Where in the world is Neil Vangundy and YOLO?!!! Follow his travels through the Caribbean!!! www.yoloadventure.com
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CAPTAIN DONNA LANGE? The Musician, the Sailor and her 28-foot sailboat INSPIRED INSANITY Fastest American Woman to Solo Sail the World via Cape Hope and Cape Horn First leg was Non-Stop from Rhode Island to New Zealand in 168 days. See log update below!!!
Thanks Stephane for this really wonderful illustration of "Can Hear Harmony" http://www.peacefuljourney.ca/video.php Stephane is enjoying the Azzores and planning his next leg to the Mediterranean.
This is an email from Pat Henry who has been following the journey of Jeanne:
I met Jeanne a few years ago when she was in PV and planning her solo around the world. You can read her voyage posts at http://www.svnereida.com/index.php
All was going well to finish her journey in just under 16
months...but for a malfunctioning auto pilot which cost her the goal
only 200 miles short of Zihuatenejo. The following post has not made
it up on the site yet, but she sent it to me this morning. How
devastating for her. It seemed to me at the end of my voyage that each
mile became more precious for just this reason. To lose it all that
close that you could taste it.
Thanks
Lorraine for finding this URL for me... Yesterday, Bob was opening some
mail from Florida, going through his monthly subscripted magazines and
there lo and behold on the front of the May/June Ocean Navigator was
me.. Billy Black had submitted a photo he had taken of me coming into
Newport harbor last may... Thanks Billy and Happy Birthday!!
Happy 4th of JULY!! see below for most recent LOG UPDATE! July 1, 2008 Writing away on the mooring on the Warren River ABOARD INSPIRED INSANITY!! All old logs go to the Log Update page All past photos go to the home page photo gallery
please enlarge and read this....i'll be sure to send that postcard.
By Neil Vangundy after 4 years of dedication to my Journey... :
Donna, with only 7-years of sailing experience, joins the ranks of a very few elite sailors of the world.She is the fastest american woman to single handedly circumnavigated the globe in a 28-footsailboat named after her state of mind, Inspired Insanity.With only 2 stops in the southern hemisphere, Opua, New Zealand and Ushuaia, Argentina (around the corner from Cape Horn), and a total of 290 days at sea, she completed her circumnavigation on May 16th 2007.
Donna’s story started with a tragic life-changing event in 1998.It so dismembered her existence that she left behind all that she knew.The sea was to be her mentor for a new life.A place where she could search for answers.Repeatedly being tested against extreme odds, her inner strength and physical stamina has overcome countless ocean battles in horrific conditions.Donna was tested by weather once again in April of 2007 in an epic Nor'Easter that pummeled the east coast requiring every ounce of her mental and physical endurance.She says her mind became clear and free after her boat nearly rolled over in the sea.It marked a new beginning.With that turning point, we have a new Donna Lange.With her comes a huge purpose and a huge responsibility.
Thank you Donna Lange for letting us watch you grow and sharing your inspiration and your music.You’ve seen things out there that we can barely imagine or comprehend.It’s your time to share what you’ve learned about life and death and the world we live in.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ON TORTOLA, AND MEET COOPER. AMAZING HOW WE KEEP CROSSING PATHS IN THIS BIG BIG WORLD. I'LL BE LEAVING MAY 11TH ON YOLO FOR THE CHESAPEAKE. THAT IS, IF WE HAVE SOME WIND?? WE'LL SEE. YOU TAKE CARE. AND, PARDON THIS WEBSITE INTERVENTION. YOU GO GIRL!!!
NEIL VANGUNDY & COLLEEN
Take 2 July 1, 2008 position: On II, forging the river Warren on the mooring...
