Hey All
So almost simultaneously this weekend, our two gliders, Challenger and Silbo, have each crossed major milestones for our Very Important Glider Club: Challenger passed the 2000 km mark and Silbo the 4000!
As impressive as this is, Challenger’s numbers are even more so as she has gone half the distance that Silbo has done in a fraction of the time.
Both gliders are continuing to keep their speeds at respectable numbers as well. Challenger, although we are seeing a decline in our velocity as we have found ourselves falling into what seems to be an unfavorable current, she is still above 20 km/day.
Silbo on the other hand, seems to be leveling out a bit just below 20 km/day.
Based on these numbers, if our two Global class gliders can maintain these speeds, we can expect Silbo to arrive in the Caribbean somewhere in the middle of July.
To the South, Challenger running 20+ km a day may carry us across to Brazil by the end of the year, leaving us with roughly 40 days of wiggle room on our battery power.
Force Wind Sea & Honor