit Mt. Everest: “Because it’s there.” Their reasons are largely unconscious. #ExtremeSports wp.me/p9ANYu-ad

Maggie Shipstead recently wrote an article for Outside Magazine on the Golden Globe Race. Why do they sail alone around the world? “If you have to ask, you’ll never really understand the answer.” That's the denial of an answer. #goldengloberace wp.me/p9ANYu-ad

Unlikely anyone would dare drink it.

"The younger generations are growing up where there is no normal." There have been 406 consecutive months when the world was warmer than the 20th century average. bit.ly/2TZ0TtK

It’s depravity, on a scale that makes cancer denial seem trivial. Smoking kills people, and tobacco companies that tried to confuse the public about that reality were being evil. But climate change isn’t just killing people; it may well kill civilization. bit.ly/2AxZ3Yb

Remarkable that Dallas Woodhouse, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, can claim vote tampering didn't affect election outcome before investigation is complete. Voter fraud seems to have come home to roost with Republicans. No wonder they were so concerned.

Freezing soap bubble - note the fern-like growing ice crystals <3 Video via Nadia Sartori

What we have is a crisis in our leadership and the abandonment of wisdom and discernment in favor of shallow partisanship. What a disappointment.