Last night, Bob and I joined some good friends in Bristol for the Independence Park concert series. A great young band, so confident. McGee and friends. Really great music. At one point, I looked up and saw Representative Doug Gablinsky, went over and gave him a hug. My memory flashed back to the RI State House last April 25th.. Crazy stuff..Donna Lange Day... in recognition of completing the world sail.. LIfe is amazing. I'll be viewing the Parade this year from the sidelines but my heart will be enjoying the remembrances of last years amazing time doing the float, parading thrrough Bristol, a zillion hands to thank. II is in dire need of some attention estetically but sound as can be. It is the perfect place to write.. to dream... to get frustrated as hell as I try to become a 'writer' of sort... How many times will i hit a wrong curser and lose hours of writing? I don't know. And as Desmond OGrady told me in Ireland, "Creative energy only comes once, if you are talking it goes to the wind, if you are writing, you have a record. Write..." He must not write on a computer. Actually, I am sure he doesn't. Smart man. Life is good. I am happy as can be. Trying to 'do something' is the only challenge. Why this incessant needing to have purpose and accomplish some goal? For today, enjoying the sunshine is good enough. Well, I'll write a few pages too. I even got some tan time sailing with Bob on the weekend. Summer has come to RI. Big hugs to all.. Please do check into Jeanne's story and Stephanes journey. Happy Birthday Billy Black. It was fun to see that photo on Ocean Navigator. Maybe I will get an article off to them.. It is time I got going .. xoxoxoxoxox
Music gigs are starting to come
August 14th- Stella Blues in Warren RI
August 28th- Petersburg NY Arts Coucil Concert
Please do keep Cooper in your prayers as he is going to need
surgery to rebuild his right shoulder.A really tough recovery is coming.Also keep my mom in your energy fields… as she is struggling with a
neural deterioration causing both pain and loss of strength in her legs.But her spirit is spry as always… big hugs..
Thanks so much for keeping in touch withme.. .
Keepin On Keepin ON Keepin on Caring….advocacy is Caring In
Action whether it is caring for self, others, the creatures of the sea and
earth”
Big hugs xoxo d
Do feel free to send in photos and whatever...I'll get them on the Internet Friend Page.. Check out Newest Sail-World article: http://www.sail-world.com/Cruising/ OceansWatch is moving towards our USA Yachty Vision, the creation of the US trust and 501 getting underway... www.oceanswatch.org. Join today and enjoy yachting for humanity and the environment..Amazing..every day I get emails regarding abuses to people, islands, wildlife and certainly the dolphins and whales... so much to do. Don't lose track of the listing of organizations I have been sponsoring around the world.... check out the sponsor pages... All GOOD!!!!!!! Go to Log Update page and Home Page Photo Gallery to find all the past Home page entries and photos. Find most recent update from Oceanswatch, Director, Chris Bone in Brisbane.here.
OceansWatch Needs You!! Check out this article.. printed on OW page. http://www.sail-world.com/Cruising/ http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2008-02-05-1
Go to the OceansWatch page and see the incredible work going forward. Watch for the article in Sail-world.com OceansWatch has her first donated sailboat for use in Reef surveys and sustainability work in the Pacific Islands!!!!! First Reef Survey Training program to be held in Tonga, next month... click on the OceansWatch logo for more details... Continue to read her LOG & STATUS UPDATES page for the latest click here for ARRIVAL PHOTOS.
HELP CREATE A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
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These are My Sons: Check out Keel's New Snowboard Video of Cooper Cooper Brightman: Fired up in the Tetons www.cooperbrightman.blogspot.com
Finally figuring out how to get Music back in the Site...soon I''ll have the Pdf's too. Sorry it has taken a while.. Thanks Javier Venegas (www.myspace.com/javierhvenegas), a brilliant brazilian musician I met in Ushuaia, for your help getting songs in MP3 format.. and always to Neil Vangundy who did that for the original songs that have been on the site... Both Keepin On and Alone at Sea are available by emailing donna@donnalange.org There is even a CD compilation including recorded interviews, one at sea around Cape Hope, one, recorded live on the John Creedon Show in Ireland and older gospel folk songs I wrote. Enjoy!!!! More on the Music Page
Donna Lange and Inspired Insanity were a feature Float in the 4th of July Parade in Bristol, RI. This parade is noted as being the very first Parade ever in the USA. Over 50,000 people lined the streets as they are trailered down the street by Brownell System's sponsored tractor and trailer.
CONGRATULATIONS DONNA FOR PRESENTATIONS MADE IN BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND APRIL 28, 2007
House Resolution: proclaming April 28, 2007, "Donna Lange Day in the State of Rhode Island" by Representative Douglas Gabinske
Special commendation, Town of Bristol - artwork for a plaque commemorating Captain Donna Lange's courageous sail, Presented by Diane Mederos, Town Administrator
Golden Circle Award presented by Commodore Ted Jones of the Joshua Slocum Society
Honorary Life Membership presented by Vice Commodore Jack Walsh of the Southern Cross Owners Association
Special Certificate from the National Women's Sailing Association by Susan Daly
Five year membership in the International Association of Cape Horners by Jane Pares
