As I write this, 90 days have passed since Seacharger left Hawaii.
Any time Seacharger stumbles, I wonder if I went cheap one
time too many.
For the next day or two, Seacharger appears to be doing remarkably well.
Every time Seacharger nears an island, I research that island's geography and history.
Sure enough, two hours later, Seacharger miraculously checks in again, and I breathe a sigh of relief.
It's windy off the California coast,
and I can tell from the onboard attitude sensor that Seacharger is heeling sharply.
It's windy off the coast of California,
and I can tell from the attitude sensor on board that Seacharger is heeling sharply in the wind.
I have been
asked dozens of times what I would do with Seacharger after it made it to Hawaii, but I had never seriously considered it.
So for the next few hours, I spend my time worrying and fretting, glued to my phone,
waiting for each telemetry report sent by Seacharger's satellite modem.
With help from friends, I built the eight-foot-long, autonomous, foam-and-fiberglass,
solar-powered Seacharger in my garage- not to make money or to win a contest, but simply as a challenge.
So for the next couple of hours, I spend my time worrying and fretting, glued to the screen of my phone,
waiting for each telemetry report sent by Seacharger's satellite modem.