The Story
2017
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2016
In October the boat was back in the water and weather window opened up to set out from Gloucester Massachusetts following a few nervous weeks watching hurricane Irma, Maria and then Jose storm through the Atlantic. On October 3rd Jerome Rand set sail aboard the Mighty Sparrow for what would be a 271 day sail and the adventure of a life time.
To reach home, the boat would have to cross the North Atlantic during the end of Hurricane season then cross the South Atlantic on the way to the stormy seas of the Southern Ocean near the Cape of Good Hope. From there it was South of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand on route to Cape Horn. Once around the Five Great Capes the boat turned North, heading for warm weather and a friendly ocean.
After two months of retracing the outbound track, on June 30 2018, the Mighty Sparrow sailed into Gloucester Mass after 9 months and 29,807 miles sailed. The journey tested every limit both mental and physical, from fierce winds to demoralizing calms, and everything in between. In the end it was perseverance and a bit of luck that would see this small boat through some of the world’s most dangerous seas.
2015
International Challenge Tournament
JUNIOR MEN, 4TH
U.S.A. Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 3RD
West Coast Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 1ST
2014
U.S.A. Championships
NOVICE MEN, 2ND
Pacific Northwest Championships
NOVICE MEN, 1ST
2013
U.S.A. Championships
NOVICE MEN, 4TH
Pacific Northwest Championships
NOVICE MEN, 2ND
West Coast Regional Championships