DAVID CLARK, KB6TAM, IS BACK ON THE HIGH SEAS

From the ARRL...



Call him persistent, even stubborn, but don't call him a quitter, and don't
count him out. Rebounding from the February 7 disaster that sank his first
sailboat, the Mollie Milar, David Clark, KB6TAM, again set sail April 11
from Cape Town, South Africa, in a new boat. His goal is to become the
oldest person to sail solo around the world. Clark will turn 77 on May 17.



The February maritime disaster in which his sailboat sank also claimed the
life of his beloved canine companion, Mickey, who was lost at sea during the
rescue. Clark has named his new vessel Mickey in the dog's memory. The new
boat is a 34-foot fiberglass hull vessel.



Now some 800 miles out of Cape Town, Clark has been keeping a daily ham
radio schedule with the Pacific Seafarer's Net on 20 meters, according to
Bob Reed, N6HGG. The net has been running phone patches so that Clark can
speak with his wife. Clark's next port of call is St Helena, where he will
take on water and supplies. He expects to reach there in about 10 days. Reed
says Clark has been keeping a daily schedule on 14.245 MHz at around 1400
UTC. He's also keeping in touch with South African hams at 1500 UTC on
14.195 MHz.



Clark says he expects to be back in Ft Lauderdale, Florida--where his
journey began in December 1999--sometime between the middle of June and the
first of July. While Clark has some corporate sponsors, he's been funding
his trip largely out of his Social Security income and his occasional
clarinet gigs.



For more information on David Clark's journey, visit http://www.dclark.com
and http://www.captainclark.com.