Last night was the final meeting of the year for the Ross Island Yacht Club of Antarctica (RIYCA). There were a couple of new faces including a couple of film makers here putting the finishing touches on a three year project. I met a couple of new sail boat owners who were sharing some of their early adventures with their boats. I was flashing back to some very similar experiences Deni and I shared with our first boat.

The first of the ships, the tanker, is only about 300 miles away and should be pulling into port on Friday. The Oden continues to break up the ice but its up to mother nature now to send a front through with strong winds to blow the broken ice out to sea otherwise the tanker will hear some serious crunching as it pushes through the Sound.